10 Complete the sentences with the correct words in the box. couldn't should shouldn't could should couldn't a You ............................ recycle old paper. b l ............................ speak French when I was a child, but I can now. c You ............................ smoke. It's bad for your health. d People ............................ always be polite. e Ben's a very good tennis player. He ............................ play when he was five! f She ............................ do her homework because she left her book at school.

Ответ:

1. a. You should recycle old paper.
2. b. I couldn't speak French when I was a child, but I can now.
3. c. You shouldn't smoke. It's bad for your health.
4. d. People should always be polite.
5. e. Ben's a very good tennis player. He could play when he was five!
6. f. She couldn't do her homework because she left her book at school.

Пошаговое решение:

• a. You should recycle old paper. (Тебе следует перерабатывать старую бумагу.) – Здесь should выражает совет или рекомендацию.
• b. I couldn't speak French when I was a child, but I can now. (Я не мог говорить по-французски, когда был ребёнком, но сейчас могу.) – Здесь couldn't указывает на отсутствие возможности в прошлом.
• c. You shouldn't smoke. It's bad for your health. (Тебе не следует курить. Это вредно для твоего здоровья.) – Shouldn't выражает запрет или нежелательность действия.
• d. People should always be polite. (Людям всегда следует быть вежливыми.) – Здесь should выражает общее правило или рекомендацию.
• e. Ben's a very good tennis player. He could play when he was five! (Бен очень хороший теннисист. Он мог играть, когда ему было пять лет!) – Could указывает на способность или возможность в прошлом.
• f. She couldn't do her homework because she left her book at school. (Она не могла сделать домашнее задание, потому что оставила книгу в школе.) – Couldn't указывает на отсутствие возможности в данной ситуации.

Ответ:

1. a. You should recycle old paper.
2. b. I couldn't speak French when I was a child, but I can now.
3. c. You shouldn't smoke. It's bad for your health.
4. d. People should always be polite.
5. e. Ben's a very good tennis player. He could play when he was five!
6. f. She couldn't do her homework because she left her book at school.