MODAL VERBS - VOCABULARY 1º BACHILLERATO - Mayo 2002

Rewrite the sentences using the modal verb in brackets:

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

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2. It’s possible that Jane will visit Switzerland next year. (could)
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3. I’m thinking about taking Spanish lessons. (may)
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4. I’m sure they’ll be home by now. (must)
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5. James definitely isn’t eighteen yet! (can’t)
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6. It’s possible the weather will be sunny tomorrow. (might)
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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 __________________________