Had better and should contest

Mr. Jorge Jiménez G.

You have arrived to London at midnight, the heatrow airport will shut down because

of a heavy snow storm.

The last bus according to the time table arrives at 00:15, you don’t have any pound and the last bus driver didn’t accept dollars…(Your advice) If you don’t want to sleep in the airport this night …. You had

better get

people to change your $

for Pounds

You should convince

the drivers to accept

your dollars

You should

wait and see.

Your teacher has given you a wrong grade…

What would you recommend him/her to do as a friend? You__________ send him an email now before it gets too late.

Should Had

better Shud

You have been on vacation for two weeks and the day you arrive to school, you are informed that you

have a summative test within two days.

a) You’d better talk to your teacher and tell him as soon as possible that you are overwhelmed about the amount of things you have to catch up with therefore, you would like to postpone it.

b) You should try and see what happens.

You misbehaved and interrupted the class so much that your teacher decided it was enough… He called your parents for a meeting next week

O You’d better do your best, show him that you care about your image not only as a student but also as a person. Or things will get worse.

O You should tell your mom the truth, recognize your mistake and correct it.

You don’t get on with one of your classmates….

O You should have a go and try to make friend with him.

O You shouldn’t talk to her, she’s so impolite.

O You should have told your teacher about this.

You want to go to the One Direction concert in Paris this Summer but your

grades must be outstanding.

O You’d better do your best O You should tryO You had best do your best

In other words…O Had better Sometimes used as a threat but not all the time A negative effect or bad consequences.

O Should (common advice)

Final exercise and evaluation.

O If your friend is allergic to nuts, what do you tell her?

O You see your brother eating one hour before dinner, what do you say?

O Your friend has not been feeling good since she arrived, three hours have passed, what do you tell her?