I.

Modals

The deadline

Maggie: Hi Tom, have you finished your

homework?

Tom: Oh hi Maggie. No, I haven’t.

Maggie: The deadline is tomorrow you know so

you have to submit it tomorrow.

Tom: I can’t make it. I haven’t even started it yet.

Can we hand it in next week?

Maggie: I don’t know. You’ll have to ask Mrs.

Robinson about that. I think you must finish it by

tomorrow. She probably won’t accept projects

after tomorrow.

Tom: I’ve had so many other things to do. I

couldn’t even start it. I don’t know what to do.

Maggie: Don’t worry. I’ll help you. It’s not very

difficult. I finished it in one day.

Tom: Really? Great!

Maggie: First, you should read the article that Mrs. Robinson gave us. It’s about the Mohican Civilization.
Then,

you have to design a poster for a play about them – the Mohicans – for the theatre.

Tom: Yeah I know but it looks a bit difficult…

Maggie: Not at all. You don’t have to make the poster from scratch and it doesn’t have to be a work of
art. There

are lots of templates on the internet. You can just use one of those designs to make your own poster.

Tom: Well, I think I can do it. What title shall I use? Can you help me?

Maggie: Yeah, I can give you some suggestions but you mustn’t use the same title as anyone else in our
class.

You have to create your own title.

Tom: Okay, I can come up with something I guess.

Maggie: Alright?

Tom: Yeah, I’ve got to go now and make a start on it. I’ll follow the project guidelines like you said.
Thanks,

Maggie.

Maggie: No problem. Good luck!

Decide if the statements are true or false according to the text.

1. Maggie has completed her project. ______

2. Tom has submitted his project.______

3. Tom must ask Mrs. Robinson if he can hand in the project after the deadline. ______

4. The poster must look great when it’s finished. _____

5. Tom must design the entire poster by himself. ______

6. Maggie can’t help Tom with the poster in any way.______

II. Conditionals

Mystery of the Red Truck By Sally Nicholls, a local reporter

It has been confirmed that late on the night of the sixth of July, a large red truck ran into the bakery on
Maryland Street. After an initial investigation by police, it is now clear that the truck had no driver at all.
The locals are asking a simple question: “Where was the driver?” If the police want to solve this mystery,
they will need the CCTV footage from the street. One of the locals said: “We’re all quite worried about a
truck with no driver. This truck has never been seen in the neighbourhood before. If we’d seen that
truck before, we’d solve this mystery now.” Many locals share the same concerns. They want to know
what’s happening in their town. A witness at the crime scene told police: “There was a loud noise
coming from the truck while it was going towards the building and its speed.... it was unbelievable. If it
had been going slower, I would’ve had a chance to see the driver. But all I saw was the truck speeding
into the bakery as fast as it could. ’’ The police have already spoken with eleven other residents but no
one knows any further details about the incident. Superintendent Amanda Slippers remarked: “This is a
tough case. The truck licence plate belongs to this town, but nobody has seen it here. According to the
town records, the owner of the truck moved away from here years ago. No one knows where to. If we
located the owner, we'd probably solve this mystery.’’ If a truck moves, then it has a driver. Well, maybe
we should change this basic assumption on account of this mysterious red truck.

Decide if the statements are true or false according to the text.

1. The locals knew that the red truck had an old driver. _____
2. The police have investigated all the people in the town. _____
3. The CCTV footage of the street will help the police._____
4. The locals haven’t seen the truck in the town before. _____
5. The truck ran into the building very slowly. _____