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ASKING FOR ASSISTANCE: WOULD YOU, COULD YOU, CAN YOU, WILL YOU
Exercise 5: complete the dialogues. Use a polite question in each. answer the phone for me say that again get the door for me turn it down open the window turn the volume up pick some up
1. T. It’s getting hot in here. Would/Could/Will/Can you please open the window? S. Of course. I’d be happy to./Sure/etc. T. Thank you. /Thanks. S. You’re welcome. 2. S1. The phone is ringing, but my hands are full. ________________________ S2. ____________________________________________________________ S1. ____________________________________________________________ S2. No problem. 3. S1. I’m trying to study but the radio is too loud. _________________________ S2. ____________________________________________________________ S1. ____________________________________________________________ S2. That’s okay. No problem. 4. S1. I’m trying to listen to the news on TV but I can’t hear it. _______________ S2. ____________________________________________________________ S1. ___________________________________________________________ S2. Don’t mention it. 5. Husband: Honey, I’m out of razor blades. When you go to the store _________ Wife: _________________________________________________________ Husband: _______________________________________________________ Wife: Anything else?
4-3 EXPRESSING ADVICE: OUGHT TO, HAD BETTER, SHOULD
Note: Ought to is usually not used in the negative. The negative had better is had better not and it often carries a warning. You had better not be late. If you are late you will get into trouble.
Exercise 6: Complete the dialogues. Use should, ought to, had better. borrow some money hold your breath call the landlord and complain marry somebody who is rich call the police put cotton in your ears drink a glass of water see a dentist find a new apartment send her a dozen roses find a new girlfriend soak it in cold water get a job speak English outside of class every day go back to the restaurant and ask if take it back to the store someone found them use a dictionary when he writes watch TV a lot
1. A: I have a toothache. This tooth hurts. What should I do? B: 2. A: I have the hiccups. What should I do? B: 3. A: Ali wants to improve his English. What should he do? B: 4. A: I don’t have any money. I’m broke. I can’t pay my rent. I don’t have enough money to pay my bills. What should I do? B: 5. A: Someone stole my bicycle. What should I do? B: 6. A: I cut my finger. I got blood on my sweater. My finger is okay, but I’m worried about my sweater. What should I do? B: 7. A: Tom’s spelling isn’t very good. He makes a lot of mistakes when he writes compositions. What should he do? B: 8. A: Ann bought a new tape recorder. After two days it stopped working. What should she do? B: 9. A: The refrigerator in my apartment doesn’t work. The stove doesn’t work. The air conditioner doesn’t work. And there are cockroaches in the kitchen. What should I do? B: 10. A: I asked Mary to marry me. She said no. What should I do? B: 11. A: I left my sunglasses at a restaurant yesterday. What should I do? B: 12. A: My husband snores. I can’t sleep at night. What should I do? B:
Exercise 6: Complete the sentences. Use shouldn’t + the expressions in the list or your own words. be cruel to animals give too much homework be late for an appointment miss any classes drive a long distance smoke exceed the speed limit throw a trash out of your car window
1. If you’re tired, you _______ 2. Cigarette smoking is dangerous to your health. You ____________ 3. A good driver ________________ 4. A teacher ____________________ 5. A student ____________________ 6. Littering is against the law. You _________________ 7. It’s important to be punctual. You ________________ 8. Animals have feelings. You _____________________
Date: 2014-12-29; view: 1171
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