Emotional should

Exercise 108

Translate the sentences with emotional should into Russian. Pay attention to the structure of the questions it is found in.

1. Why shouldItellyou a lie?

2. But whyshouldyouwantto paintme?

3. How shouldIknowabout their arrival?

4. Andwhere shouldIgothen?

5. How should Iknowwhat’s to be done?

6. Why shouldIhave donethat?

7. Whyin the worldshouldn’tyoulistento her?

8. I don’t know what to say except this: Why shouldn’tthe girl herselfhave

doneit?

9. Why shouldyoubedifferent from other men?

10. Why,where shouldIbewithout you?

11. Why shouldIgivehim his freedom?

Exercise 109

Make the following sentences emotionalby using the verbshould. Be sure to use the appropriate form of the Infinitive.

Example:

• It’s strange he is here.

• It’s strange he should behere.

1. It is natural that overwork is getting him down.

2. It is very annoying that I’m getting so forgetful.

3. It is curious that his tone of voice is inimitable.

4. I regret that she hasn’t been able to cope.

5. It’s awful that somebody has taken my mobile telephone.

6. She is glad that he is being interviewed at this very moment.

7. I’m sorry that he has come to no good.

8. I wonder why he is cross with you.

9. It’s odd that the suggestion was declined.

10. It’s a shame that his conduct is so rude!

Exercise 110

Express your disagreementwith the following, giving your reasons.

Example:

• You should go to bed.

• Why should I?It’s not so late and I’m not sleepy.

1. You should express your opinion openly.

2. You should read this book by tomorrow.

3. You should help him to translate the text.

4. You should give him all possible support.

5. You should write your course paper as quickly as possible.

6. You should make a speech at the conference.

7. You should speak to the dean about it.

8. You should have a talk with your friend.

9. You should thank him for his advice.

10 You should ring them up in the evening.

11. You should take a walk.

Ought to and Its Meanings

Exercise 111

Read, translate and comment on the meanings of the verb ought to(necessity / obligation / duty; advice; probability / certainty; criticism).

1. We ought to helpthe homeless.

2. I ought to getmy carrepaired.

3. People ought to bemoretolerant.

4. You ought torespectthe elderly.

5. “Ask your mother. She ought to know,” he said.

6. What are you doing at this late hour? You ought to be in bedand

sleeping.

7. A queer thing happened to him a year or two ago. You ought to ask him

about it.

8. You ought to rememberthe rule, it has been explained so many times

before.

9. I’ll tell you something I think you ought to know.

10. Don’t you think you ought to behere when he comes?

11. You ought not to be doinganything like that.

12. Oughthenot to haveimmediatelyreportedwhat he had heard to the

police?

Exercise 112

Read about the situations and write sentences with ought to / ought not to. Some of the sentences are past and some are present.

1.	Andrew is very upset. You shouted angrily at him. You ought not to have shouted angrily at him......................................
2.	Beatrice is in hospital. Her son hasn’t been to see her. He ought to go and see her.....................................................................
3.	I live in Edinburgh. You went there last week but you didn’t visit me. You .............................................................................................................
4.	Christopher has a new CD player. The children used it without his permission. They ...........................................................................................................
5.	The apple trees have lots of ripe fruit on them but no one can be bothered to pick it so it will be wasted. Someone ....................................................................................................
6.	Darren is five years old. He’s playing with a box of matches. He ...............................................................................................................
7.	You’ve bought a new kitchen gadget. You thought the manufactures provided an instruction leaflet, but you can’t find it. There ..........................................................................................................
8.	We called at our friend’s house but she was out. We hadn’t phoned her before we left home. We ..............................................................................................................

Exercise 113

Translate these sentences from Russian into English. Mind the use of shouldandought toin different meanings. Althoughshouldandought toare interchangeable in the above given meanings, it is important to note thatought tois used more frequently thanshouldto expressmoral obligation. In its turnshouldis used more frequently thanought toto expressadvice.

1. Вам следует поверить ему.

2. Вам следует купить это пальто. Оно вам идет.

3. Студентам следует развивать память.

4. Вам следует оставить ей записку. Она придет поздно.

5. Я не думаю, что вы должны разговаривать со мной таким тоном.

6.Вам следует вернуть книгу в библиотеку.

7. Вам следует прочесть эту книгу в оригинале.

8. Ей следует сказать обо всем сразу.

9. Следует ли ему заниматься спортом всерьез? - Думаю, да.

10. Не следует стараться решить все проблемы сразу.

12. Вам следовало поддержать ее. Она не виновата.

13. Ей следовало взять себя в руки и все объяснить.

14. Почему я всегда должна уступать?

15. Мне не следовало спорить с ним, но я не знал, что он такой

обидчивый(quick to take offence).