General English Level 4 Version 2.1 © 2004 acl Pty Ltd GELEV4 Unit 03 Topic 03.doc Look You should You ought to It would be a good idea to You need to You had better / You'd better If I were you, I would / If I were you, I'd ask go with Tom. Why don't you ask go with Tom? Have you thought about asking going with Tom? Examples Listen to the examples. A I want to book a room at the sports centre. What do you think I should do? B: You should talk to Jenny at the council. A: I don't know how to do this. What should I do? B: Why don't you ask your teacher? A: What do you think I should take on the trip? B: If I were you, I'd take lots of warm clothes. It's very cold at Black Mountain. A: I want to talk to my teacher about changing classes. What do you think I ought to say? B: You need to explain why you want to change. You'd better talk to her soon. A: Do you think it would be a good idea to talk to my students about the problem? B: Yes, it would be a good idea to talk to them after class. A: Do you think I should buy a camera for my trip? B: Yes. Have you thought about buying a video camera? A: No, but that's a good idea. 93