1. Introduction

Nowadays, no one can deny the fact that the pace of our technological development is tremendous. There are systems available that our ancestors could not even imagine. An example of these can be smart systems that have the potential to make our lives easier. In Unit 9a, a company representative offers a smart home solution to a client. Within this scenario, a lot of phrases to make suggestions/proposals are introduced. These may be useful not only within a service provider-client relationship, but also when communicating with colleagues and superiors at work; for instance, during a meeting discussing features of a product being newly designed.

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  • Phrasal verbs: keep an eye on (monitor), home in on (pinpoint), go about (tackle), make one´s way into (enter), cut down on (reduce), go for (select), run down (lose power), go around (bypass).

  • Making suggestions and proposals:

I suggest/propose/recommend that you (should) use a unique, complex password.

I suggest/propose/recommend using a unique, complex password. 

I would like to make a proposal to use a unique, complex password.

I´d like to put forward a proposal for using a unique password.