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                   MEETING IN THE MIDDLE
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                                      Language focus        Modal verbs 1
                                      1   Choose the correct modal verb to complete the sentences from the listening.
                                          … try as we can / might  to keep up with people, our friendship circles shrink as we
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                                          move into adulthood.
                                        2   And so the question is, how  can / must we fill that friendship gap?
                                        3   … it’s not entirely unreasonable that we  can / should make this assumption, …
                                        4   We   ought not to / may not let ourselves fall into this common trap.
                                      2   Check your answers to Exercise 1 in the  Audioscript on page 235.
                                      3   Rewrite the sentences using the modal verb in brackets. There is one example.
                                        0   I hope the bride and groom live a long and happy life together. (may)
                                                   May the bride and groom live a long and happy life together.
                                        1   Is it necessary for me to remind you that homework makes up 20 per cent of your
                                          overall mark? (need)

                                        2   The presence of the prime minister is probably sufficient to bring about the
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                                          necessary arrangement. (should)

                                        3   There was no need for you to pick me up at the airport. (needn’t)

                                        4   I wish you had told me sooner that you were planning to drop the course! (might)

                                        5   It’s not a good idea for you to respond to an irritating email before you’ve had time to
                                          calm down. (oughtn’t to)

                                        6   What a wonderfully thoughtful gift! I feel so grateful. (shouldn’t)   https://english0905.com/private/


                                      4   Go to the Ready for Grammar  section on page 212 for further rules, explanations and
                                        practice.

                                      5   S P E A K   Work in pairs. Read the rhetorical questions and create a context for each
                                        of them.
                                          Must you stay out so late?
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                                        2   How can you hope to get better if you don’t practise?
                                          Need I remind you that we have a contract?
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                                        4   Ought we not to allocate more money to improving our schools?
                                      6   Work with your partner. Choose one of the contexts you created in Exercise 5 and
                                        write a dialogue which includes at least four modal verbs.

                                      7   S P E A K   Join with another pair and roleplay your
                                        dialogue from Exercise 6.


















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