2a Listen. Peter's friend is giving him advice.
Fill in the blanks with could or should.
Hey, Peter, what's wrong?
I had a fight with my best friend.
What should I do?
Well, you could write him a letter.
I don't think so, although it's a good idea.
I'm just not very good at writing letters.
Maybe you should call him up.
No, I don't want to talk about it on the phone.
But you really should talk to him so that you can say you're sorry.
Yes, I know I should, but it's not easy.
Maybe you could go to his house.
I guess I could, but I don't want to surprise him.
Hey, I know.
You could take him to the ball game.
But the ball game is next week.
I don't want to wait until then to talk to him.
2b Listen again. Why doesn't Peter like his friend's advice?
Write the letters (a-e) next to the advice in 2a.
Hey, Peter, what's wrong?
I had a fight with my best friend.
What should I do?
Well, you could write him a letter.
I don't think so, although it's a good idea.
I'm just not very good at writing letters.
Maybe you should call him up.
No, I don't want to talk about it on the phone.
But you really should talk to him so that you can say you're sorry.
Yes, I know I should, but it's not easy.
Maybe you could go to his house.
I guess I could, but I don't want to surprise him.
Hey, I know.
You could take him to the ball game.
But the ball game is next week.
I don't want to wait until then to talk to him.
2d Role-play the conversation.
You look sad, Kim. What's wrong?
Well, I found my sister looking through my things yesterday.
She took some of my new magazines and CDs.
Hmm... that's not very nice. Did she give them back to you?
Yes, but I'm still angry with her.
What should I do?
Well, I guess you could tell her to say sorry.
But why don't you forget about it so that you can be friends again?
Although she's wrong, it's not a big deal.
You're right. Thanks for your advice.
No problem. Hope things work out.