Level IV – Unit 2: What should I do?

GRAMMAR GUIDE

Grammar: Should for advice, must and have to.

Vocabulary: City issues
SHOULD

Should is a modal verb. With modals verbs, there is only one form of it for every subject pronoun:

I should You should He should She should It should We should They should

Should + Verb (base form of infinitive)

You should go now. (Correct)

You should to go now. (NOT correct)
He should wait. (Correct)
He should waits. (NOT correct)

Example sentences with Should:

I should eat more vegetables. You should take an umbrella. He should go to the doctor.
She should apply for the job. It should be fine. We should study more.
They should wait until tomorrow.

Shouldn’t

The negative of should is shouldn’t or should not. We almost always use the contraction shouldn’t in
spoken English.

We use shouldn’t to advise not to do something, usually because it is bad or the wrong thing to do.

You shouldn’t eat that dessert if you are sick.

(This is my recommendation not to do something, not to eat that dessert.)

Think + should

We use: I DON’T think + should. I don’t think you should go there. (Correct)

● I don’t think he should eat that.

● I don’t think we should start yet.

Should in Questions
We use should in questions when we want advice, a recommendation, or a suggestion.

Should I go now?
 Grammar: Watch the following video SHOULD FOR ADVICE and complete the chart:
When do we use the Affirmative form of the Negative form of the Interrogative sentence of
auxiliary “Should”? auxiliary “Should”. auxiliary “Should”. Write the auxiliary “Should”.
Write some examples some examples from the Write some examples
from the video video from the video.

Speaking: Pick a problem and suggest.

Examples:
 ● I have a cold - you should take medicines.
● I want to improve my English grammar. -you should study more.

● I’m afraid of cats. _______________________________________________________________

● I want to become rich. ___________________________________________________________
● I want to become famous. _________________________________________________________
● I want to have more friends. _______________________________________________________
● I am often late for class. ___________________________________________________________
● I want to lose weight. _____________________________________________________________
● I want to have a good job. _________________________________________________________

MODALS REVIEW: Read and choose the correct answer

● Yesterday I ________ finish my geography project.

a. must
b. mustn't
c. had to
● She ________ wait in line like everyone else.
a. must
b. have to
c. has to
● All employees ________ on time for work.
a. must be
b. mustn't be
c. have to be
● We ________ forget to take the chicken out of the freezer.
a. have to not
b. must
c. mustn't
● If you are under 13 you _____ to get your parents' permission.
a. have
b. must
c. musn't
● I _______ stop smoking
a. have to
b. had to
 c. must
● The doctor _____ get here as soon as he can.
a. must
b. mustn't
c. have to
● Do you _____ work next weekend?
a. have to
b. must
c. musn't
● Bicyclists _____ remember to signal when they turn.
a. mustn't
b. must
c. has to
● Angela, you _____ leave your clothes all over the floor like this.
a. mustn't
b. must
c. have to
● I ________ pay the rent every month.
a. must
b. mustn’t
c. have to

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

The first
conditional has the present simple after 'if', then the future simple in the other clause:
 if + present simple, ... will + infinitive

It's used to talk about things which might happen in the future. Of course, we can't know what
will happen in the future, but this describes possible things, which could easily come true.

If it rains, I won't go to the park.

If I study today, I'll go to the party tonight.
If I have enough money, I'll buy some new shoes.
She'll be late if the train is delayed.
She'll miss the bus if she doesn't leave soon.
If I see her, I'll tell her.

Look at the pictures and choose the correct answer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-

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