23.2 Should and If
1. The Windows are filthya. He should clean the windows.
b. If he cleaned the windows, people would be able to see inside.
2. He overcooks everything
a. He shouldn't overlook everything.
b. If he didn't overlook everything, the food would taste better.
3. The paint is peeling off.
a. He should paint the room.
b. If he painted the room, it would look attractive.
4. He doesn't advertise.
a. He should advertise.
b. If he advertised, more people would come to his cafe.
5. He overcharges.
a. He shouldn't overcharge.
b. If he didn’t overcharge, more people would come.
6. He closes at launchtime.
a. He shouldn't close at lunchtime.
b. If he didn't close at lunchtime, many would be his regular customers.
7. He keeps three cats in the cafe.
a. He shouldn't keep any cats in the cafe.
b. If didn't keep any cats in the cafe, it would be cleaner.
8. He often looses his temper.
a. He should not temper.
b. If he didn't lose his temper, customers wouldn’t be angry with him.
Practice
1.
A: I always fail my exams.
B: It's your own fault. You should work harder.
C: Yes, if you worked harder, you would pass them.
2.
A: I feel completely exhausted.
B: It's your own fault. You shouldn't go out so much.
C: Yes, if you didn’t go out much, you wouldn't feel exhausted.
3.
A: I can't sleep.
B: It's your own fault. You shouldn't be worried about your mother very much.
C: Yes, if you weren't worried about your mother, you would fall asleep easily.
4.
A: I can't get a job.
B: It's yow own fault. You should pass the written test.
C: Yes, if you passed your written test, you'd get a job easily.
5.
A: I get enormous electricity bills.
B: It's your own fault. You should switch off all the lights before you go to bed.
C: Yes, if you off all the lights, your bill would be less.
6.
A: I never have enough money.
B: It's your own fault. You should cut down unnecessary expenses.
C: Yes, if you cut down unnecessary expenses, you wouldn't worry about money.
7.
A: I keep losing things.
B: It's your own fault. You should put things in a bag.
C: Yes, if you put things in a bag, you wouldn't lose things.
8.
A: I never get invited out.
B: It's your own fault, you should be sociable.
C: Yes, if you were sociable, people invites you.
23.3 Irritating Behaviour
1. A vain is a person who is always admiring himself.2. A jealous is a person who always wants to have what someone else has.
3. A clumsy is a person who is always doing things without any skill.
4. An absent person is a person who is always thinking of his own problems.
5. An inquisitive person is a person who is continually asking a lot of questions about anything.
6. An aggressive person is person is who is always quarreling.
7. A gossip is a person who always talking about other people's private lives.
8. A bore is a person who is continually talking in an uninteresting thing.
9. A pessimist is a person who is always thinking that whatever happens will be bad.
23.6 Events and Circumstances
1.a. He hit the man.
b. He should have been concentrating on his driving.
c. If he had been concentrating on his driving, he wouldn't have hit the man.
2.
a. Linda's fiancé got angry.
b. She shouldn't have been kissing, the electrician.
c. If he hadn't been kissing the electrician, her fiancé wouldn't have got angry.
3.
a. The room caught a fire.
b. He shouldn't have been smoking in bed.
c. If he hadn't been smoking in bed ,the room wouldn’t have caught a fire.
4.
a. The baby swallowed a worm.
b. Agnes should have been watching the baby.
c. If she had been watching the baby, it wouldn't have swallowed a worm.
5.
a. Phil didn’t know that there was a fire.
b. He shouldn't have been wearing his headphones.
c. If he hadn’t been wearing his headphones, he would have known that there was a fire.
Tips For Exam Only prepare for 23.2 ,23.3 & 23.6
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