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7.6 Asking for or Giving Advice

a Should, Ought To, and Had Better
Subject + Modal/Modal-like Expression + Base Form

You should get your passport soon.
should You shouldn't forget to buckle your sect belt.

Ought To You ought to buy your tickets online.

Had Better We had better take a taxi, or we will be late.
We had better not be late, or we will miss the plane.

1. Should or ought to + the base form of a You should pack some warm clothes.
verb can be used to give advice. Everyone ought to watch the video about the
Should is more common than ought to. plane's safety procedures.

2. Had better + the base form of a verb is used You had better stop shouting, or the other
to express strong advice or a warning. Had passengers will get angry.
better suggests that there will be serious We'd better take a taxi, or we'll miss the bus.
consequences if the advice is not followed.

3. ln negative statements, use should not or You shouldn't put your laptop in your bag.
had better not. You'd better not be late.

To ask for advice or an opinion, use should. Should we take umbrellas, too?

4.To give advice in the progressive, use You shouldn't be texting your friends.

should (not) be, ought to be, or had better You ought to be sleeping.
(not) be + verb + -ing. You'd better be taking notes.

5. Be careful! Had in had better does not refer You had better hurry, or we'll be late.
to the past. It refers to the present or future. We'd better check out ticket prices today.

4 Complete the exercises.

A Complete the sentences. Use should or ought to and the words in parentheses. Add not
when necessary. If both should and ought to are correct, write both.

1. Marc is good at planting seeds. He Should do / ought to do
(do) that job all the time.
2. Lucy is a good worker. (we / offer) her a full-time job?

3. Tarek is scared of dogs. I (keep) them away from him.

4. Sarah has a fever. She (work) tomorrow.

5. Ru is always late, and it's causing problems. She (get) to
work on time.

6. All the volunteers did a really good job today. We (tell) them.

7. We (pick) the apples yet. They aren't ready.

8. (we / ask) WWOOF to send us more volunteers?

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