ENGLISH LESSON 14

GRAMMAR

MODAL VERBS + INFINITIVE

1.- HABILIDAD / CAPACIDAD  Capacidad para hacer algo (poder /saber)

MODAL VERB TENSES (USES) EXAMPLES

CAN Present John can swim (now)
COULD Past John could swim (past) when he was young
BE ABLE TO Future or another John will be able to swim (future) soon
MANAGED TO/ WAS Past (particular) The boat was in difficulties but in the end it
– WERE ABLE TO managed to reach the port

2.- PERMISO Y AYUDA

MODAL VERB TENSES (USES) EXAMPLES

CAN Informal Can I go out, mum?
COULD / MAY Formal, educado May I speak, sir? (meeting)
MAY Impersonal (official) Bags may be left here

3.- PROHIBICIÓN

MODAL VERB TENSES (USES) EXAMPLES

MUSTN´T / CAN´T Contra leyes, normas You mustn’t smoke in public places

4.- OFRECIMIENTOS  Interrogatives / affirmatives

MODAL VERB TENSES (USES) EXAMPLES

SHALL Interrogatives Shall I open the Window?
WILL (´ll) Affirmatives I´ll post the letter for you.
WOULD Interrogatives Would you like to come?
Would you mind waiting?

5.- OBLIGACIONES

MODAL VERB TENSES (USES) EXAMPLES

MUST Personal You must go to the dentist
HAVE TO (has, had…) Leyes, reglas, alguien Doctors sometimes have to work at weekends
te obliga
DO/ DOES/ DID … Interrogatives Do workers have to wear helmet?
HAVE TO?
NEED TO Necesidad Jack needs to visit the doctor every month
because of his illness

6.- CONSEJOS (should = OUGHT TO). Se admite también HAD BETTER

MODAL VERB TENSES (USES) EXAMPLES

SHOULD(N´T) Good / bad for us You should go to the doctor if you are ill
We should go to bed. It is too late
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7.- AUSENCIA DE NECESIDAD / OBLIGACIÓN

MODAL VERB TENSES (USES) EXAMPLES

DO/ DOES / DID NOT Gente no está In Britain, people do not have to carry a
HAVE TO obligada a hacerlo passport with them
NEEDN’T Ausencia de You needn´t sleep more than 8 hours
DO / DOES / DID NOT necesidad
NEED TO

8.- PROBABILIDADES (de más a menos)

MODAL VERB TENSES (USES) EXAMPLES

MUST Certeza, deducción lógica He must be my neighbour.
CAN Alta posibilidad He can be John
MAY Posibilidad intermedia I may go to the concert in September.
MIGHT / COULD Más remoto She might be my wife when I was old.
CAN´T Imposibilidad He can´t be Peter because he is in Madrid
now

PRACTISE

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/grammar/2g59-modals-multiple-choice.php
https://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal8.htm
https://www.elt-els.com/2015/03/modal-verbs-can-multiple-choice-test-2.html
http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/multi/modal1.htm

MODAL + HAVE + PARTICIPIO (ED /3C)

- Situación con idea PASADA (cuando no haya un modal para expresarlo)

MODAL + BE + ING

- Situación con idea de PROCESO (no acabada)

VOCABULARY

THE NATURAL WORLD

https://www.examenglish.com/vocabulary/natural_world.htm

COUNTRYSIDE

https://www.examenglish.com/vocabulary/b1_countryside.htm
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READING APTIS > PART 1

RUNNING SHOES

Running is now very popular with teenagers in (0) MANY countries as a sport and as a way of (1)
______ fit. (2) _____ if you only run twice (3) _____ week, you (4) _____ to wear good shoes.
(5) _____ is a lot of choice in running shoes, so decide how much you can afford to pay for your
shoes.

1.- A. KEEPING B. KEEP C. KEPT

2.- A. BESIDES B. EVEN C. BUT
3.- A. IN B. ON C. A
4.- A. NEED B. SHOULD C. WOULD
5.- A. IT B. THAT C. THERE

READING APTIS > PART 2

A BANANA MILKSHAKE

Order the story:

1. First, peel a banana.
2. Drink immediately!
3. Next, cut an orange in half and squeeze the orange juice onto the banana.
4. Add a big spoonful of vanilla ice – cream and 100ml of milk.
5. Cut the banana into small pieces and put them into a big bowl.
6. Whisk all the ingredients together.
7. Pour the milkshake into a big glass.

1.- First, peel a banana.

2.-
3.-
4.-
5.-
6.-
7.-
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READING APTIS > PART 3

A HONG KONG HOTEL

A Hong Kong hotel has sold individual rooms to be used as homes. It's one of the ways (1)____ are
trying to cope with soaring housing prices, which are among the highest in the world. The hotel
suites are cheaper than apartments in Hong Kong. Hundreds of people (2)___ up for hours to buy a
unit at the Apex Horizon Hotel this week. It's not clear whether investors can legally live in the
suites but buyers are still eager. The hotel was able to sell all 360 of its suites in two days - a sign
there is a (3)____ for affordable housing. Hong Kong's low (4)____ rate has attracted hordes of
mainland Chinese investors. It pushed home prices to record highs last year. Flats (5) ____ an
average of US$14,000 per square metre in central locations. Many residents feel they can no longer
(6)____ to buy apartments.
Hong Kong people cope by renting makeshift homes on rooftops, while others move into so-called
cage homes - hutches made from wire-mesh, stacked on top of each other in a tiny room. The
government's efforts to cool down (7)____ prices have not worked. So Hong Kong residents have to
be creative in finding space to live.

INTEREST AFFORD SPEND RESIDENTS DEMAND

INVESTORS PROPERTY SAVE LINED COST

WRITING APTIS > PART 3

Task 3: You are a member of a music club. You’re talking to some partners in the club chat room.
Talk to them using sentences. Use 30 to 40 words per answer. You have 10 minutes.

Sam. Hi! Welcome. Can you remember the first time you went to a concert?

Miguel. Hello! What is the most interesting band you have ever listened to?

Mark. What would you ask if you had the chance to meet a famous musician?
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LISTENING >

As long as you love

Although loneliness has (1) ALWAYS/ OTHER / EVER been a friend of mine
I'm leavin' my life in your (2) HAND / HEAD / HEART
People say I'm crazy and that I am blind
Risking it all in a glance
And how you got me blind is still a mystery
I can't get you out of my (3) HAIR / HEAD / HIDE
Don't care what is written in your (4) STORY / HISTORY / IS TO BE
As long as you're here with me

CHORUS
I don't (5) Care who you are
Where you're (6) From
What you did
As long as you love me
Who you are
Where you're (6) From
Don't (5) Care what you did
As long as you love me

Every little (7) Thing that you have said and done
Feels like it's deep within me
Doesn't really matter if you're on the run
It seems (8) Like we're meant to be

CHORUS (BACK)

I've tried to hide it so that no one (9) Knows

But I guess it shows
When you look into my (10) Eyes
What you did and where you're comin’ from

CHORUS (BACK)
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SPEAKING APTIS > PART 4

1 minute to write
2 minutes talking

What was the last time you saw a monument?

How did you feel?
What can we do to preserve our monuments?