8 Lost & Found
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Grammar 4B
Past modals of deduction
‘Complete the extract from a radio programme with a past
modal and the correct form of the verbs in bracket
“Tell me about this ring
‘We found it when we were clearing out my
grandmother’ house. It looks like a wedding
ring, but we know (1)
ae) hers
because we never saw her wearing it. We think ie
rat V2 20 el to her mother, but we can't
Do you think it 3) tad Laut heen i) in the family
for along time? Task because, jing bythe design, Pd
say iat least 150 years od
Really!
Yes, and it a beautifl piece. Someone with exceptional
Skil @) ost be cdl (male) it. What about
these initials CR? Do you have any idea what they
stand for?
‘My great-grandmorher had an aunt whose surname was
Reed, She didnt have any children of er own,so we
think my grandmother (6) fap Pat “8
fom her, though we cant be sure ofthat
Well, whoever it came from (6) 404s Woe \nad (bare)
4 lot of money becstse this sa real diamond.
You're joking!
Uber) it
No, I'm not.
My grandmother certsinly (7) cat ast Va ns)
how valuable was or she wouldn't have Leptin a box
in the atic!
Vocabulary 1
Expressions with lose and lost
1 Match the words in the first box with the words in the
second box to make an expression with dase or las.
lose (x3) lost lost track nothing
2 Complete the sentences with expressions from.
exercise |
4 as Tim ging fora gwim
1 Have you — Lad _vnin
There warning flag over there hecause the sea is
really dangerous here!
Hve been trying to fix the computer, but Think is a
Lost cont es eight years old
now and it ight be cheaper to get anew one
‘Have you packed your bag? We need to leave in ten
1 im sorry, havent yet. Ive been watching the match
and I completely Lost Woe of Tieae
“The boss has made a mistake, bucshe won't admit it
because she doesn’t want to. ad
£2.08 ____in front of her workers.
‘There ajob here for an acountan, but theyre
looking for someone who' qualified
1% Why don' you apply anyway? You've got
—Nobhint 9 __ by ying. They
can only say no!
now Kary not getting the best grads, bt she
happy at chool, and thar
nore important. We must
Vocabulary 3.
Expressiuns with make and do
Pat the nouns into the co-rect column according to
whether they are used wha thor do,
decisions adiference a discovery _ an experiment
favour ajod amistake nothing progress
sense teste
make + nown dos noun
deusions A
Se
cause face oftime sightof tolose yourmind
o anstol
yee
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