Adviсe:

Should, Оught to,

Had better
I r ea ||уdon ,N
mi n d eta r ti n q a t Nh e
botbom anА working mу
EMPLaVMЕшт waу to tha |op,

WPulNт
Сheсk the correct onswer,
П тьe interviewеr is suggesting a
typе ofjob for the appliсant. ought,to conэider
t тьe interviewеr is telling the a job ao an davaNor
appliсant how to be suссessful.

с'llARTсI|EсI(l sтAтEп,lЕNт |з SH0ULD/0UGHт тo/t|AD BE1rтЕR

Сirclе T (Truе) or тo/ | BдsвFoпм
Sнouto/oUGI]т
F (Fаlse). Suв,вст Hдo всттсn* | oг Vвпв
т F The same form should (not)
of the verb |/Hе/Shе/Wе/You/Тhеy ought to look f or a n еw .i ob.
follows should,
had bеttеr (not)
ought to, and
hod better. *Shou|d ar,d oшght to are modals. Had better is similar to a modal.
These forms do not havе .s in the third person singular.
Noтв: For сontraсtions of should not and had bettеr,seе Appendtх 24 on pagе 346.

сI]EсK
сI]АRт 2 YЕs/No QUЕSTIONS: s}|oRТ ANSWERS
Сheсk the сorrect
S'TOULD
onswеr. l'
| | Bдsв
SнoutoISuв,встlFoпм AгrlпмдтIvв
Il шEGAтlvE
In questions about
adviсe,we usually use: I you you
Should look? Yes, should. No, shouldn't.
A should hе he hе
Ё1 ought to
Ёl hod better v|lW-QUЕsтloNS: J}|oUtD
lll
Wн. Woпo | SнouroI Suqвст | BлsвFoпм |
I
Whеre should look foг a nеw job?
hе

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 Adviсe: Shоttld, Оttght to' Наd bettеr l |29

EхPREssжжж
Сomplеtethis conversotion,

A: Thеy'rе looking for a сashier at MсDonaldЪ. Should I apply for thе job?
B: No , УoЦ shouldn't . You сan get more money working at
the bookstorе.

r ffiкрЕ *иа&Ёогъg
& ra rв*ыт'ta Еxarжр**s
1. Usе should and ought to to say that somеthing l Maгio should find a nеw job.
is advisable. r H е ou gh t to r еa d th е h е|pw a n tеda ds.
UsдсвNoтв:We do not usuallyusе thе negativе r He shouldn,t quit sсhool.
of oughtto in AmeriсanЕngIish.Wе usе NoтсoммoN@
shouldn't instead.

2. Usе hod better foг uгgent adviсе-whеn you l You,d bеtter leavе now, or уou,ll be lote.
bе|iеvеthat somеthingbad wi||happen if thе
pеrsondoеs not fo|lowthе adviсe.

Usдсп Noтв:Wе usua|lyusе the сontraсtionfor r You,d bеttеr app|yfoг more than onе job.
h odbe t t е r, Noт @
Тhе nеgativeof hod bеttеris hod better not. r You,d bettеr not bе latе.
Noтffi

prеsеntor the futuгe,nеVerto the past (еvеn r You,d better сall thеm baсk tomorrow.
though it usesthе word hoф.

3. Use shoиld for quеstions.Wе do not usuallyusе r Should l apply for that job?
oughtto or hod bеtterfoг questions. r Whеn should I apply?

4. lt is usua|lyсonsiderеdimpolitеto give Fпltшo:Should l shakе handswith thе

adviсе to pеoрlе of equal or highеr status intеrvieweг?
(suсh as friendsor bossеs)unlessthey ask for it. You: Yеs,you should.

B oss: W h еr еsh ou l d l ta ke ou r с|i еn tto |u n сh ?

You : l th i n kyou sh ou l d go to th е Тu sсa nC гi l l .
Whеn wе give unasked-for adviсe,we often l Муra, moуbе you ought to apply foг this,iob.
softеn it with moуbe, perhops, or l think'

PпoшuшсlдпoшNoтв
ought to is often pгonounсed,,oughta,,in informa|spеeсh.Do not write oughtо.
13o l Ugъlt 3o

READo Look ot thesejob sеorch tips.

o You should tell all your friends that you are looking for a job.
r You'd better not quit your present job before you find a new one.
о You shouldn't tell your boss that you are looking for a new job.
о You ought to apply for several jobs at onсe.
о You shouldn't immediately ask an interviewеr about job benefits.
о You should always give the interviewer aссurate salary informatiоn.

ANswERо Сheck thе things thаt ore ОK to do occording to thе tips.

