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1 Warm up

In pairs, discuss the following questions.

1. In what situation do you make plans in your job?

2. Do your plans go well?
3. What do you do when your plans have problems?

2 Focus on vocabulary

Part A: Complete the definitions.

an idea is going to not something sure to do will happen you know

1. confidently (adv.) → in a way that shows you know what and how to do it

2. doubt (v) → being sure about something

3. expected (adj.) → knowing what

4. imagine (v) → having in your mind of what is possible

5. possibly (adv.) → used to say that may happen, but without being 100% sure

6. surely (adv.) → used to say what will happen and think other people should agree

7. prediction (n) → a statement about what you think happen

8. unclear (adj.) → not being or easy to know

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Part B: Pronunciation. Decide how many syllables each of the words from Part A have. Then for each
word of more than one syllable, decide which syllable is stressed.

Part C: Complete the gaps in the following sentences with different parts of speech from the same
word family as the Part A words.

clearly confidence imaginary possible

predict undoubtedly unexpectedly unsure

1. I really don’t think it’s going to be to finish the report by 2 pm. There’s just too
much to do.

2. I have great that this year will be our best year yet for sales.

3. I think Hamish is undoubtedly the best person for the job, in my opinion. He’s better qualified
than anyone else.

4. This company we’re using for our advertisement have no idea what they are doing.
They don’t have any good ideas at all.

5. I don’t think this project is going to work. It’s based on the situation that we have
enough people to do the work, and we don’t.

6. My manager gave me a pay increase today. I had no idea that he was going to do
that.

7. I asked him if he could arrive by 10 am but he said he was because of the problems
with the trains.

8. It’s very difficult to how popular this decision is going to be with our customer.
They may not like it.

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3 Reading for details

Now, look at the conversation below. Work in pairs and complete gaps 1 – 8 with the words from
Part A.
confidently doubt expected imagine
possibly prediction Surely unclear

Gabrielle: First, I would like to discuss when we think we can complete this project. As you all
know, senior management wants everything completed by the end of June next year.
However, there are a few factors which might make it difficult for us to confidently 1
agree to that. Ivan, what do you think?
2
Ivan: To be perfectly honest, it’s going to be difficult to make a at the moment.
I’ve just had an email this morning that our supplier in Brazil has had some problems.
3
Their company is going through some difficult changes and it is when,
or if, that will end. Obviously, we must have their parts for our products.
4
Ruth: , we could change supplier? I believe there’s one in Germany that could
5
do the same thing? I think there’s also one in Vietnam who I might be
able to help us.
Ivan: Yes, we’ve already looked into that, Ruth. We’ve worked with both of them before.
The German supplier may be an option, but it’s far more expensive and would increase
the cost per unit for us by around 45%. The Vietnamese company is smaller and they
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that they can give us the number of parts we need in time. On a more
personal note, I’ve worked with the Brazilian team for a number of years and they have
always been excellent, giving us exactly what we need, when we need it and at the best
price. I think dropping them when they need us the most isn’t good business.
Gabrielle: I see your point, but they must have known that losing business would be an
7 8
result of their problems. I think before we can know
what action to take, we need to set up a video call with them and see what they can
definitely promise.
Ivan: That’s no problem. I can organise that. Is tomorrow morning good for you all?

Gabrielle: Yes, I might be meeting Deborah, but I can rearrange it if I need to. This is more
important. Let’s say 11 am.

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4 Reading comprehension
Complete the following notes with one, two or three words or a number from the conversation above.

1. Senior management want the project finished by the .

2. with Brazilian supplier as a result of in their company.

3. The German supplier is , increasing costs by .

4. The Vietnamese company is not expected to be able to supply parts .

5. Action: Need to have a with Brazilian company at 11 am.

5 Modal verbs
Part A: Read the information and then complete the tasks.

may/might/could/must + have + past participle

We can use may/might/must/could (not) + have + past participle to talk about

the past and what we think happened.

Write the past participle for these irregular verbs.

1. do – 6. get –

2. be – 7. come –

3. have – 8. bring –

4. go – 9. know –

5. eat – 10. leave -

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Now, write sentences using may/might/must/could (not) + have + the verb in brackets and the information
to help you.

1. I don’t think Steven is here. His car isn’t outside. (leave) → Steven must have left .

2. I saw some pizza in the kitchen earlier. I don’t know if there’s any left. (eat) → Someone
all the pizza.

3. Gary isn’t here in the meeting. I forgot to tell him about it. (know) → Gary that
we are having a meeting now.

4. I didn’t know it was going to rain. I have an umbrella at home. (bring) → If I’d known it was going
to rain, I my umbrella.

