Had better là cấu trúc hay và có thể ứng dụng trong nhiều tình huống trong cuộc sống hàng ngày. Vì thế hãy cùng chúng mình tìm hiểu về cấu trúc này nhé!
I) HAD BETTER LÀ GÌ?
Had better có nghĩa là “nên, tốt hơn nên”, thường được dùng trong câu khuyên người khác làm gì.
II) CẤU TRÚC HAD BETTER:
| Dạng khẳng định | Dạng phủ định | Dạng nghi vấn |
| S + had better + V(nguyên thể) Eg: You don’t look well. You had better stay at home today. (Nhìn bạn không khỏe. Bạn nên ở nhà hôm nay) | S + had better not + V(nguyên thể) Eg: You don’t look well. You had better not go to school today. (Nhìn bạn không khỏe. Bạn không nên đi học hôm nay) | Had S better V(nguyên thể)? Eg: Had I better bring an umbrella? (Tôi có nên mang ô không?) |
III) PHÂN BIỆT HAD BETTER VÀ SHOULD:
| HAD BETTER | SHOULD | |
| Giống nhau | Đều mang nghĩa là “nên” và được dùng trong câu khuyên | |
| Khác nhau |
Eg: The film starts at 2:00pm, you’d better hurry up. (Bộ phim bắt đầu lúc 2 giờ, bạn nên nhanh lên)
Eg: You’d better clean up the house before your mother comes home. (Bạn nên dọn nhà đi trước khi mẹ bạn về nhà) |
Eg: You should eat vegetables. (Bạn nên ăn rau củ quả) |
IV) PHÂN BIỆT HAD BETTER VÀ WOULD RATHER:
| HAD BETTER + V | WOULD RATHER + V |
| (nên, tốt hơn nên làm gì…): mang nghĩa khuyên răn ai đó làm gì Eg: It’s getting dark. We had better go home right now. (Trời bắt đầu tối rồi. Chúng ta nên về nhà ngay lập tức) | (thích…hơn): mang nghĩa bày tỏ mong muốn của người nói về điều gì Eg: I would rather stay at home on a rainy day. (Tôi thích ở nhà vào ngày mưa hơn) |
V) BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ:
Bài 1: Đưa ra lời khuyên cho nhân vật trong những câu sau:
1, Mary is sleep-deprived and often feels tired.
=> (sleep enough)
2, Maria is always late and she will have an important meeting this afternoon.
=> (hurry up)
3, It is forecasted to be getting cold this afternoon.
=> (bring a coat)
4, Mat scored badly in midterm exam and he is likely to fail this subject.
=> (study hard for the final exam)
5, Mathew has recently had a breakdown.
=> (see the doctor)
6, Mary has got tired at work and she needs rest.
=> (go home)
7, Ross has 1 hour left to finish the homework but he hasn’t started.
=> (start doing homework)
8, Clara hasn’t paid the bill and it’s likely that power will go out.
=> (pay the bill)
9, Rachel intends to eat at a famous restaurant.
=> (reserve a table)
10, Chandler need to clean up the house before Monica comes home
=> (clean up the house)
Bài 2: Điền “had better” hoặc “should”:
- I have an exam in 5 minutes. I ____ go right now.
- Our bodies need a variety of vitamins. You ____ eat more vegetables.
- Everybody ____ do exercises regularly.
- It’s forecasted to rain this noon. I ____ bring an umbrella.
- If we don’t invite Phoebe to our housewarming party, she’ll be upset. We ___ invite her.
- This dish is tasty. You ____ try it.
- Tomorrow is the deadline for homework. You ____ do it now.
- Everyone _____ have a medical checkup regularly.
- Dad will get mad if you don’t clean up your room. You ____ clean your room now.
- Youngsters ____ follow their dreams.
VI) BÀI TẬP BỔ TRỢ:
Bài 1:
- Mary had better sleep enough.
- Maria had better hurry up.
- You had better bring a coat.
- Mat had better study hard for the final exam.
- Mathew had better see the doctor.
- Mary had better go home.
- Ross had better start doing homework.
- Clara had better pay the bill.
- Rachel had better reserve a table.
- Chandler had better clean up the house.
Bài 2:
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