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USEFUL PHRASES FOR MAKING SUGGESTIONS
This might sound crazy, but …
Just thinking aloud for a moment,
but …
I’ve just had an idea.
It probably wouldn’t work in
practice, but …
I haven’t thought this through yet,
but …
You’ve just reminded me of
something.
Just to build on that idea, …
I wonder if we could combine your
idea with something that was said
earlier.
In an ideal world, …
Why don’t we …?
I suppose we could …
How about …?
I think we should …
We could always …
I don’t suppose we could …
Wouldn’t it be nice if we …
What if we …?
I wonder if it would be possible
to …
It might be possible to …
Could we …?
1.
Look at the phrases in column A for introducing ideas in a brainstorming session.
Which phrases would you use to introduce very unusual ideas? Which phrases would you
use to relate your idea to previous suggestions?
2.
Look at the phrases in column B. Which verb form comes after each phrase: an
infinitive (e.g. try), an
–ing
form (e.g.
trying
) or a past tense (e.g.
tried
)? Which phrases
suggest the speaker more confident or less confident about their ideas?
3.
Work alone. Make five suggestions about how to improve brainstorming, based on
the criticisms in the text. Use one phrase from A and one from B in each sentence (e.g.
This might sound crazy, but I wonder if it might be possible to …
).
a. ______________________________________________________________.
b. ______________________________________________________________.
c. ______________________________________________________________.
d. ______________________________________________________________.
e.
______________________________________________________________
.
PRACTICE
Role-play a brainstorming meeting on the subject of how to improve brainstorming
meetings in your organisation. You can use your sentences from 5 to get you started, but
hopefully you’ll also get lots of new ideas during the meeting.
USEFUL PHRASES FOR EVALUATING IDEAS
Look at these phrases for evaluating ideas.
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