should shouldn't

1. Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher

2. Should
Shouldn’t
Function: giving advice
or suggestions in English

3. Should is a modal auxiliary that
we use very frequently in English:
To give advice or a
recommendation:
Example:
That new restaurant
downtown is great!
You should try it.

4. We also use should . . .
To give our opinion about
something.
To say what we think is a good
idea or the “right” thing to, do
in our opinion.

5. The negative of should =
The contraction (short) form is often used
with the negative, especially in spoken
English:
The mother told her child:
“You shouldn’t eat too much candy,
or you’ll get sick.”

6. Fill in the blanks
You should take some medicine.
You _______ should
get some rest.
You _______ should
drink some orange juice.
You shouldn’t go to work.
You _______ shouldn’t
go out in the cold.
You _______ shouldn’t
eat too much junk food.
Should I call the doctor? Yes, you should.
______ Should
I get some rest? Yes, you should.
Should I go out in the rain? No, you
shouldn’t
______.

7. Examples:
You should your money
to buy a new house.
Mark shouldn’t out to play with his
friends. He has too much homework.