2. Give a piece of advice using the modal verb “should” and the words in brackets.

E.g. Her diction is not very good. She should read aloud.

1. The boy is a little pale (to play out-of-doors).

2. I’m afraid you’ll miss the train (to take a taxi).

3. There’s no one in (to try the room next door).

4. I have a slight irritation in my throat (to smoke less).

5. Thus child doesn’t want to eat soup (not to give her sweets before dinner).

6. She makes a lot of spelling mistakes (to copy passages out of a book).

7. The dog is afraid of him (not to shout at the dog).

8. The students are unable to follow what I’m saying (not to speak so fast).

3. Choose between “must” and “should” in the following sentences.

1. Henry was deported for having an expired visa. He ___ (have) his visa renewed.

2. Julietta was absent for the first time yesterday. She ____ (be) sick.

3. The photos are black. The X rays at the airport (damage) them.

4. Blanke got a parking ticket. She ___ (park) (negative) in a reserved spot since she had no

permit.

5. Carmencita did very well on the exam. She ____ (study) very hard.

6. Jeanette did very badly on the exam. She ___ (study) harder.

7. Jeman called us as soon as his wife had her baby. He ___ (be) very proud.

8. Eve had to pay $ 5.00 because she wrote a bad check. She ____ (deposit) her money before

she wrote a check.

9. John isn’t here yet. He ___ (forget) about our meeting.

10. Alex has failed the exam. He (study) (negative) enough.

4. Choose the most suitable form.

1. You ____ my new camera or I’ll kill you.

a. had better not a break b. shouldn’t break

2. I’ve got a terrible headache I ___ an aspirin.

a. should take b. had better take

3. Everyone – a holiday sometimes.

a. had better take b. should take

4. Language students ____ a little every day.

a. Should study b. had better study

5. She knew that one ___ these things when one is only 11.

a. had better not hear b. shouldn’t hear

6. It’s going to be cold tonight. We ___on the heating.

a. should turn b. had better turn

7. I’m going to an interview tomorrow I ____ my shirt.

a. should iron b. had better iron

8. I can’t wake up in the morning I ____ a new alarm clock.

a. should buy b. had better buy

9. Every student ____ more attention to the teacher’s instructions.

a. should pay b. had better pay

10. It’s midnight. He ____ home at once or his parents will worry.

a. had better b. should go.

5. A. Change the sentences using “should” so as to express criticism.

1. It’s a pity Butler didn’t pass the letter over the judge.

2. I’m sorry I didn’t encourage my sister to practice the piano every day.

3. It’s a pity you didn’t reserve a ticket in advance.

4. I don’t think it was clever of him to give the answer at once.

5. It’s a pity we didn’t support his propose.

6. I don’t think it was clever of her not to change her room for a larger one.

7. It’s a pity you didn’t come to the party last night. It was great.

8. It’s a pity she didn’t use a dictionary while translating this article. She made a lot of mistakes.

9. It wasn’t clever of Tom driving on the wrong side of the road.

10. It’s a pity Jack didn’t know the day of her arrival in London.

b. Criticize a past action.

1. Kate left the door unlocked.

2. I sat in the sun all day.

3. Ann went to the country in that nasty weather.

4. You overslept that morning & were late for your classers.

5. My sister didn’t feel well yesterday but went to the disco.

6. The girl’s feeling sick. She has eaten too much ice-cream.

7. It was rather cold yesterday but Nick didn’t put on a warm jacket. Now he’s ill.

8. I needed this book very much but I didn’t buy it.

9. She spent the whole night at the disco club.

10. The secretary didn’t pass the letter to Mr. Brown.