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 Chapter 2

What Should I Do?

 Chapter’s Goals

asking advice and giving

obligation,
recommendation, advice, or
opinion
Examples:

You should have enough sleep

You shouldn’t smoke so much

Do you think I should apply for this job?

I feel sick. I shouldn’t have eaten so much

spicy food at the party
Modal Verb: Should
The usage:
We often use “should” when we say what we think is a good thing to do
or the right thing to do (to give advice, recommendation, opinion, or
obligation)
e.g. The government should do something
about the economy.

We can also say “you should be doing something” when it is the

best thing to do or what somebody is expected to do at this moment.
e.g. I really should be studying for my exam tomorrow. (=
I’m not doing it yet, but I think it is a good idea to do
right now)
Modal Verb: Shouldn’t

The usage:
We use “shouldn’t” when it is not a good thing to do.
e.g.
Tom really shouldn’t go out. He has too much
homework to do.
You shouldn’t smoke. It’s not good for your
health.
Should Have

When we use “should have done”, it means:

• It was the right thing to do, but
we didn’t do it.
• We expected something to
happen, but it didn’t.

e.g. Henry should have finished

his work two days ago.
(in fact, he didn’t finish it).
Should VS Must VS Had Better

“Should” is not as strong as “must”.

e.g.
You should stop smoking. (= It would be a good idea to stop
smoking)
You must stop smoking. (= It is necessary that you stop smoking)

“Should” and “had better” are commonly used in giving advice.

e.g. I think you should take more exercise. = I think you had
better do more exercise.
 Patterns

SHOULD PATTERN
Affirmative Subject + Should + Verb 1
Negative Subject + Should not (shouldn’t) + Verb 1
Interrogative Should + Subject + Verb 1 + ?
 Patterns

SHOULD BE PATTERN
Affirmative Subject + Should + be + Verb-ing
Negative Subject + Should not + be + Verb-ing
Interrogative Should + Subject + be + Verb-ing + ?
 Patterns

SHOULD HAVE PATTERN

Affirmative Subject + Should + have + Verb 3
Negative Subject + Should not + have + Verb 3
Interrogative Should + Subject + have + Verb 3 + ?
Cultural Awareness: Advice Column

An advice column is a column in

magazine/newspaper written by an advance
columnist

Used by someone who gives advice to people

who send in problems to the newspaper

Advice column offers advice concerning

daily life; education, machines, marriage,
kids, students, etc.
Cultural Awareness: Advice Column
Also provide ways to share one’s interests and
expertise

Advice columns generally have limited capacity

Could also be criticized for raising the hopes of

their correspondents for commercial gain