General English Level 4
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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.
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