UNIT 2 EXERCISES

1. Choose the correct words/phrases.

1. I must /can’t leave now or I’ll miss my train.
2. My sister is very bright. She was able to/can read when she was three.
3. I know I am allowed to/ought to leave work earlier and relax more.
4. No one knows about this yet, so you mustn’t/don’t have to tell anyone.
5. Last year we didn’t have to/weren’t allowed to take more than two weeks’ holiday in the summer.
6. You’re working too hard. You should/are able to have a holiday.
7. We can’t/are supposed to take an hour for lunch, but my boss takes a lot longer than that. 8. Sheila
doesn’t have to/mustn’t go to London because the meeting is cancelled. 9. You aren’t allowed to/must
send personal emails at work. You can/shouldn’t only send work emails. 10. Do you have to/must work
every weekend?
11. Rob has to/can drive to work now that he’s passed his driving test.

2. Rewrite these sentences using the words in brackets. Begin each sentence with You …

1. You must tell him. (have to)

You have to tell him.
2. You should apologize to him. (ought)
You ought to apologize to him.
3. You can’t go into that room. (not allowed)
You aren’t allowed to go into that room.
4. People expect you to wear a tie. (supposed)
You are supposed to wear a tie.
5. You’re not allowed to tell your father. (mustn’t)
You mustn’t tell your father.
6. You can leave work early on Fridays. (be able to)
You are able to leave work early on Fridays.
7. It isn’t necessary for you to call him back. (not have to)
You don’t have to call him back.
8. You can wear jeans in the office. (allowed)
You are allowed to wear jeans in the office.

3. Read the conversation and choose the correct verb form.

JAKE I’m really fed up with work.

KAY Why? You 1don’t have to / mustn’t take work home like me.

JAKE I know, but I 2‘m able to / have to work long hours and we 3‘re not allowed/ mustn’t to be paid
overtime.

KAY You aren’t paid overtime? You 4ought/ ‘re supposed to speak to your boss about that.

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JAKE I know. I should/ can ask him about a promotion, too.

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KAY Are you allowed / Ought you to work flexible hours?

JAKE Yes, but we’re 7allowed/ supposed to be at work between ten and four.

KAY And what about working at home? 8Can/ Must you do that?

JAKE We 9‘re allowed to/ must work at home – but we have to ask our manager first. But I won’t 10be able to/
can work at home until I get my own flat.

KAY Well. You 11must/ ‘re able to start saving!

JAKE Yes, I know. I think I’m just a bit bored.

KAY Most work isn’t interesting, I’m afraid. You 12can/ ought to know that by now!

4. Rewrite these sentences with the words in brackets.

1. My advice is to ask for a promotion. (should)

You should ask for a promotion.
2. If I were you, I’d take a week off. (ought)
You ought to take a week off.
3. I can’t meet you tonight. (able to)
I’m not able to meet you tonight.
4. It’s against the rules to work at weekends. (allowed)
You aren’t/You’re not allowed to work at weekends.
5. It isn’t necessary to wear a tie. (have to)
You don’t have to wear a tie.
6. It’s necessary to arrive before 9 a.m. (must)
You must arrive before 9 a.m.
7. The company should give us holiday pay. (supposed to)
The company is supposed to give us holiday pay.
 8. You aren’t allowed to leave work before 4 p.m. (mustn’t)
You mustn’t leave work before 4 p.m.

5. Make questions with these words.

1. ought / do / we / about / What / to / overtime?

What ought we to do about overtime?

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2. long hours / you / when you have a / able / How are / to work / family?
How are you able to work long hours when you have a family?

3. be / Should / at / of / work / we / pressure / a lot / under ?

Should we be under a lot of pressure at work?
4. wear / you / Are / informal / allowed / clothes at your / to / work ?
Are you allowed to wear informal clothes at your work?
5. Do / to / in the summer / time off / take / we / have ?
Do we have to take time off in the summer?
6. before December / take /all our holiday / Are / supposed / we / to ?
Are we supposed to take all our holiday before December.

6. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

1. I don’t usually go (not / usually / go) to town on Saturday mornings because it’s too crowded.
2. A woman in a black car is following (follow) us. Do you know her?

3. What time do you finish your exam (your exam / finish)?

4. Are you watching (you / watch) the big match this afternoon? It should be
good. 5.Are you going out (you / go out) for a meal after the cinema?

6. I never eat (eat) seafood because it made me ill once when I was younger. 7. What
are you wearing (you / wear) to Tom’s party on Saturday?

8. The supermarket doesn’t open (not open) until 8.30 a.m.

7. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form of the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1. Many people don’t have (not have) time to cook.
2. I’m not doing (not do) anything at the moment. How can I help you? 3.
Does your husband know (know) how to cook pasta?
4. In my country street food is becoming (become) more popular.
 5.Do you like (like) the mushroom pizza? I made it myself. 6. Steve isn’t eating
(not eat) chips at the moment because he’s on a diet. 7. I spend (spend) 20 minutes
every day cooking my main meal.
8. These vegetables taste (taste) delicious.
9.Is your mother making (make) soup? It smells wonderful. 10. How much
do you weigh (weigh)?

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8. Fill in the gaps with these words/phrases. Use the Present Continuous.
become make not eat heat up not help grow work

1. Good cooks are becoming celebrities in the UK.

2. I’m heating up some soup in the microwave.
3. Ready meals aren’t helping people to eat healthily.
4. That smells good. What are you making?
5. I’m working long hours at the moment so I’m not eating properly.
6. The market for quick, healthy meals is growing.

9. Read the first part of the article and choose the correct verb form.

Around 2.5 million people 1eat / are eating street food every day – from hot dogs in New York to spring rolls in
Vietnam. And this number 2increases / is increasing. In countries without a tradition of good street food, more
and more stalls 3appear / are appearing. There’s a good reason for this. You 4know / are knowing exactly what
you are going to get. You 5see / ‘re seeing and you 6smell / ‘re smelling the food before you buy it. It’s also fresh
– sellers usually 7cook / are cooking it right in front of you. 8Do you feel / Are you feeling hungry yet?

10. Read the second part of the article. Fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets. Use the Present
Continuous or Present Simple.

Whitecross Market 1is (be) one of London’s oldest markets. The market 2sells (sell) everything you can imagine
and it 3 is becoming (become) one of London’s best street food markets, with 50 stalls cooking food from all
over the world. Every day a few thousand office workers 4have (have) their lunch there. Typical dishes 5cost
(cost) the same as a sandwich and a bag of crisps from a café. “I 6love (love) coming to work at the moment
because of this market,” says Jan, who 7is waiting (wait) in the queue at the Mexican burrito stall. I just 8hope
(hope) that the tourists don’t hear about it!”
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