A better way to brainstorm

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  1. After these two weeks full of hard work, I can't come on with any creative ideas.

  1. When I am in a group, I feel too shy to suggest with my ideas.

  1. I can't decide in the answer about my promotion: should I accept it and work more or reject it and focus on my personal life?

  1. When our team puts our hands together, we create many ideas but never reach one final decision

  1. My boss gave me too many tasks this week. I have no idea about how to deal to all of them.

  1. Our manager says there are many problems with this project but she doesn’t decide them. I don’t know what we should change.

1) Find and correct mistakes in the sentences.

a) After these two weeks full of hard work, I can't come up with any creative ideas.

b) When I am in a group, I feel too shy to suggest my ideas.

c) I can't decide on the answer about my promotion: should I accept it and work more or reject it and focus on my personal life?

d) When our team puts our heads heads together, we create many ideas but never reach one final decision.

e) My boss gave me too many tasks this week. I have no idea about how to deal with all of them. f) Our manager says there are many problems with this project but she doesn’t define them. I don’t know what we should change.

2) Suggest solutions to the given problems, using the phrases for polite suggestion.

• I think we/you should…

• We/you could always…

• What about…?

• What if we/you…?

• Why don’t we/you…?