1. How much do you know about Chinese culture?
Read the sentences and choose should or shouldn’t.
If you’re having dinner with a Chinese family, you should / shouldn’t finish your first drink before everyone else.
You should / shouldn’t take only a small spoon of the main dish until everyone has a helping (portion).
When the cook criticizes her own food, you should / shouldn’t eat some and say it is the best dish you have ever tasted.
You should / shouldn’t criticize the cooking.

2. Part B: Now watch the movie segment and try to fill in the blanks:
He shouldn't have _____ that second glass when everyone else had had only half an inch.
He should ______ taken only a small spoonful of the best dish until everyone had had a helping.
He ________ have bragged he was a fast learner.

3. A movie about the relationships between Chinese-American women and their Chinese mothers. 

4. Rich & Waverly

5. Play the video here

6. Part B: Now watch the movie segment and try to fill in the blanks:
He shouldn't have _____ that second glass when everyone else had had only half an inch.
He should ______ taken only a small spoonful of the best dish until everyone had had a helping.
He ________ have bragged he was a fast learner.
had
have
shouldn’t

7. Part C: Answer the questions for each sentence.
He shouldn’t have had that second glass when everyone else had had only half an inch.
Did he have that second glass? __________
Was it a mistake? ___________
Can he change what happened? ____________ because it happened in the _________ .
Yes
Yes No
past

8. Part C: Answer the questions for each sentence.
He should have taken only a small spoonful of the best dish until everyone had had a helping.
Did he take only a small spoonful of the best dish? ___________
Was it a mistake? ______________
Can he change what happened? ____________ because it happened in the _________ . No
Yes No
past

9. Part C: Answer the questions for each sentence.
Looking at your answers above, try to complete the following sentence:
We use should have + ______________ to talk about ________ and/or criticism for (not) having done something.
past participle / V3
regrets

10. Your brother is broke now because he spent all his money carelessly.
A. Choose the best advice (a. or b.). In some cases, both answers are correct.
Your brother is broke now because he spent all his money carelessly.
a. He should have spent more money.
b. He shouldn’t have spent so much money.
Your friends went to Hawaii over vacation. They had a good time. You didn’t go with them, and now are sorry.
a. I should have gone with them,
b. I shouldn’t have stayed home.
Homer had too much coffee, and now he can’t sleep.
a. He shouldn’t have had so much coffee,
b. He should have had more coffee.
The little girl told a lie. She got into a lot of trouble.
a. She shouldn’t have been dishonest,
b. She should have been more honest.

11. leave see invite read go
Fill in the blanks with one of the verbs below using should/shouldn’t have + past participle.
leave see invite read go
A: I didn’t invite Sonya to my party. That made her feel bad. I’m sorry I didn’t invite her.
B: You _____________________ Sonya to your party.
A: Tim made a mistake yesterday. He left the door to his house open, and a bird flew in. He had a terrible time catching the bird.
B: He ____________________ the door (to his house) open.
A: There was an important meeting yesterday afternoon, but you decided not to go. That was a mistake. Now your boss is angry.
B: You _____________________ to the meeting.
should have invited
shouldn’t have left
should have gone

12. leave see invite read go
Fill in the blanks with one of the verbs below using should/shouldn’t have + past participle.
leave see invite read go
A: Emily didn’t feel good a couple of days ago. I told her to see a doctor, but she didn’t. That was a mistake. Now she is very sick.
B: She ________________________ a doctor.
A: Nick signed a contract to buy some furniture without reading it thoroughly. Now he has discovered that he is paying a higher interest rate than he expected. He made a mistake.
B: He _______________________ the contract more thoroughly.
should have seen
should have read

13. Now let’s play a game! Work in groups of 4/5.
You will be given a situation on PPT.
You should comment on the situation with a sentence using should (not) have + past participle.
Make sure your sentence is grammatically correct.
Write your answer on a piece of paper and hold it up when the time is up.
You will have 1 minute for each question.

14. 1.
Burak told his mother that he was staying over at a friend’s house but he was out all night going from one bar to another.
Suggested answer:
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15. 2.
Tuğçe stole the keys to her father’s Ferrari, and then she had an accident. When her father asked about it, she said that it was her brother who had the accident.
Suggested answer:
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16. Before Mustafa went to Hawaii on holiday, he asked Ecem to water his flowers while he was away. However, she forgot to water them and they all died. Mustafa was very angry when he came back and found all his flowers dried up. 3.
Suggested answer:
Ecem shouldn’t have forgotten to water his flowers. 40 39 41 43 44 38 42 36 33 32 34 35 45 37 47 56 55 57 58 60 59 54 53 48 31 49 50 52 51 46 28 9 8 10 11 13 12 7 6 1
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17. Dilan borrowed her friend’s mixer and after using it for weeks, she broke it. Then she decided to give it back without saying anything. When her friend realized that she had broken the mixer, she said that it was still working when she returned it. 4.
Suggested answers:
She should have told the truth.
She shouldn’t have broken the mixer. 40 39 41 43 44 38 42 36 33 32 34 35 45 37 47 56 55 57 58 60 59 54 53 48 31 49 50 52 51 46 28 9 8 10 11 13 12 7 6 1
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18. Hüseyin was preparing a presentation, but he thought it was too difficult. He decided to hire someone to do it for him. He gave 50 dollars to another student to do it. When his teacher asked if it was his own work, he said he worked really hard and did not get any help. 5.
Suggested answer:
He should have prepared the presentation himself. 40 39 41 43 44 38 42 36 33 32 34 35 45 37 47 56 55 57 58 60 59 54 53 48 31 49 50 52 51 46 28 9 8 10 11 13 12 7 6 1
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19. While shopping for a birthday present for her best friend, Melis saw a nice pair of shoes that she really liked. She liked them so much that she wanted to keep them for herself and look for another present for her friend. In the end, she couldn’t find anything better and decided to buy a cup. 6.
Suggested answer:
She shouldn’t have kept the nice shoes for herself. 40 39 41 43 44 38 42 36 33 32 34 35 45 37 47 56 55 57 58 60 59 54 53 48 31 49 50 52 51 46 28 9 8 10 11 13 12 7 6 1
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20. New challenge ahead!
For the following questions, try to write as many sentences as you can for the given situation.
You will get one point for each correct sentence.
You will have 2 minutes for each situation.

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Tom didn’t study for the test. During the exam, he panicked and started looking at other students’ test papers. He didn’t think the teacher saw him, but she did. She warned him once to stop cheating, but he continued. As a result, the teacher took Tom’s test paper, told him to leave the room, and failed him on the exam.
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It was Carlos and Gabrielle’s anniversary and Carlos completely forgot about it. When he got home, he saw that Gabrielle had prepared his favorite meal and she was waiting for him at the dinner table. When he realized that it was their anniversary, he said that he had bought a present but it wasn’t going to be ready until the next day.
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23. 9.
Kazu and his wife, Julie, had good jobs as professionals in New York City. Kazu was offered a high-paying job in Chicago, which he immediately accepted. Julie was shocked when he came home that evening and told her the news. She liked her job and the people she worked with. She didn’t want to move away and look for another job.
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24. For three years, Donna had been saving her money for a trip to Europe
For three years, Donna had been saving her money for a trip to Europe. Her brother, Hugo, had a good job, but he spent all of his money on expensive cars, clothes, and entertainment. Suddenly, Hugo was fired from work and had no money to support himself while he looked for another job. Donna lent him nearly all of her savings, and within three weeks he spent it all on his car, more clothes, and expensive restaurants.
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