Touchstone 2nd Edition Language summary Level 2

Unit 7 Lesson C: That's a great idea.

Vocabulary
Travel
tourist
drive along the coast
go backpacking
go to an exhibition

(n)
(v)
(v)
(v)

Other words
quit your job
take a few days off

(v)
(v)

Conversation strategies
Responding to suggestions
You can use these expressions to respond to suggestions that you like:
That's a great idea. That sounds great. I'd love to.
A We could go to Mexico or something.
B That's a great idea.
You can use these expressions to respond to suggestions that you don't like:
Maybe. I guess we could, but . . . I don't know. I'd like to, but . . .
After making a negative response, people usually offer an explanation or excuse:
A We could just quit our jobs and go backpacking for a few months.
B I don't know. I'd like to, but I need to keep this job to pay for school and stuff.

I guess
You can use I guess when you're not 100% sure about something or if you don't want to
sound 100% sure. It can make what you say sound softer:
A I guess I need to keep this job.

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B Yeah, me too, I guess.

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