What would you have done?

• Unit 5

LANGUAGE PRACTICE
--- would have Grammar Reference page 84

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What should I have done? What would you have done?
You should have said something. 1 would have said, ''l'm Chris."
You shouldn't have done that. 1 wouldn't have ignored the mistake.

1 Complete the sentences. Use should have or shouldn't have and the verb
in parentheses.
1. I'm so sorry! I should have sent (send) a thank-you card sooner.
shouldn´t have given(give) my boss my number. Now he calls me on Sundays!
2. I ________
3. We should have called (call) Kim on her birthday. I hope she isn't hurt.
shouldn´t have posted
4. Tom (post) those embarrassing photos on his website.
5. I apologize. We should told you (tell) you the meeting was canceled.

Complete the conversation with should have, shouldn't have, would have,
or wouldn't have. Then practice with a partner.
A I invited my neighbors over for dinner, and they arrived over an hour late.
Isn't that inconsiderate? What would you have done?
wouldn´t have
B I probably ________ said anything.
A Really? But I was so irritated! Next, at dinner, they asked how much money we
shouldn´t have
make. I ________ told them, but I was so shocked that I did.
wouldn´t have
B No way! But they really ________ asked you that.
should have
A Then, they got up and left in the middle of dinner. They _______ _
stayed until the end, don't you think?
wouldn´t have
B Of course. I ________ left early.
A Anyway, can you imagine? Have you ever done any of these things?

PRONUNCIATION-Reduction of
wouldn't have/shouldn't have
� 1 Listen. Notice the reduced sounds of wouldn't have and shouldn't have.
Unreduced Reduced
1. You shouldn't have done that. You shouldn't'ue done that.
2. I wouldn't have ignored him. I wouldn't'ue ignored him.
3.
4.
He shouldn't have bought a gift.
I wouldn't have told her that.
He shouldn't'ue bought a gift.
I wouldn't'ue told her that. •
� 2 Listen again and repeat. Be sure to say the reduced forms.

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READING
1 BEFORE YOU READ Look at the article. Where do you think it is from?

Ask the Etiquette Expert

E 1 work out at the gym almost every day. Last week, there was this guy who
just stood there and talked to me the whole time I was on the treadmill. When
1 didn't respond to him, he looked really offended. 1 said "Sorry, 1 can't really

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talk while l'm running." Did I do something wrong? - Matt, Seattle
No. In fact, I think you did the right thing. He shouldn't have talked to you whi/e
you were exercising. That was inappropriate! lf he does it again, just smile
and say you need to concentrate when you're running.

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1 just got a great new ring tone for my phone - this favorite pop song
of mine. lt's so cool when my phone rings and I hear that song! But the
other day, when I was on the phone at a restaurant, people were giving
me dirty looks. What did Ido wrong? - Jessica, Toronto
You may /ove your ring tone, but others may find it obnoxious. You
should have silenced your phone when you got to the restaurant,
and you probably should have spoken more quietly. Actual/y, I wou/dn't
have answered the phone during dinner at ali! lt isn't proper etiquette.

ll My coworker invited me to her wedding, but I couldn't go. Since I didn't go

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to the wedding, 1 didn't get her a gift. 1 thought that was acceptable in this
situation. But now my coworker is upset. She says I was thoughtless.
Who's right? -Amy, Miami
lt depends. What you're saying is correct if the bride isn't a good friend.
E.iil However, if you and your coworker are good friends, you probab/y
should have gotten her something.

2 Read the article. Select (✓) the topics the expert discusses.
D politely refusing something to eat or drink
O considerate phone behavior
O proper behavior at the gym
D talking to strangers on public transportation
D knowing when it's necessary to give a gift

3 Read the article again. What does the etiquette expert think? Choose (✓) True or False.
True False
1. Matt should have responded to the guy at the gym. □ □
2. Jessica shouldn't have answered her phone in the restaurant. □ □
3. Amy shouldn't have given a gift if the bride was a good friend. □ □
4 GROUP WORK. Is the expert's advice true where you live? lf not,
what would you have told each person?
Where I live, it's not rude to make conversation at the gym. Matt should
have been more friendly. I wouid haue told him . . .

WRITING
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