MODAL VERBS INTERMEDIATE

i. Choose the best meaning of each modal/ semimodal verb:

1. My sister may call you later:
a) My sister will perhaps call you b) My sister is able to call you
2. We don’t have to go to school on Saturday:
a) It is prohibited that we go to school on Saturday b) We needn’t go to school on Saturday
3. We mustn’t smoke in a public building:
a) It is forbidden to smoke in a public building
b) b) It’s not necessary that we smoke in a public building
4. You should talk to an adult you trust about your problems
a) If I were you, I would talk to an adult I trusted b) You must talk to an adult you trust
5. I might stay at home this afternoon:
a) I will certainly stay at home this afternoon b) There’s a possibility that I will stay at home

Complete with your own ideas:

In order to be healthy…:
You can ____________________
You should _______________________
You shouldn’t _______________________
You might _______________________
You mustn’t ____________________
You don’t have to ______________________
You could ____________________

iii. Give advice with the expressions from the box. Use you, he, she, we, they
should or shouldn’t:

take medicine / take up swimming / worry about it

eat so much sweets / do little jobs or go babysitting /ask your teacher to explain it again / study
harder / watch too much television / practise a lot / get up earlier

1. We are often late for school.

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2. My friends laugh at me because I don’t have expensive clothes.
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3. My mother has got a terrible headache.
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4. I don’t understand how to give advice in English.
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5. My brother gets very bad marks at school.
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6. We’re going to write a Maths test tomorrow.
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7. My sister can’t swim and she wants to go to Greece next summer.
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8. I always feel tired.
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9. My friends love eating and they’re very fat.
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10. I want to buy some new clothes but I haven’t got any money.
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