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 _____________________

4-4 EXPRESSING NECESSITY: HAVE TO, HAVE GOT TO, MUST

a)I have a very important test tomorrow. I have to (have got to, must)study tonight.	Have to, have got to, musthave basically the same meaning. They express the idea that something is necessary. Have tois used much more frequently than mustin everyday speech and writing. Have got tois generally used only in informal speech and writing.
b)I have to(“hafta”) go downtown today. c) I’ve got to(gotta”) study tonight. d) Mary has to(“hasta”) go to the bank.
e) I had tostudy tonight.	The past form of have to, have got to, must (meaning necessity) is had to.

Note: Must means that something is very necessary; there is no other choice. Must is used much less frequently than have to in everyday speech and writing. Must is a strong word.