Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
🎧 Conversational Phrases for Suggesting Activities in English
In this episode, you’re going to learn some of the most common and natural ways to suggest activities in everyday English.
These are real phrases that native speakers use when making plans with friends, family, or even someone new.
They’re simple, practical, and easy to use — but incredibly powerful for sounding fluent and confident.
💬 Phrases You’ll Learn in This Lesson
• How about we try that new restaurant on Saturday?
→ Use How about we… to casually suggest doing something.
• What if we tried that new Italian restaurant?
→ A creative and softer way to propose an idea — great for friendly or romantic situations.
• Should we go for a walk tonight?
→ A classic question for suggesting something simple and relaxed.
Add a conditional for more detail:
🗣 “Should we go for a walk if it’s not raining?”
• Why don’t we check out that new gallery everyone’s talking about?
→ Check out means to go see or experience something. Perfect when there’s a new place or event you’re excited about.
• Let’s do something fun like bowling.
→ Use Let’s… to show enthusiasm and take the lead when suggesting an activity.
🗣 “Let’s do something fun tonight like karaoke!”
🎧 Conversational Phrases for Suggesting Activities in English
In this episode, you’re going to learn some of the most common and natural ways to suggest activities in everyday English.
These are real phrases that native speakers use when making plans with friends, family, or even someone new.
They’re simple, practical, and easy to use — but incredibly powerful for sounding fluent and confident.
💬 Phrases You’ll Learn in This Lesson
• How about we try that new restaurant on Saturday?
→ Use How about we… to casually suggest doing something.
• What if we tried that new Italian restaurant?
→ A creative and softer way to propose an idea — great for friendly or romantic situations.
• Should we go for a walk tonight?
→ A classic question for suggesting something simple and relaxed.
Add a conditional for more detail:
🗣 “Should we go for a walk if it’s not raining?”
• Why don’t we check out that new gallery everyone’s talking about?
→ Check out means to go see or experience something. Perfect when there’s a new place or event you’re excited about.
• Let’s do something fun like bowling.
→ Use Let’s… to show enthusiasm and take the lead when suggesting an activity.
🗣 “Let’s do something fun tonight like karaoke!”





![19 Common English Questions Youll Ask Again and Again [Fluent English Conversation]
In this video, youre going to learn 10 common questions you can ask English-speakers. This is a great way to overcome your fear of speaking and for copying how people speak.
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SUMMARY:
Asking questions is a fantastic way for you to overcome your fear of speaking. It allows you time to get used to the situation youre in and then, you can also steal the language the other person is using.
Here are the questions you can ask. These are common in everyday English so memorize these and use them the next time youre speaking English:
- Hey, how’s it going? I’m Jack…
- Where are you from?
- Whereabouts in Spain?
- Oh, I’ve been there
- So, what do you do?
- Do you like it?
- Don’t ask about wages
- Who do you teach?
- How do you get students?
- How do you know Paul and Sarah?
- This is such a common question to ask. At a party - you both have someone in common - you both know the host / hostess / hosts
- Know that you’re going to get asked the same thing so start thinking about your answer
- How often do you go back home/ to the U.K.?
- I go back every year or so….
- Would you like to meet up sometime?
- Would you like to get a coffee and chat more about….
- Which school does [insert name] go to?
- Does he/she like it?
- Are you into …..?
- I usually ask this about football/soccer as that’s what I’m into
- This is such a good spread
- The food is amazing
- It’s been so cold today…
- Talk about my lesson on temperatures and the weather
- It’s so important to learn this
- How do you like….?
Youll notice that some of these are statements. Making quick statements also helps you when it comes to this.
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