Fce use of e english expressing suggestion
- 1. F.C.E.USE OF ENGLISH EXPRESSING SUGGESTION AND ADVICE
- 2. MUST, HAVE TO, NEED, MUSTN’T/ SHOULD, OUGHT TO A. COMPARE: What do these sentences express? 1. Tom, you must study more. 2. You have to study more if you want to pass your examinations. 3. You should study more, Tom. Your marks are not good enough. 1. Strong obligation 2. General obligation/ necessity 3. Advice. B. COMPARE: What do these sentences express? 1. You mustn’t run in the corridor. Exams are in progress. 2. You are not allowed to run in the corridor. Exams are in progress. 3. They don’t let you run in the corridor. Exams are in progress. 1, 2 and 3: PROHIBITION
- 3. MODALS: SHOULD, OUGHT TO, HAD BETTER+ infinitive (without to) What do these sentence express? 1. You shouldn’t sit the exam. You haven’t studied. 2. You’d better/HAD better finish your homework today. Tomorrow we have a party. 3. Politicians ought to be more conscious of the poeple’s problems. 4. If I were you, I wouldn’t sit the exam. You haven’t studied. 5. It’s already 8:00. I think it’s time (that) we left 1. ADVICE (WHAT WE THINK WE OUGHT TO DO) To express ADVICE some structures can be used apart from modal verbs: 1. you’d better (YOU HAD BETTER) + infinitive (without TO) (2) 2. If I were you /would + infin. (2nd conditional). (4) 3. It’s (about/high) time (that)+subject+ SIMPLE PAST (5)
- 4. OTHER STRUCTURES FOR SUGGESTING AND ADVISING 4.WOULD BE BETTER OFF+-ING./ (PAST: would be been better off+ -ing) 5. IT’S BETTER/BEST TO+INF. 6. MAY/MIGHT AS WELL + inf. Without TO. 7- WHY DON’T YOU…………? If you want to be on time YOU’D BETTER OFF IT’S BETTER TO YOU MIGHT AS WELL Using the underground Use the underground Use….
- 7. FCE. USE OF ENGLISH, PART 4. PRACTICE: ADVICE 1. You ought to buy this house now before its price rises. BETTER ’D BETTER BUY THIS HOUSE You…………………………………………………………….………………………………..now or its price will rise. 2. I should have called her before I left. BETTER I…………………………..……………………….……………………………………‘D BETTER HAVE CALLED HER before I left. 3. In my opinion, parents shouldn’t scream their children. SCREAM I don’t think………………………………………………………………………………………………….………..their children. PARENTS OUGHT TO SCREAM 4. It is very advisable to take the public transport these days because of the festival. TAKE You………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..‘D BETTER TAKE/ ‘D BETTER OFF TAKING/ MIGHT AS WELL TAKE the public transpor these days. 5. I think you should tell your parents exactly what happened BETTER HAD BETTER TELL I think you…………………………………………………………………………your parents exactly what happened.
- 8. USE OF ENGLISH, PART 4 PRACTICE. ADVICE 1. You should apply insect repellent on your arm. ADVISABLE It……………………………………………….IS ADVISABLE TO APPLY insect repellent on your arm. 2. You should tell people where you are if you go to the mountains. MAKE If you go to the mountains, ……………………………………………. ……………people where you are. MAKE SURE THAT YOU TELL/OF TELLING 3. He recommended to go out in a group instead of on his own. TO He ………………………………………………OUGHT TO GO OUT in a group instead of on his own. 4. You should get your passport renewed if you are going abroad. WERE I would get my passport renewed………………………………………………..IF I WERE you. 5. You ought to take the underground if you want to arrive on time. BETTER If you want to arrive on time, ……………………………………………..YOU HAD BETTER TAKE the underground.
- 9. TRY AGAIN!! 1. You should apply insect repelent on your arm. ADVISABLE It……………………………………………….insect repelent on your arm. 2. You should tell people where you are if you go to the mountains. MAKE If you go to the mountains, ……………………………………………. ……………people where you are. 3. He recommended to go out in a group instead of on his own. TO He ………………………………………………in a group instead of on his own. 4. You should get your passport renewed if you are going abroad. WERE I would get my passport renewed………………………………………………..you. 5. You ought to take the underground if you want to arrive on time. BETTER If you want to arrive on time, ……………………………………………..the underground.
- 10. TRY AGAIN!! 1. You should apply insect repelent on your arm. ADVISABLE It……………………………………………….insect repelent on your arm. 2. You should tell people where you are if you go to the mountains. MAKE If you go to the mountains, ……………………………………………. ……………people where you are. 3. He recommended to go out in a group instead of on his own. TO He ………………………………………………in a group instead of on his own. 4. You should get your passport renewed if you are going abroad. WERE I would get my passport renewed………………………………………………..you. 5. You ought to take the underground if you want to arrive on time. BETTER If you want to arrive on time, ……………………………………………..the underground.