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Exercises

I. Ask questions as in the pattern.

Pattern: Ask your groupmate if he can sing. – Can you sing?

1) if he/she can speak French;

2) if he could play the piano;

3) if she will be able to come to your place tomorrow;

4) if his/her father can repair a radio set;

5) if he can run 100 metres in 13 seconds;

6) if he can drink 5 glasses of water at once;

7) if her friend can play football.

2. Complete the following sentences and say what you should/shouldn’t, can/can’t do.

Pattern: People shouldn’t smoke; they should eat lots of vegetables.

1. If you have a cold – you should

– you shouldn’t

2. If you have a nosebleed – you should

– you shouldn’t

3. If you are traveling in a plane – you can

– you can’t

4. If you are eating peas – you should

– you shouldn’t

5. If you are driving a car – you should

– you shouldn’t

6. If you have no money – you should

– you shouldn’t

7. If you lose your briefcase – you should

– you shouldn’t

8. If you want to learn English – you should

– you shouldn’t

9. If you want to buy a house – you should

– you shouldn’t

III. Tick off what you can do and what you can’t do and complete the sentences below using the verb can.

drive  can  can’t

type  can  can’t

run a kilometre  can  can’t

dance  can  can’t

cook a meal  can  can’t

read Russian  can  can’t

ski  can  can’t

swim  can  can’t

speak French  can  can’t

fly a plane  can  can’t

play tennis  can  can’t

play the piano  can  can’t

walk twenty kilometers  can  can’t

skate  can  can’t

In my class everybody can

nobody can

some people can

IV. What I should do tomorrow

Cathy’s list Your list

- clean the kitchen -buy

- buy some soap -see

- see Matt Scott -

- phone John -

- pay telephone bill -

- post letters -

V.What do you think?

Should children watch TV a lot?  Yes  No  Don’t know

Should people eat meat?  Yes  No  Don’t know

Should people smoke?  Yes  No  Don’t know

Should women work as bus-drivers?  Yes  No  Don’t know

Should children leave school at 18?  Yes  No  Don’t know

Should everybody does sport?  Yes  No  Don’t know

Should everyone wash every day?  Yes  No  Don’t know

Should…………………………..  Yes  No  Don’t know

Explain the reasons for your opinions.

Pattern: – I think children should watch a lot of television because they see many interesting things.

- I don’t think children should watch television a lot because they see too much violence.

VI. Paraphrase the following using the verbs should and
ought.

A. 1. I advise you to buy this coat. 2. I advise you to go in for skating. 3. He advises you to read this book in the original. 4. I advise you to consult a doctor. 5. I don’t advise you to go there tonight.

B. 1. I think you must wait for them. 2. I think you mustn’t go there alone. 3. I think you must apologize to her. 4. I think she
must not punish the boy for it. 5. I think you had better read aloud.

C. 1. It’s a pity you did not come to my place yesterday. 2. It’s a pity he bought this camera. 3. It’s a pity they didn’t think about it before. 4. I’m sorry I went there. 5. It’s a pity you broke it.

VII. What would you like to do tonight?

1. Put these activities in order of preference for yourself from 1-10.

2. Put these activities in the order you think another student would have.

My order His / her order

- watching an old film on television

- reading a good book

- going to see a boxing fight

- going to a party

- listening to some records

- playing table tennis

- going out for a meal

- going to a disco

- washing clothes

VIII. Complete the sentences with must or can’t + suitable verb.

Pattern: You’ve been travelling all day. You must be very tired

1. Brian has got three houses, four cars and a helicopter. He ___________ a lot of money.

2. (The doorbell rings.) I wonder who that is. It ___________ Jim. He said he would come after 7 o’clock and it’s only 6:30 now.

3. I wonder why Tom isn’t at work today. I suppose he ______________ ill.

4. Peter seems to know a lot about history. He _______________ a lot of books.

5. I wonder where my umbrella is. You _____________ it on the train.

6. John’s putting on his coat and hat. He _____________ out.

7. She knew everything about our plans. She ____________ our conversation.

8. I don’t understand how the accident happened. The driver ___________ the red light.

IX. Fill in the gaps. Make up sentences from this table using ‘must’, ‘should’.

Must or should England USA My country

- drive a car on the left right

- say when you have a drink ‘Cheers’ ‘Cheers’

- eat vegetables with a knife and fork a fork

- buy a train ticket before before

you get on you get on

- go to school when you are five six

- say when you cough ‘Excuse me’ ‘Pardon me’

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Pattern: In England you must drive on the left.

In America you should eat vegetables with a fork.

In………………you…………………………………………

X. Fill in must, mustn’t or needn’t in these sentences.

Example: In a restaurant you must pay the bill.

In a library you mustn’t shout.

In an office you needn’t wear a suit.

