Grammar and Recommendations

2023-06-30

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  • Imagine you want to give or ask for a recommendation.
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  • This recommendation could be for a restaurant, a clothing store, a hotel, or an activity.
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  • How would you do it?
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  • In this Everyday Grammar, you will learn about a point of connection between grammar and recommendations.
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  • You will also get a chance to practice with what you learn.
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  • Let's start by exploring why recommendations are important.
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  • In everyday life, we often help others by sharing information with them. Other people also share information with us.
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  • These helpful pieces of information sometimes take the form of recommendations - suggestions about what should be done or chosen.
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  • It is also worth noting that English speaking tests often include recommendations.
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  • You should always be prepared to give a recommendation and explain the reason for your recommendation.
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  • So, how do we ask for recommendations?
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  • A few question words are especially useful for recommendations: which, where, what.
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  • But for today's lesson, let's explore only the question word "which."
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  • We use the question word "which" when we have several choices.
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  • When we use "which," we are asking for one choice among many.
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  • Let's explore an example.
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  • Imagine you are on a street that has many restaurants. You might ask a friend:
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  • Which restaurant do you recommend?
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  • The general structure is
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  • Which + noun + do + subject + main verb
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  • Once we are in the restaurant, we might ask the server about the dishes on the menu. You might ask:
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  • Which dish do you recommend?
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  • How do we respond to a question for a recommendation?
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  • For example, if a person asked you:
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  • Which restaurant do you recommend?
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  • The simplest answer would be this:
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  • I recommend _______.
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  • So, if you know that a restaurant called SushiMaster is good, you could say:
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  • I recommend SushiMaster.
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  • You might also answer in a more complex way:
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  • If you like sushi, you should go to SushiMaster.
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  • The general structure is:
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  • If you____, you should____
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  • This structure involves an if-clause and a second clause that involves the modal "should."
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  • After making a recommendation, you should be prepared to explain why you recommend something.
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  • You can use the word "because," as in:
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  • I recommend SushiMaster because it has the freshest fish of any restaurant in the city.
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  • Or
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  • I recommend SushiMaster because it has the best sushi chef in the city.
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  • You could also give an explanation without "because." It might go something like this:
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  • I recommend SushiMaster - it has the best sushi chef in the city.
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  • Now let's take some time to work with these ideas.
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  • Imagine you are staying at a hotel in an unfamiliar city.
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  • You would like to ask for a recommendation for a good bakery. How would you do so?
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  • Pause the audio to consider your answer.
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  • Here is one answer:
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  • Which bakery do you recommend?
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  • Now imagine that you want to recommend that your friend visit a park in your city.
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  • How might you explain your recommendation?
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  • Pause the audio to consider your answer.
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  • Here is one answer:
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  • I recommend Midtown Park because it has the largest, most beautiful trees in the city.
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  • Today, we explored a few ways to talk about recommendations.
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  • In future lessons, we will explore recommendations in more detail, as well as many other fun, useful topics that connect with grammar.
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  • I'm John Russell.
    • 1
  • Imagine you want to give or ask for a recommendation. This recommendation could be for a restaurant, a clothing store, a hotel, or an activity.
    • 2
  • How would you do it?
    • 3
  • In this Everyday Grammar, you will learn about a point of connection between grammar and recommendations. You will also get a chance to practice with what you learn.
    • 4
  • Why are recommendations important?
    • 5
  • Let's start by exploring why recommendations are important.
    • 6
  • In everyday life, we often help others by sharing information with them. Other people also share information with us.
    • 7
  • These helpful pieces of information sometimes take the form of recommendations - suggestions about what should be done or chosen.
    • 8
  • It is also worth noting that English speaking tests often include recommendations. You should always be prepared to give a recommendation and explain the reason for your recommendation.
    • 9
  • Asking for recommendations
    • 10
  • So, how do we ask for recommendations?
    • 11
  • A few question words are especially useful for recommendations: which, where, what.
    • 12
  • But for today's lesson, let's explore only the question word "which."
    • 13
  • We use the question word "which" when we have several choices. When we use "which," we are asking for one choice among many.
    • 14
  • Let's explore an example.
    • 15
  • Imagine you are on a street that has many restaurants. You might ask a friend:
    • 16
  • Which restaurant do you recommend?
    • 17
  • The general structure is
    • 18
  • Which + noun + do + subject + main verb
    • 19
  • Once we are in the restaurant, we might ask the server about the dishes on the menu. You might ask:
    • 20
  • Which dish do you recommend?
    • 21
  • Structures we use to recommend something
    • 22
  • How do we respond to a question for a recommendation?
    • 23
  • For example, if a person asked you:
    • 24
  • Which restaurant do you recommend?
    • 25
  • The simplest answer would be this:
    • 26
  • I recommend _______.
    • 27
  • So, if you know that a restaurant called SushiMaster is good, you could say:
    • 28
  • I recommend SushiMaster.
    • 29
  • You might also answer in a more complex way:
    • 30
  • If you like sushi, you should go to SushiMaster.
    • 31
  • The general structure is:
    • 32
  • If you____, you should____
    • 33
  • This structure involves an if-clause and a second clause that involves the modal "should."
    • 34
  • Explain why you recommend something
    • 35
  • After making a recommendation, you should be prepared to explain why you recommend something.
    • 36
  • You can use the word "because," as in:
    • 37
  • I recommend SushiMaster because it has the freshest fish of any restaurant in the city.
    • 38
  • Or
    • 39
  • I recommend SushiMaster because it has the best sushi chef in the city.
    • 40
  • You could also give an explanation without "because." It might go something like this:
    • 41
  • I recommend SushiMaster - it has the best sushi chef in the city.
    • 42
  • Practice
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  • Now let's take some time to work with these ideas. Imagine you are staying at a hotel in an unfamiliar city. You would like to ask for a recommendation for a good bakery. How would you do so?
    • 44
  • Pause the audio to consider your answer.
    • 45
  • Here is one answer:
    • 46
  • Which bakery do you recommend?
    • 47
  • Now imagine that you want to recommend that your friend visit a park in your city. How might you explain your recommendation?
    • 48
  • Pause the audio to consider your answer.
    • 49
  • Here is one answer:
    • 50
  • I recommend Midtown Park because it has the largest, most beautiful trees in the city.
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  • Closing thoughts
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  • Today, we explored a few ways to talk about recommendations. In future lessons, we will explore recommendations in more detail, as well as many other fun, useful topics that connect with grammar.
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  • I'm John Russell.
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  • John Russell wrote this lesson for VOA Learning English.
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  • _______________________________________________________________
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  • recommendation - n. a suggestion about what should be done or chosen
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  • practice - v. to do something again to become better at it
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  • clause - n. a part of a sentence that has its own subject and verb
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  • modal I a verb (such as should) that is usually used with another verb to express ideas such as possibility or necessity