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Going to the doctor
When was the last time you were very ill? In this unit you will learn how to talk to your doctor and describe health
problems.
Vocabulary
Modals of advice
Should and ought to are used to give advice. Should is used more REMEMBER!
commonly than ought to.
Both should and ought to are followed by the bare infinitive forms (without to).
For example:
You should get some rest.
You ought to get some rest.
Note that ought to is rarely used in the negative form.
Must for obligation and allowed to for permission
The modal must / mustn't is used to express internal obligation.
The use of must follows the rules of standard modals: it is followed by the bare infinitive, there are no changes in verb
endings and there are no past forms. For example:
You must stop eating sweets.
There is no external rule or regulation to stop eating sweets but the doctor is telling a patient to stop to improve their
health.
To be allowed to is used to express the giving of permission or the denial of permission.
The verb to allow is used in the passive, followed by the infinitive (e.g. to do). For example:
You are allowed to eat as much fruit as you like.
You are not allowed to eat fried chicken.
Present perfect continuous
The present perfect continuous is used to talk about a job, activity or REMEMBER!
situation which began in the past, is still not finished in the present
and might continue into the future.
The present perfect continuous is formed by subject + have / has + been followed by a present participle.
For example:
I’ve been suffering from a terrible headache since this morning.
Harry has been coughing for almost a week now.
Since is used in relation to a point of time in the past.
For example:
I’ve been suffering from a terrible headache since this morning.
For is used in relation to a period of time.
For example:
Harry has been coughing for a week now.