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“Let’s Go Into Town Tonight” – Ways Of Recommending Where To Go

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Sasha was at home wondering whether to stay in or go out. His girlfriend looked over to him and suggested that they head out somewhere:

– “Let’s go into town and catch that new film, Insurgent. I’ve been dying to see it! Ohh, Four..”

– “Ok, that sounds like a plan. But I hope it’s not one of those rom-coms, I’ve had enough of those!” He sighed.

The topic of making recommendations and suggestions came up last week in a class when someone suggested going out for lunch:

“My suggestion is to go to a restaurant nearby…”

The thing is, in regular everyday speech, learners of English often sound quite formal compared to ‘native’ speakers of English.

For recommending doing something with a friend or someone who you speak with in a more friendly manner, try using some of these phrases:

Phrases For Recommending

  • Let’s go to that new exhibition in town.
  • So let’s go for a bite somewhere.
  • So you want to grab a coffee down the road?
  • Hey maybe we can go clubbing.
  • What about/how about catching a film? [+_ing form]
  • What about/how about a film tonight? [+ noun]
  • We should check out that bar by the river. [we use ‘that’ for when we know what we’re referring to – maybe we talked about ‘that bar’ last week]
  • I’d love to see that new film, ‘Great Facebook Selfies’. What do you think/reckon?
  • I’m going to the restaurant at the station. Come and join me if you’re free.
  • I’ll be at the big match later. You should come too. [You can say this to someone you know well – I personally wouldn’t use this to ask a girl out for the first time, but I know some people who do.]
  • Why don’t we check out the new Cat Cafe..?
  • Let’s just go somewhere close.. [using ‘just’ sounds like you don’t want a big night, just something cool and relaxed]

Expressing Agreement And Responding

Sounds great
Wonderful | Awesome | Cool
I’m down with that – I’m ok with that, I agree [used more in the USA]
I’m up for that [used more in Australia and Britain]
Yeah, why not.

Verbs Used To Talk About Going Out

Stay in – stay at home
Eat out (at a restaurant)
Head out somewhere – to go somewhere, to another place
Head off – leave: “What time should we head off..?”
Go into town – to go to the centre
Bar-hop – go from bar to bar all evening
Go clubbing – go to a club and dance
Have a quiet drink – go for a drink and a quiet chat
Go for a drink | a bite | a stroll (walk)
Go on a date
Grab a coffee – go for a coffee
Take a photo | selfie – note that this is with ‘take’, not ‘make’
Dress up – dress nicely, not in casual clothes
Queue up/line up outside a club
Pop in – go inside a cafe/bar eg “This looks nice. Let’s pop in.”
Come along – join me/us: eg “Do you want to come along with us?”
Check out – have a look, go inside: eg “That place looks great. Let’s check it out!”

This Bar v. That Bar

If you’d like to suggest a place that you haven’t mentioned before to your friend, and which you don’t think they know about, we often use ‘this’ to refer to it:

I know this great place next to the park. What about going there? 

If you both spoke about a place or are some way familiar with it, you can use ‘that’ to refer to it:

I went to that cafe by the river. It’s got the best cake in town! 

Wordbank

I’ve been dying to see it = I really want to see it, and have wanted to see it for a while
That sounds like a plan – (fixed phrase to express agreement) that sounds good

I'm dying to see you

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  1. Tara says

    April 29, 2015 at 00:45

    Great topic! Great phrases that sound very natural and friendly. I’m dying to use those expressions. Thank you very much for sharing.

    Reply
    • David Sweetnam says

      April 29, 2015 at 00:53

      Haha, thanks Tara 🙂

      David

      Reply
  2. Francisco Javier says

    April 30, 2015 at 15:14

    What an interesting and useful post! This is the kind of thing that students will benefit the most from.

    Great expressions. You´re right, some people sound “too formal” when speaking the language. That´s why I always recommend watching as many movies and series as possible – their everyday language is priceless.

    Cheers.

    Reply
    • Francisco Javier says

      April 30, 2015 at 15:19

      By the way, I can watch Netflix from Spain (I pay the subscription) and I´ve got hundreds of movies, series and documentaries available to me. Great for students and teachers of English!

      Reply
      • David Sweetnam says

        May 1, 2015 at 17:51

        Hi Francisco

        Thanks for visiting! I’m glad to be writing again. Will aim for one decent post a week..

        I can’t get Netflix from here, but I’ve been wondering what all the fuss is about. I’ve got a few films from Spain through iTunes, but there’s not much of a choice. I’ll hopefully visit your country soon and will grab a lot of films and TV shows for watching when back home 🙂

        David

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        • Francisco Javier says

          May 2, 2015 at 19:39

          Good, keep up your Spanish!

          Besides, it´s always very convenient if you want to pick up Spanish girls, ha,ha.

          Reply
  3. David Sweetnam says

    May 2, 2015 at 20:58

    Haha, yeah, I reckon I can be a decent B2 in the next 6 months if I have enough hours. Have slowed down a little this week as my teacher in Brno left for another school..

    Have a good night

    D…

    Reply

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