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Practice 9

1 Choose the best meaning, A or B.


0 The bus is late. You’d better take a taxi.
A Taxis are better than buses. B I think you should take a taxi.
1 We’d better not swim here.
A It’s dangerous. B It’s better than the other swimming pool.
2 You should have phoned your mother.
A You phoned her this morning. B You didn’t phone her this morning.
3 The government should reduce taxes.
A I think taxes aren’t high enough. B I think taxes are too high.
4 You ought to put on some suncream.
A We went to the beach yesterday. B We’re going to the beach.
5 I really must look for a better job.
A I think this is important for my future. B My boss told me to do this.

2 GRAMMAR IN USE Read the problem page and choose the correct words in italics.
3.36 Listen and check.

Lulu’s Problem Page


Carla I’m only 19 but I’m always tired and I haven’t got any energy. I used to go to a gym but
I’m a student so I spend most of my time sitting at my computer, and my diet is very bad. I know
I (0) can’t / shouldn’t eat fast food but I hate cooking! What do you (1) advice / think I should do?
Lulu says Well, you are right, you (2) shouldn’t / had better eat fast food; it’s very unhealthy!
If you want to have more energy you (3) should have / ought to eat lots of fruit and vegetables. You
(4) mustn’t / shouldn’t have stopped going to the gym! If you are more active, you’ll feel better.
Andy I work in a factory and in the evenings I stay at home and watch TV. Sometimes I go
to the cinema. Last year I joined an evening class on photography but I only went for a few weeks.
Perhaps I (5) should have / had better kept going to it, but it wasn’t very interesting. What can I do
to make my life less boring?
Lulu says I (6) think you shouldn’t / don’t think you should stay at home all the time – you’ll never
make new friends if you do that! And you (7) ought not to / don’t ought to go to an evening class
if you aren’t interested in it. Instead, you (8) should / ought to have join a club with people who are
interested in the same things as you. I know you like the cinema. Why don’t you join a film club?

3 Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the first, using the word in brackets.
Use two to five words in your answer. 3.37 Listen and check.

0 It’s a pity you didn’t tell me about the party. (told)


You . should
. . . . . . . . . . . .have
. . . . . . . .told
. . . . . . .me
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . about the party.

1 Don’t touch the top of the oven, it’s still very hot. (better)
You .............................................. the top of the oven, it’s too hot.
2 I wish I hadn’t ordered the soup; it tasted awful. (have)
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the soup, it was terrible!
3 You should ask Jack, he always gives good advice. (to)
You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack, he always gives good advice.
4 I really think you should listen to this CD, it’s fantastic! (must)
You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . this CD, it’s fantastic!
5 Please tell me what to do with this old computer. (think)
What do you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . with this old computer?

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