A man is overweight and unhealthy. He’ll die young if he isn’t careful. He asks his friends for advice.

The friend will say what is desirable in his opinion. Rewrite all that they say, using had better (not)
instead of the words in italics.

1. You should eat less. You had better eat less or you will get sick.
2. You ought to eat more vegetables. You had better eat more vegetables or you won’t be
healthy.
3. You shouldn’t drink so many sodas. You had better not drink so many sodas or you will gain
weight.
4. You ought not to take three sugars in your coffee. You had better not take three sugars in
your coffee because if you continue you may have diabetes/ You had better not take three
sugars in your coffee. Otherwise you may have diabetes.
5. You shouldn’t chat on the Internet for hours every day. You had better not chat on the
Internet for hours every day. Otherwise you may become addicted to online chatting.
6. You oughtn’t to eat so much salt. You had better not eat so much salt high blood pressure.