1. You wear white clothes when you play tennis.

2. You tip the waitress in a cafe.

3. You have a passport when you travel abroad.

4. You pay if you go to a museum.

5. You have a licence for a TV in England.

6. You eat chips with fish.

7. You say ‘Fine’ when somebody else says “How do you do?’

8. You put milk in tea.

9. You buy a ticket before you get on the train.

10. You get your food yourself in a snack bar.

11. You get a receipt when you buy something in a supermarket.

XI. Match up two parts of the sentence to make one sentence.

1. If cows fly a) you may break your leg.

2. If you shave too quickly b) pigs have wings.

3. If you lose your purse c) you should send for the fire brigade.

4. If you fall downstairs d) you can drive a car.

5. If it’s sunny in the morning e) you should go to the police station.

6. If your house catches fire f) you may cut yourself.

7. If you have a licence g) it will rain at night.

8. If you have flu h) people can’t play tennis.

9 If you go to America i) you must stay in bed.

10. If it rains j) you ought to see the Statue of Liberty.

XII. Paraphrase the following using the verb may and might.

Example: I nearly lost my way. – I might have lost my way.

1. Perhaps he has bought the dictionary.

2. It is possible that they are in the park.

3. He nearly broke the window.

4. Mary nearly fell asleep.

5. I wish you had visited him in the hospital.

6. I wish he behaved properly.

7. Maybe it will rain tomorrow.

8. It is possible that they know each other.

XIII. Read the situation and write what you would say. Use modal verbs.

Example: You have got a pound note but you need some change. You ask somebody to help you. Can you change a pound?

1. You want to borrow your friend’s camera. What do you say to him/her? ______________________________________________

2. You want a cup of coffee. What do you say to waiter?

______________________________________________________

3. You want to invite someone to come and stay with you for the weekend. ______________________________________________

4. You are in the classroom. You want to go out. What do you say to your teacher? _________________________________________

5. You have to go to the airport but you don’t know how to get there. You ask a passer-by. ____________________________________

6. You want to smoke a cigarette. What do you ask?

______________________________________________________

7. You have a car and you want to give somebody a lift. What do you say?

______________________________________________________

8. A friend has just come to see you in your flat. Offer him something to drink.

______________________________________________________

9. You are in the post office. You want three stamps for Japan. What do you say?

______________________________________________________

10. You’re on a bus. The woman next to you has finished reading her newspaper. Now you want to have a look at it. What do you say?

______________________________________________________

XIV. Translate into English using modal verbs.

1. Моя сестра вміє грати на скрипці. 2. Я хотіла відчинити вікно, але не змогла. 3. Він запитав лікаря, чи йому можна скористатися його телефоном. 4. Я могла б вивчити латинську мову дуже скоро. 5. Дозвольте звернутися до вас. 6. У читальному залі не дозволяється голосно розмовляти. 7. Ти можеш купити цю книжку, вона зараз у продажі. 8. Вам не треба було б працювати у тих людей. 9. Вам слід було послати її до школи. 10. Не грайте у футбол біля будинку. Ви можете розбити вікно. 11. Оксана, мабуть, зараз готується до екзамену з хімії. 12. Вам слід бути уважнішими на уроках. 13. Мої друзі не змогли купити квитків на концерт, тому вирішили завітати до мене. 14. У нашій школі є спортзал, де учні можуть займатися різними видами спорту. 15. Хлопець упав у річку, але на щастя, ми змогли врятувати його. 16. Куди ти поїдеш цього літа? Я ще не вирішила, але мабуть до Італії. 17. На уроці нам дозволяли користуватись словниками. 18. Не може бути, щоб вона зараз була дома. 19. Щоб потрапити на поїзд, я мушу встати о 6 годині. 20. Катя у лікарні. Ви б відвідали її.

XV. Using the modals in the box, complete the gaps.

1. Ted’s flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He _________ be exhausted after such a long flight. He _________ prefer to stay in tonight and get some rest.

2. Hiking the trail to the peak _________ be dangerous if you are not well prepared for dramatic weather changes. You _________ research the route a little more before you attempt the ascent.

3. When you have a small child in the house, you _________ leave small objects lying around. Such objects _________ be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death.

4. Jenny’s engagement ring is enormous! It _________ have cost a fortune.

5. Please make sure to water my plants while I am gone. If they don’t get enough water, they _________ die.

6. The book is optional. My professor said we _________ read it if we needed extra credit. But we _________ read it if we don’t want to.

7. Where is the spatula? It _________ be in this drawer but it’s not here.

8. _________ we pull over at the next rest stop? I really _________ use the bathroom and I don’t know if I _________ hold it until we get to Chicago.

9. We _________ invite Sally and her husband to come to the picnic on Saturday. We haven’t seen them in weeks, and they _________ really enjoy a nice day at the beach.

10. I was reading the book last night before I went to bed. I never took it out of this room. It _________ be lying around here somewhere. Where _________ it be?

11. Nancy said you didn’t need to buy her anything for her birthday, but I really think you _________ at least get her some flowers or a nice bottle of wine.

12. Nina said she would come over right after work, so she _________ be here by 6:00.

13. You _________ be kidding! That can’t be true.

14. Oh no! Frank’s wallet is lying on the coffee table. He _________ have left it here last night.

15. At first, my boss didn’t want to hire Sam. But, because I had previously worked with Sam, I told my boss that he _________ take another look at his resume and reconsider him for the position.