“6 Should, ought to, had better 4. We use should, ought to and had better with an infinitive (e.g. be, go, ask, wait): INFINITIVE J should | go. You ought to | ask We had better | wait. for 2. We use both should and ought to to ash or to give advice, to say whal is the correct or best thing 10 do: A: I’ve got toothache, What should } do? (= What is the best thing for me to do?) H: You should go to the dentist's. (= The best thing for you to do is to go to the dentist's.) When we are talking about a duty or @ law, we usually use ough! to: A: ] saw a robbery. What should | do? B: You ought to report it tothe police (= It isa person's duty to report it.) On the other hand, when we are giving a personal opinion, we usually use should: B: J think you should forget about i. We use should much more than ought to in negatives and questions: T shouldn't go. (on 1 ought not to go.) Should I go? (on Oughi J to go?) 4, Use should or shouldn't and one of the phrases from the box in each dialogue. | call an ambulance __| drive home in her car ~~ | decide-forherself borrow money let him eat so much touch anything reportitte-the polise give you a new cup leave everything where it is 3 We can also use had better to give advice, to say what is the best thing to do: OL There'll be a lot of traffic tomorrow. We hag (ox We'd) better leave early, Thad (ok I'd) better ask the doctor about the pain in my stomach. Note that had isa past form, but it does not refer to past time here; we use it to talk about present or future time. We only use had better to give advice about a particular thing; when we give general advice, we use should or ought to: When people are in trouble, they should go to the police, (NOT ... shep-hacbsriergo-to the police.) The negative is had better not: They had better not be late. move the person yourself do-anything-about-it ~ make hin do lots of sport ask someone to take her > A: There is a house near my home where I often hear a child crying B: You should report it to the,poliee...... >» A: My daughter wants to marry a sailor What should | do about it? t. do. anything abor herself B: In my opinion, . you. sh Your daughter should decide 4 Asif someone has a serious accident, what's the right thing to do? B: Well, you It's not a good idea to move an injured person. Instead, you to take the person to hospital ) | |‘a: Last Saturday | bought some coffee cups but one of the handles was broken, What can | expect the shop to do? ‘B: They .. My son Is 12 years old and he's already very fat 3: Well, it's important not to eat too much, so you Also, you : You “end call the police. She home. : «6. People if they can't pay il back Use the sentences in brackets ( ) to write a reply with had better in the following dialogues. Y me A: I've got a headache. B: (You should go and lie down.) You'd bette * 4 A: The children want to play in the kitchen *B: (Well, they should clear everything away when they finish.) Well, when they finish, * 2 A: 1 think it's going to rain. B; (Yes, we ought to take our umbrellas.) Yes, 3 A: I'm going to go to bed now. We have to get up very early tomorrow. B: (Yes, | should go to bed early too.) Yes, “© Complete the second part of the dialogue using the correst form of the word in brackets ( ). Put to or nof in the correct place if necessary. » A; Should Henry stay in bed? No, the doctor said he ghoul Can we move that cupboard? No, it's very delicate, so you Should we change these notices? No, the show is still on, so we vs. (Should) change them until next week. You'd better tell the boss about the accident immediately. No, she's in a bad mod. ...... (had betfer) tell her until tomorrow Does the doctor say it’s all right for Mrs Bradley to work? Yes, but she must be careful. She (ought) lift anything heavy, for example : Can they come before dinner? No, we haven't got enough food, so they (should) stay in bed (ought) leave it where it is. o>oro>orory . (had better) come after dinner