1. И tetl.your friends about your job searсh 4. П lea,.e your jоb during your searсh
2. П t"tt your boss about your jоb searсh 5. П apply for several jobs at onсe

3. П ask about job benefits right away 6. П tеtt the intеrviewer your real salary

сl]00sEo Rеаd this odvice for job sееkеrs.Сomplete it with thе corrесt words.

R e ade r ЪWe e k ly V o |u m eI l,|s s u e2 3

or nееd a nеwjob? \Ahеn's thе bеst timе to start looking? Right now!
T ^ T"'
,d
v v уou bet,ter not. you,ll start to fееl ..stuсk.
dеlay. or you'll
dеlaи . ''
'd
1. (oughtto / b e t t e rn o t )

Thеse tips will hеlp:

э A lot of pеoplе wait шntil aftеr thе holidays to look for ajob. Тhat mеans lеss соmpеtition for

you гight now. You

shouldn't wait!
2 . ( s h o u l d n ' t/ s h o u l d r
с Too btrsy at work to sсhеdulе intегviеws? Еarly morning intегviеws havе Геwеr intеrruptions.

You
should ask for intеr.r,iеwsbеforе ninе o'сloсk.
,d
3 . ( s h o u | d/ b е t t е rn o t )
э If уou arе laid off. y<lu shouldn't takе a lolvег-payirrgjob jtrst to
4 . ( , d b е t t e r/ s h o u l d n , t )
gеt woгk. If your nеw salary is loщ your еmPloyеr Won't apprесiatе yollr skills. If possiblе, you
should ask for a salary that matсhеs your skills.
5 . ( , d b е t t е rn o t / s h o u | d )
.- Howеvеr' monеy isn't еvеlything! You 'd better not takе a position
,d
6. (ought|o l b е t t е rn o t )
with a сompany you dislikе, or you Won't do a good job thеrе'

.} Don't иlk about salary too soon. You 'd better wait-lеarn about
7 . ( , d b е t t е r/ s h o u l d n , t )
thе job and talk about your skills first.
 Adviсe: Stзоt.tld,Осtght tО' lad Lleffеr l 131

сOI|PIETEo Kim Yее,sbosshos invitеd him to dinnеr ot his homе. Сomplеte Kim,s
conversotionwith his friеnd.Use should, ought to, or had bеtter ond thе words
in pаrenthesеs.Сhoose bеtwееnаffirmotivе ond nеgotivе,

Krм: How эhou|dI dreээ? In a suit?

1. (How / drеss?)
Sсoтт: You don,t have to wear a suit. You should look neat
2 . ( | o o k/ n e а t )
but vou сan Wear сasual сlothes.
Кrм: What time should I arrive?
3. (Whattimе / arrivе?)
Sсoтт: It,s really important to be on time. Your boss and his wife are expeсting you

at 7:00.so you shouldn't/you'd better not arrive after 7:15 It's oK tо be a little
4. (arrivе aftеr 7:15)
late, but don't make them wait too long for you!
Krм: Should I bring a gift?
5. (bringa gift?)
Sсoтт: Yes, but get something small. You shouldn't/You'd better not buy an expensive gift
6 . ( b u y a n е x p е n s i v еg i f t )
It would embarrass thеm.
Krм: What should I buy?
7 . ( W h a tl b u у ? )
Sсoтт: I think you should get some flowers
8. (get some flowеrs)

ЕDIT.Reod this lettеr,Find ond corrеct six mistаkеsin expressingodvicе.

The first mistokе is olrеodу corrесtеd,

Dиr Soщ

Wе,аrе,'0 hАf.Ру to |шаr а"boиtуoorttшrjob. сoчrаtot/лtt"ottslJи,rtroLИД44,ber-/o'|,

s/шц/trntХtnr/c too hдrd,. Tho уи"ostit,и'oоrtа^t,tt
щ уot,u 'aш шttr ts sclшol,оtnrk,,
ought to
,lllауboуo*oфoryhtnшork,h,ndлуsnшukoklлtИl,oftfu*.Аko, иnttriлkуooud,
bottu а,s|cуottr
boss th,Иo,
'f м*э ТhАt tпу уoш|/hfuoPlol4ryof thаэ и
oха,'|4Б,
had for
stф YoшиloиИ, b*tu ghto tЙtk ш tюtof cмф'|'"з|n, OK? Pl"eа;otа"kэ7ood,саlo
not
ofуoиrsф Yoц,d,п"otbеttu stауt shppф LИРАh,алl,уou,.dфltф sh"oиllnt иrorkpl,
'd
Аtуoиr а!Ч уot,t,{1}i/,1,
bеttuget ш7oooLф|'t'' s|му Doуot,t,nеaj,ryщ
"t ч|'t.
fo* h"orиp? sh,И,|tr,
оtlosш^оL ry ofуouу boohsrLet tt,skл"oиr.
WЁ/1,|о,,o,
j,iot,и,аJ4d Dal,