5–6 GRAMMAR COMMUNICATION B2

Dictation game
Work in pairs. Play a running dictation game. Student A: memorise one line
of the Word options and tell Student B. Student B: write the words in the
gaps. Then swap roles. Continue until all your sentences are complete.

Sentences
1 It would be a good idea if you spoke to the team captain.
   to the team captain.

2 He spent all of his money at the shops yesterday and now thinks it was a bad idea.
He    all his money at the shops yesterday.

3 Because of my age, it’s not possible for me to join the cricket team.
Because of my age,      the cricket club.

4 My town doesn’t have a sports centre so it’s necessary for me to travel to the next town to play basketball.
I     the next town to play basketball because my town
doesn’t have a sports centre.

5 I have a sports membership so it’s not necessary for me to pay any fees.
I have a sports membership so I     any fees.

6 Because it broke, it was necessary to send my racket back, but it wasn’t possible to get a refund.
Because it broke, I    my racket back, but I  
a refund.

7 I didn’t save any money, which was silly because now I can’t afford to go to football camp this year.
I     some money so I could afford to go to football camp
this year.

8 We took lots of money, but it wasn’t obligatory to pay for anything.

We    lots of money because we   
 for anything.

9 You don’t have permission to buy any more video games.

   any more video games.

10 It wasn’t necessary for me to give my brother a loan because he had enough money.
I     my brother a loan because he had enough money.

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Word options
A couldn’t saved to pay not

B I’m join better to need

C don’t travel have need to

D have didn’t send to shouldn’t

E mustn’t have You’d allowed had to

F have ought You taken to pay

G didn’t spent to give get

H speak to have buy needn’t

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