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MUHI English; Empowering Your English




               Task 17
               Study the contextual meaning of modal should.





              2.You can use should after some adjectives, especially:  Strange/ odd/ funny/ typical/ natural/












              4.You should have done something = you didn’t do it, but it would have been a good thing to do:












              6. Compare should (do) and should have (done):




               Task 18
               Complete the following sentences using the appropriate expression in the box. Then,
               explain the contexttual meaning of the sentences.


                  a. should solve b. should be working OK c. shouldn’t cost more d. shouldn’t take long
                  e. should receive f. should pass the exam g. should be much warmer
                  h. should be here soon


               1. Helen has been studying hard, so she should pass the exam.
               2. Joe hasn’t arrived yet, but he                          .
               3. The TV has been repaired. It                           now.
               4. It                           to get to the hotel. About 20 minutes.
               5. I sent the documents to you today, so you                            them tomorrow.
               6. The weather is unusually cold. It                          at this time of year.
               7. The best way to get to the airport is by taxi. It                      than ten pounds.
               8. If you have a problem with the computer, try restarting it. That           the problem.















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