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MYSTERIOUS EVENTS
UNIT 9 and 10 GROUP: Level III

Cristina Guzman y Eline Cantillo

1.- Complete the statements with should , shouldn’t, would, wouldn´t (

UNIT 9)

1.- I forgot to take an umbrella. I am totally washed.- You _should____ 

taken an umbrella.

a) should b) shouldn’t c) would d) wouldn´t

2. I lost my mobile phone.- You _would______ been more careful.

a) should b) shouldn’t c) would d) wouldn´t

3.- If you had taken your medicine, you __wouldn’t__________ suffered

from fever.

a) should b) shouldn’t c) would d) wouldn´t

4.-  I got hurt yesterday. I slipped at the mall. -

You ___should______ walked carefully.

a) should b) shouldn’t c) would d) wouldn´t

5.- John didn't study well and failed his exam.-

He__should_______ studied more.

a) should b) shouldn’t c) would d) wouldn´t

2.- Rewrite the bold sentences. Use may (not), might (not), must (not) or
could (not).

Example: 1.-There aren’t any messages on my phone. I’m almost certain

that he didn’t call.
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Answer: He couldn’t have called .

1.-That animal had a long tail. It’s possible that it was a cat.

It may have been possible that it was a dog.

2- The clock says 3 o’clock, but that’s impossible, I’m sure the clock
stopped.

It might not have stopped, perhaps it was an illusion.

3.- I heard a loud noise during the night. I’m guessing that it was an
ambulance.

I could have been wrongly assumed

4.-There wasn’t any food in the refrigerator. I’m sure they didn´t go
to the grocery store.

They must have gone to buy more food

3.- Read each sentence. Write advice or suggestion using should have –
would have, shouldn´t have – wouldn´t have. (UNIT 9)

1.- Margo drove very fast and got a speeding ticket.

She would have driven slower

2.-Why didn´t Paula offer to help?

Paula would have given an explanation for not showing up to help

3.- Why didn´t Carl invite Sandra to the party?

Carl would have said why he didn't invite Sandra to her party.

4.- Martin didn´t apologize for being late.

He would have apologized

5.- Her children didn´t help cook dinner.

They would have helped his mother in the kitchen.
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4.- REWRITE THE CONVERSATION USING MAY, MIGHT, COULD, OR MUST HAVE. (
More than one answer is possible).

A. Did you hear that someone saw a UFO in New York?

B. Yes, I´m sure it was a hoax. _____That person could have been
lying____.
A. I don´t know. It looked real in the picture.
B. It was probably a trick photo. __That person may have taken the
photo and made a montage with it.___.
A. Why would they do that?
B. Maybe they wanted to sell it to the newspapers. __The newspapers
could have paid him a lot of money for that._
C. 5.- READING COMPREHENSION.
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AFTER READING YOU GIVE SUGGESTION.

What advice would you give each person? Remember Use Should or would have
( write 4 advices ).

Example: I think J.J.’s girlfriend shouldn’t have told him to cut his
hair.

a.- __I think Brad's roommate should have understood that Brad has a job
opportunity, he should have felt proud and happy__ .

b.- ____I think that J.J shouldn’t have sold his hair cut, if he felt
good like that, he would have left his hair long__ .

c.- __Wendy Wu shouldn't have given an opinion on J.J's hair because the
important thing is that he felt good on his wedding day, she would have
told him to do as he felt good._____ .
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d.- ___Elena should have choose another color for her dress._____