Grammar Unit 14 Advice: Should, Ought to, Had Better

1. GrammarUnit 14Advice: Should, Ought to, Had Better

2. Objectives • Unit 14 focuses on ways to give and ask for advice • Should and ought to are used to say something is advisable. • Had better is used to give strong advice. It expresses that something bad will happen if the person does not follow the advice. • Should is used in questions. Ought to and had better are not normally used in questions.

3. Vocabulary • Cyber- relating to computers, especially to the messages and information on the internet.

4. What kind of advice does the article give?

5. After you read • 1. ok • 2. not ok • 3.not ok • 4. ok • 5. not ok • 6. ok • 7. not ok • 8. not ok • 9. ok

6. Advice: Should • They should learn the rules of netiquette. Giving advice with should: Should + base form of verb Should is the same for all pronouns because it is a modal.

7. Advice: Should You shouldn’t forget that people have feelings. The negative of should is formed with shouldn’t + base form of verb

8. Advice: Should (?) Should he use capital letters? When should we post to the bulletin board? You form yes/no questions with should + subject + the base form of verb You form wh- questions with wh- word + should + subject + base form of verb

9. Should: Ought to Ought to is the same for all pronouns because it is a modal. • You ought to lurk a little first. You give advice with ought to by adding: Ought to+ base form of verb Negative statements and questions with ought to are not common!

10. Advice: Had better Forming the negative form of had better= had better+ not+ base form of verb The d in you’d stands for had. Giving advice with had better (had better+ base form of verb) You’d better use a screen name. You’d better not reply right away.

11. Advice: Had Better Had better does not change when a pronoun changes. Had better is not a modal but it behaves like a modal. Had better is often contracted in everyday speech and questions with had better are not common.

12. Using you/be polite Use the words on the next cloud to give advice. -should -ought to -had better For example, You should be polite.

13. Sometimes when we give advice, we often use maybe, perhaps, or I think in order to sound gentler Grammar note 1 (+) (-) You shouldn’t forget the rules. • You should remember the rules. = You ought to remember the rules

14. Grammar Note 2 You’d better keep your post short, or no one will read it. Had better is used when you believe something bad will happen if the person doesn’t follow the advice. You’d better write a polite reply or you might offend him.

15. Questions with Should Should I tell her my password? Should I get virus protection?

16. The contraction of had better is normally used in everyday speech. You had better learn the rules. You had better stop chatting and get down to work. You had better change your attitude. Let’s restate the sentences using a contraction.

17. The negative form of had better is had better not. You’d better use capital letters. Let’s turn some sentences into the negative. You’d better give your real name. You’d better change your attitude.

18. Unit 14 Leap of Faith Movie

19. Focused Practice #1 • ‘d better not forget, shouldn’t ….be • Should stop, ought to ask • ‘d better not do • Should get • Shouldn’t fight

20. #2 • 2. ‘d better not rent • 3. ‘d better keep • 4. ought to see • 5. should get • 6. shouldn’t use • 7. should listen • 8. ought to read • 9. ought to watch • 10. ‘d better not give

21. #3 • 2. Should I ask them to stop • Yes, you should • 3. Should I try to repair it? • No, you shouldn’t • 4. Should I forward the email? • No, you shouldn’t • 5. Should I but one online • Yes, you should • 6. Should I check the spelling? • Yes, you should.