Free Intermediate English Course - CEFR B2 - Lesson 25 of 25
Had Better
Watch four videos using the modal "had better" in conversation.
Conversation 1
Man: Wow. You sound terrible.
Woman: Yeah, I think I have the flu.
Man: Oh, well, you’d better go home and get some rest.
Woman: I will, as soon as I finish this.
Man: No, no, no. You need to stop. It'd be better for all of us.
Woman: I guess you're right. I don't want you to get sick, too.
Conversation 2
Man: Where's Sally? I need her to sign this.
Woman: I think she just left to go home.
Man: Oh, no! Maybe I can catch her.
Woman: Well, you’d better hurry.
Man: Thanks. I'll try to catch her.
Woman: Good luck.
Conversation 3
Man: Well, it's getting late. I'd better get going.
Woman: Okay. Thanks for stopping by.
Man: Oh, it was my pleasure. Thanks for inviting me.
Woman: Any time. So, how are you going home?
Man: I'm thinking of taking the expressway.
Woman: You’d better drive slow then. The fog is bad tonight.
Man: Thanks, will do.
Conversation 4
Man: Oh, man, this pizza is great.
Woman: Yeah, it is. But how many slices have you had?
Man: I'm not sure. Maybe eight or 10 or 12.
Woman: Yeah, you'd better slow down. You'll get sick.
Man: Yeah, you're right. I'd better take it easy.
Woman: Yeah. And save some for me, will you?
Had Better
- It is getting dark. We had better go inside.
- I have a big day tomorrow. I had better get to bed.
- We have a long drive. We had better get going.
- The boss is in a bad mood today. You had better be careful with what you say.
- It is getting dark. We'd better go inside.
- I have a big day tomorrow. I'd better get to bed.
- We have a long drive. We'd better get going.
- The boss is in a bad mood today. You'd better be careful with what you say.
- It is getting dark. We better go inside.
- I have a big day tomorrow. I better get to bed.
- We have a long drive. We better get going.
- The boss is in a bad mood today. You better be careful with what you say.
- You'd better slow down.
- meaning: you are going to fast
- You'd better not say anything.
- meaning: if you say something, it will be a problem
- You'd better watch out.
- meaning: your behaviour is bad and you're putting yourself at risk
- You'd better knock it off.
- meaning: you are upseting people, and you will get in trouble
More Grammar Conversations for Intermediate Students (B1)
Grammar Listening Practice
B2-21 Reported Speech
She said that she wanted to visit Europe.
B2-22 Past Conditional
I wish I had not eaten the pizza.
B2-23 Third Conditional
I would have been very upset if I were you.
B2-24 Had I known
Had I known you were in town, I would have called you.
B2-25 Had Better
You had better slow down!
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