5. Susan’s train was at 3.40 pm. It takes 20 minutes to get to the station. She left the office at 3.35pm.
(know) → Susan she would miss her train.

6. Trisha went to the see the manager an hour ago. Now she looks really happy. (get) → Trisha
a promotion.

7. Naseem was saying he felt hungry. Now he’s not here. It’s midday. (go) → Naseem
to lunch early.

8. Tariq is sitting at his desk looking tired. (have) → Tariq a good night’s sleep.

Listen to Conversation 1 and complete the sentences below using the verb in brackets.

1. Sandra Terry. (meet)

2. Terry his laptop fixed earlier. (get)

3. Terry to the café near the office. (go)

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Part B: Talking about options and possibilities in the present

may/might/must/could (not) + verb (base form)

We can use may/might/must/could (not)+ base form of the verb to talk about
options and possibilities which we are thinking or talking about at the moment.

Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first sentence.

1. I’ve got a lot to do. I don’t know if I can complete my presentation today. → I’m quite busy so I
might/may not complete my presentation today.
2. It’s possible to take a taxi to the conference. → We a taxi to the conference.
3. It’s important that we don’t miss the 5.45 pm train. → We the 5.45 pm train.
4. Beth said she was ill last night, so I’m not sure if she will come to work today. → Beth
to work today because she felt ill last night.
5. It’s really important to remember my passport for my business trip abroad. → I to
take my passport for my business trip.
6. Stephanie has a lot to do so it’s possible she will stay in the office later than usual. → Stephanie
later than usual to get all of her work done.

Listen to Conversation 2 and complete the sentences below.

could meet might meet must meet

1. Edward and Sheila the supplier before they leave the country.
2. Edward and Sheila them in the morning for breakfast.
3. Edward and Sheila them this evening.

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Part C: Talking about future possibilities and options

must/may/might/could (not) + be + ing

We can talk about possibilities or options in the future by using

must/may/might/could (not)+ be + ing

Complete the following text with options in the box.

could be meeting may not be coming might be staying

might not be flying must be taking must be travelling

1
I’ve got to work late tonight, so I to Luxembourg until tomorrow morning. I’ve got
2
some friends who live there so I with them or I may be staying in a hotel. We’ve got
3
some German customers who said they are planning to go there at the same time so I
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them. Brigitte has a meeting there tomorrow morning, so she there tonight. I know
5
that she hates flying so she the train. I’ve got to give a presentation on Friday, so I
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home until the weekend.

Listen to Conversation 3 and complete the sentences below.

may be cancelling may/might be giving must be planning

1. Martha thought that Lance his trip because he has to give a presentation.

2. When Martha and Lois saw the email from the airline, they realised Lance to go
to Munich.

3. Lois thinks that Lance his presentation on a video call.

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6 Talking point

Your teacher will give you and your partner a timetable. You have a presentation you need to work
on together on Tuesday and Wednesday and you think you will need at least four hours to complete
it.

You have a busy timetable but nothing you have planned has a fixed time and you can move things
around to find the time. Do not show your partner your timetable.

Talk with your partners to arrange times to meet. Remember to use language from the lesson.
For example:

• I could finish by ...

• I might be meeting ...
• I might be leaving ...
• I must meet ...

Student A

Tuesday Wednesday

9 - 11 Meet with Zara for an hour Arrange a conference call

for 90 mins

11 - 1 Work on the presentation

for an hour

1-3 Lunch with Andrew

3-5 Leave early for the dentist Go and visit customers for
an hour

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Student B

Tuesday Wednesday

9 - 11 Early meeting with Read through this year’s

customers. Arriving to the report for about an hour
office late

11 - 1 Meeting with manager for Meet with designer for

1 hour about 90 mins.

1-3 Lunch meeting with Fiona

3-5 Marketing meeting for 90 Report due by 5. Need to

mins. spend at least an hour on it.

Student C

Tuesday Wednesday

9 - 11 Early sales meeting for Work on project with Ben

around 60 – 90 mins.

11 - 1 Dentist appointment Coffee meeting with

manager

1-3 Work on report for at least Leave for conference

one hour

3-5 Attend presentation

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7 Extended activity/Homework

Write a paragraph about your professional plans for the next year.

Consider the following questions:

• What might you do in the next year?

• What could you do?
• What must you do?
• Where might you be travelling?
• Will you be working in the same company or living in the same place in a year?

You should:

• Write at least 150 words

• Check your grammar, spelling and punctuation

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