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Activity 1

Must - mustn't

You are going to a language school tomorrow morning. What must or mustn't
you do? Use the verbs in the box.

forget be wear listen panick buy make oversleep look sit


1. I Must wear ...........my new T-shirt.

2. I Mustn´t oversleep in the morning.

3. I Mustn´t be ...........late for the lessons.

4. I Must look ...............up a bus in the timetable.

5. I Must buy ................bus tickets.

6. I Mustn’t forget .......my dictionary at home.

7. I Must sit ..................with Jack, my best friend.

8. I Must listen .............to the teacher all the time.

9. I Mustn´t panick.......when the teacher asks me something.

10. I Mustn´t make ........mistakes in the test.


Activity 2
May and Might

A modal auxiliary verb is used to modify the mood of a verb. Here is a list of the modal
auxiliary verbs:

May: “May” is used to express permission or possibility. The negative of may is


“may not”.

Example: I may become a doctor.

In this example “may” is used to express the possibility of me becoming a doctor in the
future.

Example: May I have a glass of water?

In this example “may” is used to ask permission to have a glass of water.

Directions: Make your own sentences using “may”.

1) May I serve coffe ?

2) May I use your calculator?

Might: “Might” is used to express possibility. It differs from “may” in that the
possibility it expresses is usually smaller. The negative of might is “might not”.

Example: I might become a doctor when I grow up, but I doubt it.
In this example “might” is used to express the small possibility that I will become a
doctor when I grow up.

Directions: Now make your own sentences using “might”.

I might quit my job but because of the situation I doubt it a lot

I might go to your house on Saturday but for the time that I have left I don't think so

Directions: Circle the correct auxiliary modal verb in each sentence.


1) When I grow up, I (may, might) become an engineer.

2) There is a small chance the we (may, might) go to the beach this weekend.

3) There is a good change that we (might, may) have to postpone the meeting.

4) Billy and I (may, might) cook dinner tonight.

5) The airplane (might, may) crash.

6) You never know, I (may, might) become president one day.

7) (May, Might) I have a piece of bread please?

8) It (might, may) snow tonight, but I doubt it.

9) If Jane studied harder, she (might, may) have gotten a better grade on the test.

10) I (might, may) not be coming to your party tonight. I told my mother that I would
stay home and make cookies with her already. I’m sorry.

ACTIVITY 3
Future simple

Exercise 1

Complete the sentences with the future simple (will). Keep the same meaning.
Example:
I think Jim's birthday party is on Saturday. (have)
I think Jim will have his birthday party on Saturday.

You can't take my car. I use it at weekends. (need)

You can't take my car. I will need....................it next weekend.

Waiter, we would like two glasses of orange juice.

(have) Waiter, we will have ...two glasses of orange

juice.

Do you think our English teacher is preparing a test for tomorrow?

(write) Do you think we Will write ............a test tomorrow?

I don't mind going to the cinema if you help me with the housework.

(go)

I will go............to the cinema if you help me with the housework.

I have a lot of work to do in the evening.

(work)

I I will work.............a lot in the evening.

Dad can't take you to the station because there is a football match on TV. (want)

Dad can't take you to the station because he will want .................to see a football match.

This film is worth the money!

(watch)

I will watch .................this film!

There is a museum on our programme for tomorrow.

(visit) We will visit .........a museum tomorrow.

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