5. What advice might you give to a friend who:

feel very ill? is very tired? feels cold? feels tense? has been working too hard? seems very unhappy?

is going to work in China and Japan? can’t sleep? has got an exam next week? smokes too much? thinks she saw burglars breaking into the house next door?

6. Put the expressions together to make conversations.

e.g. It’s time to go out. – I’d rather stay at home.

IT”S TIME TO	I”D RATHER
go out plan our trip to Scotland get a new fridge get your hair cut go home invite the Harrises cook supper see the dentist start work on the garden clean the car	stay at home go on using the old one for a bit have something cold keep it long see her next year not clean it today go to Wales stay here for a bit longer start next week invite the Johnsons

7. Rewrite the second sentence in each conversation, starting with I’d rather we/you/etc.

e.g. You’d better phone Judy. – No, you phone her. I’d rather you phoned her.

1. Let’s talk things over. – No, let’s talk tomorrow.

2. Shall I come at nine? – Ten would be better.

3. I’ll phone Sue. – No, don’t.

4. Can she work with you? – Why doesn’t she work with Maggie?

5. I’ll cook tomorrow. – Tonight would be better.

6. Ask that policeman – You ask him.

7. Mark wants to go out. – I’d prefer him to stay in.

8. Make sentences using have+object+the past participles in the box.

e.g. When did you last (your hair) – When did you last have your hair cut?

We ………………………………….………. (our knives) once a year. We’re going to ………………………………..…..(the roof) next year. I must ………… (my jacket). And I’d better ……………(my raincoat). Do we need to ……… (the car)? – Well, we ought to ……….. (the oil). When she ..… (her jewellery), she found it wasn’t actually worth much. You need to ………………………………….…… (your tennis racket). Shall we …………………….. (the kitchen), or shall we do it yourself? It would be nice to ……………………… (some more electric sockets).

changed cleaned put in redecorated repaired reproved re-strung serviced sharpened valued

9. Revision of the Modal Verbs. Choose the best form. Sometimes both may be possible.

1. We …………. win, but I don’t think there’s much chance. (may, might)

2. That …………. be her daughter – they are nearly the same age. (can’t, mustn’t)

3. We ……….. decide to go camping again at Easter. (can, may)

4. You …………… get in without a ticket – not a chance. (may not, can’t)

5. You absolutely ………….. go and see Liz. (should, must)

6. I think you ………….. relax more. (should, must)

7. You ……………. to pass a special exam to be a teacher. (must, have to)

8. In this country boys ………… do military service. (must not, don’t have to)

9. I …………… see you at eight tomorrow. (can, will be able to )

10. One day, everybody …………. say what they like. (can, will be able to )

11. When I was younger I ………….. sing quite well. (could, was able to)

12. He’s not answering the phone. He ………….. have got home yet. (may not, can’t)

13. When I was eighteen we …………… two years in army. (had to do, must have dine)

14. She …………. very quietly – I didn’t hear her go. (had to leave, must have left)