What should I do?

Aprenda aqui a pedir e dar conselhos em inglês!

1 . Ouça a gravação em que seis pessoas diferentes descrevem um problema. Indique o problema de cada uma delas de acordo com a lista abaixo. Preste atenção, pois três problemas não são mencionados.

2 . Você ouvirá alguém dar conselhos para cada uma das pessoas do exercício 1. Diga para quem os conselhos são destinados.

3 . Aqui estão alguns dos conselhos que você ouviu no exercício 2. Preencha as lacunas com uma das palavras do quadro abaixo.

must | don’t | were | ought | should

1 If I ……………………… you, I’d take it to the garage.

2 Well, why ……………………… you go to the cinema?

3 You ……………………… talk to your boss.

4 You really ……………………… go to the doctor.

5 You ……………………… to explain how you feel.

Grammar: should / ought to / must / supposed to

Para dar conselhos ou falar sobre obrigações no presente, usamos should  / ought to  / must  + infinitivo do verbo.

You should get a new job.
You must talk to your boss.

Quando queremos criticar alguém por ter ou não tomado determinada atitude, usamos should  / ought to  + present perfect .

You should have visited the doctor.
You ought to have gone on a diet.

Quando queremos falar de alguma coisa que esperávamos que alguém fizesse, mas que não aconteceu, usamos was  / were supposed to  + infinitivo do verbo.

You were supposed to arrive on time.

4 . Observe as frases abaixo à esquerda (1–7) e indique qual a melhor opção para continuar a afirmação à direita (a–g).

1 You were supposed to meet me outside the cinema last night.

2 You should have bought the tickets three weeks ago.

3 You ought to have practised more.

4 You ought to take some time off work.

5 You should go for a walk.

6 You must look for a new job.

7 You were supposed to phone me last night.

a) The fresh air will do you good.

b) I waited in all evening for your call.

c) If you had, you would have passed your driving test.

d) There won’t be any left now.

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e) You’re clearly not happy in the job you’re doing now.

f) You’ll feel much better after a few days’ break.

g) I waited in the rain for over an hour.

20 minutes+

Leia as frases do exercício 4 novamente. Atribua a cada frase que descreve um conselho dado no momento a palavra present e atribua a palavra past para as que descrevem uma ação que poderia ter sido benéfica para alguém ou que esperávamos que alguém fizesse no passado.

 1 You were supposed to meet me outside the cinema last night.

 2 You should have bought the tickets three weeks ago.

 3 You ought to have practised more.

 4 You ought to take some time off work.

 5 You should go for a walk.

 6 You must look for a new job.

 7 You were supposed to phone me last night.

Word Bank

cough (substantivo) = tosse

fire (verbo) = demitir

mistake (substantivo) = erro

pay rise (RU) / raise (EUA) (substantivo) = aumento de salário

As seguintes palavras e expressões podem ser usadas quando você deixa um emprego ou empresa:

leave

resign

hand in your notice (formal)

quit (levemente informal)

retire (deixar o cargo para se aposentar)

Respostas:

Exercício 1

Speaker 1 doesn’t have much money.

Speaker 2 feels tired all the time.

Speaker 3 has problems with his car.

Speaker 4 has a bad cough.

Speaker 5 is having problems with her boss.

Speaker 6 feels bored.

Exercício 2

1 Speaker 3

2 Speaker 6

3 Speaker 1

4 Speaker 2

5 Speaker 4

6 Speaker 5

Exercício 3

1 were

2 don’t

3 should (or must)

4 must (or should)

5 ought

Exercício 4

1 g

2 d

3 c

4 f

5 a

6 e

7 b

20 minutes+

1 past

2 past

3 past

4 present

5 present

6 present

7 past