W. A. Ward Dear English Teachers!

should
is used in 
giving advice or personal opinion. Then divide class into two groups. Write on 
the board: 
students should ….
and 
students shouldn’t ….
. Ask the first group 
to tell about 
what students should
and the second group to tell about 
what 
students shouldn’t
. Let students have some time to look through the grammar 
spot in their book.
1. 
Ask st
udents to give advice using 
should
or 
shouldn’t
and the following mixed 
up words. 
answers: 
You should/shouldn’t...
e.g.
The interviewer/call/earlier. 
you should call the interviewer earlier.
1. hard-working/be/responsible. 
you should be hard-working and responsible.
2. during/the questions/the interview/fully/answer. 
you should answer the 
questions fully during the interview.
3. be/the interview/late. 
you shouldn’t be late for the interview.
4. clothes/wear/casual. 
you shouldn’t wear casual clothes to the interview.
2.
tell stude
nts to discuss the following situations in pairs and give advice.
possible answers:
e.g.
There are always people leaving, so they must need somebody. 
You 
should not say that. You should say it’s a good company to work for.
a) I don’t have any practice. But I’m a fast learner. I’ll learn in a month or so. 
you 
shouldn’t boast.
b) I’ll say that I can’t wake up early. So I can’t be on time, I will be late if they give 
me mornings. 
you should ask afternoon hours.
c) I’ll say that I’ve heard a shop assistant is a really easy job and the salary is 
also good. 
you shouldn’t say this information to the interviewer.

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