MODAL VERBS - VOCABULARY 1º BACHILLERATO - Mayo 2002

Rewrite the sentences using the modal verb in brackets:

1. Mark is thinking about going snowboarding. (might)________________________________________

2. It’s possible that Jane will visit Switzerland next year. (could)___________________________________________

3. I’m thinking about taking Spanish lessons. (may)__________________________________________

4. I’m sure they’ll be home by now. (must)________________________________________

5. James definitely isn’t eighteen yet! (can’t)___________________________________________

6. It’s possible the weather will be sunny tomorrow. (might)_____________________________________________

Give advice in these situations using the information in brackets

1. Helen has been working all night. She’s very tired.(not work so hard) You ________________________________

2. Linda is hungry. She hasn’t had lunch.(eat something) You ______________________________

3. Chris often borrows money from his friends. He doesn’t save his own money.(borrow money) You ____________________________

4. Jenny never reads a book. She watches TV all the time.(read a book from time to time) You __________________________

Use MUST/MUSTN’T or HAVE TO/DON’T HAVE TO according to the context.

1. He ___________________ bring his CD player to the party. We’ve already got one. 2. I _______________ remember to buy some new shampoo tomorrow. (must)3. You __________________ ride a motorbike without wearing a helmet.4. We ______________ arrive at school before 8:30 every morning. (have to)5. ‘I’m flying to Seville tomorrow.’ ‘You ______________ forget your passport this time!’ 6. They ________________ meet us at the airport. We’re going to get a taxi into town.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.

1. Robert managed to make a good ________________ at his job interview. (IMPRESS)2. Dave was arrested for __________________ of drugs. (POSSESS)3. Sarah didn’t do her homework, so the teacher asked her for an __________________.

(EXPLAIN)4. After two years of negotiations, the company signed an ___________________ which

promised better working conditions. (AGREE)5. Pam failed her exams because she hadn’t done enough ___________________. (REVISE)6. The concert was badly organised. There was a lot of ____________________ about who

was playing. (CONFUSE)

Have to – Must

In my country you _________________ be sixteen before you can get married. It’s the law.I ________________ send an email to Cathy tonight. I haven’t been in touch with her for ages.In Britain, everybody _________________ drive on the right-hand side of the road.

MUSTN’T – DON’T HAVE TO

You _______________ bring an umbrella. It isn’t raining. (don’t have to)Rachel _______________ forget to water the plants while her parents are on holidays. (mustn’t)We ________________ go to school tomorrow. It’s a national holiday. (don’t have to)You ________________ talk during the exam. (mustn’t)

SHOULD / OUGHT TO

Helen has been working all night. She’s very tired. (go to bed) You ___________________________Tim is sunbathing. He isn’t wearing sun cream.(wear sun cream) You __________________________Chris often borrows money from his friends. He doesn’t save his own money.(save your own money) You ____________________________ (watch so much TV) You __________________________