C Grammar exer ED Fin in the gaps with can(t), could(n't), or the correct form of be able to. (B) complete the sentences about the man in the picture Sometimes there are two possible answers. The maths genius Ryan Kennedy speaks to Mick Evans about his amazing talent. (never) (6) spell (7) use my mathematical skill ina job but I haven't decided what yet. | .. (8) be (2) | amaths teacher — I'd enjoy the maths but I'm not sure about the children! | entered a maths quiz show on TV once but when they asked me the sums in my head. | did a maths exam once which | questions I... .. (9) think of the | finished so quickly | (4) : answers because | was just too nervous. So | eat a meal in the canteen before the others | ~ (10) imagine myself as a had finished. Next year we have to write | TV star. |. (11) always get ) essays and I'm not sure whether || work in the supermarket when the tils break | (5) do that because | ' down, | suppose!” | “One day when | was four years old, my father ! | was telling my mother how much money he'd. very well. | would like .. | spent and while he was talking | added it all up. They didn't believe that | 22sl4/.uas_ able. ro (1) do that because | read or write. 'm now at university and | (3) still add up complicated with some of the words and phrases in the box. famous afilmstar fit Greek married rich a schoolboy Spanish atennis champion 45 years old He might be ... Famous He must be....... He might be ... He may be ... He can’t be He could be ..... He couldn't be .... eiannuewone He must be .....B Read about what has happened on a camping trip. Two boys are camping with their families near a lake. One day they find an old boat and decide to row out to an uninhabited island. They explore the island until suddenly they realise it’s getting dark. They run to find the boat, but it’s gone. Here are some of the things their families say when they don’t come back. There can’t be much to eat on the island. Someone may have noticed them rowing across the lake. ‘They could be stuck there for days. A fishing boat might see them. 1 2 3 4 5 They must have forgotten how late it was. 6 They must be getting scared. 7 There may be a cave or hut they can shelter in. 8 The boat could have sunk. 9 Someone may have taken the boat. 10 They can’t have tied the boat up properly. Write the number of the sentences with their meanings, a or b. a I feel certain about this. 4. b I think this is possible. Fill in the gaps with a modal verb and the correct form of the verb in brackets. ns 2 Samantha said she’d go for a swim as soon as she reached the seaside so she 1 Jenny's brother ess . (be) a doctor because he’s only 18. sn (swim) in the sea right now. T don’t seem to have my wallet. I because I paid for my train ticket. w . (leave) it at home 4 A: left Camilla a message on her answerphone but she hasn’t rung yet. B: She... snus (NOt listen) to it yet. She usually has a shower as soon as she gets home from work. 5 A: I found this watch in the changing rooms. Br It. -»» (be) Peter’s. I think he’s got one like that. I can’t make the video recorder work. I . (do) a something wrong. Where are the instructions? x I-can’t think what’s happened to Annie. She left home hours ago so she . (be) here by now. ca These football boots don’t fit me any more. My feet 123 - (grow).9 He remembers when there were fields here instead of houses so he ae snssnnns (De) very old. 10 A: I don't really like James. Why did you invite him? B: Don’t worry. He sure what his plans were. ww (not come) anyway. He said he wasn’t [By Read this police report about a stolen painting. A very small but valuable painting has been stolen from Sidcombe art gallery. We know it was stolen between 6.00 and 7.30 on Friday evening. There are several suspects. They all have keys to the art gallery: The caretaker, Sam Willis Sam, who hos worked at the gallery for 32 years, locked tp at 6.30 as usual after the cleaners had left. aplecent, Daniel Foreman en the gallery shut at 5.30 Daniel begged th. take to let him stay a bit longer to finish his ere The sarees saw him coming out of the toilets at 6.30 and told him to leave. He bought an expensive car on Saturday, hop manager, Sophie Christie wens oP ed the museum shop at 5.30 but Head to stay and wait for a delivery. The dw get ih in the traffic and arrived at Fr see oy ond Sophie said she left at cbout 3.18 but nobody saw her leave the building. A cleaner, Sandra Thom, Sandra cleaned the offices ond the galleries with two other cleaners. They finished at 6.00 and had a chat in the cloakroom before leaving together at 6.15, She says the picture was still there at 6.00. The cloakroom attendant, Josie MeCartn The cloakroom closed at 5.30 and Josie tidied up~ She was just leaving when the cleaners arrived and she stopped to have a chat she dopped to hove a cho with them. They all left The director, William Rees William was on the phone in his office between 6.00 and 7.00. He says he left the gallery ot 7.15 but nobody saw him leave. Who had the opportunity to steal the painting? Complete these sentences using must have, can’t have, couldn't have, might have, may have and could have. Use each structure once. 1 Sam Willis . bas 2 Sandra Thompson 3. William Rees . 4 Daniel Foreman ... len... the painting because hé..was. there until. ¢ wwmee the painting because .... ..the painting because .. the painting because 5. Sophie Christie the painting because 6 Josie McCartney .. the painting because ....C; Grammar exercises 1 2couldn’'t/ wasn't able to 3.can 4 was able to 5 will be able to 6 have never been able to 7 to be able to 8 could 9 couldn’'t/ wasn't able to 10 can’t 11 could / can (> Grammar, parts 1 and 2) 2 Sample answers: 2a tennis champion / fit 3 Greek / rich / married / Spanish 4 married / Spanish / Greek/ rich 5 a film star/a schoolboy /45 years old 6 rich / married / Spanish / Greek 7:45 years old /a schoolboy/a film star 8 fit/a tennis champion (> Grammar, part 2) 3 a5, 6,10 ‘b 2,3, 4, 7, 8, 9 (> Grammar, part 2) 4 2should be swimming / must be swimming 3 can’t/ couldn't have left 4 might not/ may not have listened 5 might/may/could be 6 must be doing 7 should be 8 must have grown 9 must be 10 might not/ may not come (> Grammar, part 2) 5 Sample answers: 2 can’t have stolen; she was with the other cleaners after 6.00. 3 could have stolen; he was there until 7.15 and alone after his phone call. 4 must have stolen; he stayed after the gallery was shut and he bought an expensive car. 5 may have stolen; she was alone there between 6.05 and 6.15 and nobody saw her leave. 6 couldn't have stolen; she was with the cleaners and they left together.