Should (Recommendations)

I. Speaking. Look at the following situations and give a recommendation for each one.
1. “I have to finish my 2. “Mary and John want 3. “Don was promoted 4. “He wants to marry
thesis” to buy a new car but in his job but the his girlfriend but she
they also want to post in another city” lives in USA and he
travel to Puerto Rico” has no visa”

II. Should (Affirmative )

2.1 Look at the following square and write your recommendations for the previous cases using “Should”.

Should
Subject Should Base verb Complement
I should Visit My granny
You should Study Very hard
He should Buy A new car
She Should Accept The offer
It Should Rest More
We Should Do Exercise
They Should Sell Their house
1. _____________________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________________________________

III. Should not // Shouldn’t (Negative form)

3.1 Look at the following square and write your recommendations for the previous cases using “Should not” or
“Shouldn’t”

Should not
Shouldn’t
Subject Should not (Shouldn’t) Base verb Complement
I Should not (Shouldn’t) Buy That car
You should not (Shouldn’t) Date Him
He should not (Shouldn’t) Travel Now
She Should not (Shouldn’t) Be Angry with her friend
It Should not (Shouldn’t) Walk For a long.
We Should not (Shouldn’t) Sell The house
They Should not (Shouldn’t) Get The permission for driving
1. ________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________________________________
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 IV. Should I…? (Question form)
4.1 Look at the following square and write your recommendations for the previous cases using the question form of
“Should”.

Should (Question form) …?

Should Subject Verb in simple form Complement Question mark
Should I Buy That car ?
Should You Date Him ?
Should He Travel Now ?
Should She Be Angry with her friend ?
Should It Walk For a long. ?
Should We Sell The house ?
Should They Get The permission for driving ?

1. ________________________________________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________________________________________________

V. WH questions + Should
5.1 Look at the following square and write three questions for the previous cases in a suitable way.

WH questions + Should
Wh questions + Question form of Should
What should I do?
Where should he go?
When should she travel to USA?

1.______________________________________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________________________________

3._____________________________________________________________________________________________

VI. Work in pairs. From a box with several papers, choose one. According with the situation ask for a recommendation and
give a recommendation. Write 5 cases.

Situation Question Recommendation

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