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 Add one of the phrases 1-7 to these sentences.
You may use each phrase only once.

1. Once you settle into a new routine, you’ll begin to notice some improvement.
2. If you make minor changes and set yourself achievable aims, you’ll be more likely
to succeed.
3. It is difficult to stick to a new regime, but once you have got into it…
4. Have you thought of getting someone to help you devise your own exercise
programme?
5. Start small and then try to increase the amount of exercise you do gradually.
6. It’s better to take up some physical activity that fits into your daily routine.
7. Kicking old habits is not easy, but it is not impossible to break them.
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 ENCOURAGING PATIENTS AND MAKING SUGGESTIONS

The previous vocabulary showed ways to encourage patients to change their

lifestyle. In addition to those, you can also use modals to make suggestions.

For tentative suggestions, you can use the modals could / can / might.

EXAMPLES:
You could get off the bus one stop early.
You can get get off the bus one stop early.
You might like to try getting off the bus one stop early.
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We use can, could and might to make tentative suggestions.

We can / could / might try a different treatment

You could give up smoking.
You might try taking up a sport.
You can cycle to work.
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SUGGESTIONS

Should / shouldn’t / ought / oughtn’t to are used for strong

suggestions. Be careful. These can be annoying rather than
encouraging.

EXAMPLE
You should give up smoking
You shouldn’t eat fatty foods
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Generally, should and ought to are used in order to give advice.

They express much stronger suggestions than can, could and might.
However, they can convey disapproval.

You ought to get more exercise.

You shouldn’t eat so much red meat.
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