GRAMMAR 10 – Modal verbs
Association
1. Match the mistake in each sentence with the grammar rule
Translation
2. Translate the following sentence into English
Speak your grammar
3. Choose the correct rephrasing and read it aloud
It is very important that you check in your luggage an hour before your flight
- You don’t have to check in your luggage an hour before your flight
- You can check in your luggage an hour before your flight
- You must check in your luggage an hour before your flight
It’s not a good idea to eat an ice cream every day
- You can’t eat an ice cream every day
- You shouldn’t eat an ice cream every day
- You don’t have to eat an ice cream every day
It’s possible that they are preparing some kind of project together
- They should be preparing some kind of project together
- They might be preparing some kind of project together
- They need to be preparing some kind of project together
Exam practice
4. Choose the correct option (A,B,C,D) to complete the text.
It was going to be a good day. John had arranged to meet Evelyn, the mysterious girl we met in unit 2, for the second time. He was nervous as he wanted to make a good (1)_____ on her, so he planned everything (2)_______. He picked her up from her workplace and went shopping together. They both bought elegant clothes for that evening, as they would (3)___ eating out in the best restaurant in town. (4)_____, the dinner didn’t go as they expected. It turned out that Evelyn was allergic to peanuts, so as (5)____ as she tried the sauce that went with the salad, she was itchy all over. Fortunately, John reacted quickly and took her to hospital, where the doctor gave her pills that (6)_____ her feel much better the next day.