THEME 21: MODAL VERBS (ĐỘNG TỪ KHUYẾT THIẾU)

MUST + Vg: phải làm gì CAN + Vg: có thể làm gì (nói về năng lực làm gì đó) (ở hiện tại)
HAVE TO + Vg: phải làm gì  CAN’T + Vg: không thể làm gì (ở hiện tại)
DON’T HAVE TO + Vg: không phải làm gì WILL + Vg: sẽ xảy ra chuyện gì 
MUSTN’T + Vg: không được phép làm gì WON’T + Vg: sẽ không xảy ra chuyện gì
SHOULD + Vg: nên làm gì  COULD + Vg: có thể làm gì (trong quá khứ) 
SHOULDN’T + Vg: không nên làm gì COULDN’T + Vg: không thể làm gì (trong quá khứ)
MAY/MIGHT + Vg: có lẽ xảy ra (nhưng ko chắc chắn) WILL BE ABLE TO + Vg: có thể làm gì (trong tương lai)
MAY + Vg: được phép làm gì
OUGHT TO + Vg: nên làm gì 
OUGHT NOT TO + Vg: không nên làm gì
Exercise 1. Tick Y (Yes) or N (No) for these sentences.
1. You must pay attention during the lesson.
2. You must be quiet in the library.
3. You mustn’t wear trainers when you do sport.
4. You must shout at the museum.
5. Passengers mustn’t talk to the driver while the bus is in motion.
6. You mustn’t eat fruit and vegetables every day.
Exercise 2. Complete the following sentences, using must/ mustn't, and the words given.
1. If you are sick, you/ go to see the doctor.
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2. When you are on the airplane, you/shout.
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3. Before you go to bed, you/brush your teeth.
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4. When you are in the library, you/ talk loudly.
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5. When you are doing an English test, you/ use a dictionary.
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6. When you are in a car, you/ fasten your seat belt.
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Exercise 3: Fill each blank with “must” or “mustn’t”
1. You __________ leave the hotel room before 12 o'clock.
2. You __________ make lots of noise in the museum.
3. My mum says you __________ always tell the truth.
4. You know you __________ go to bed with your shoes on.
5. I want to speak English better. I __________ practise more.
Exercise 4: Fill each blank with “must” or “mustn’t”
A: It's dangerous to go hiking there. You (1) __________ tell someone where you are going.
B: Yes. And I (2) __________ take a warm coat. It's very cold there.
A: Right. But you (3) __________ bring any heavy or unnecessary things with you.
B: OK, and I (4) __________ take a mobile phone. It's very important.
A: And you (5) __________ forget to bring a compass.
Exercise 5: Circle the correct answer A, B, or C
1. ____________ long rivers of the world begin from the Himalayas.
A. Any B. Some C. A
2. Sue's drawings are more colourful ____________ her teacher's.
A. most B.as C. than
3. You ____________ buy a ticket to enter the zoo. It's not free.
A. mustn't B. don't C. must
4. Do you know ____________ English songs for children?
A. any B. a few C. some
5. The USA has ____________ natural wonders.
A. many B. much C. a little

Teacher: Dai Chu 1 Quang Trung Secondary School

 THEME 21: MODAL VERBS (ĐỘNG TỪ KHUYẾT THIẾU)
Exercise 6. Complete the sentences with should or shouldn’t. The first one is an example.
Example: I should greet everyone in his family.
1. I ______________ wish him “Happy New Year”.
2. I ______________ ask his mother for lucky money.
3. I ______________ wait for the elders to start the meal.
4. I ______________ help my friend to clear the table after the meal.
5. I ______________ eat with my hands.
6. I ______________ make noise when I’m eating.
7. I ______________ say “Thank you” when I lea

Exercise 7: Complete the sentence with “should” or “shouldn’t”

1. We ____________ behave well at Tet.
2. We ____________ eat lots of sweets at Tet.
3. We ____________ plant trees at Tet.
4. We ____________ break things.
5. We ____________ go out with friends.
6. We ____________ make a wish.
7. We ____________ fight.
8. We ____________ help with housework.
9. When you get help from somebody, you ____________ say “Thank you!”.
10. You ____________ ask people for lucky money. It's not good behaviour.
11. You ____________ make noise when you are eating.
12. Before you visit a natural wonder, you ____________ learn about it.
13. What ____________ I do if I get lost?
Exercise 8. Fill the blanks with will ('ll) or won't to make the sentences true for you.
Example: (Ví dụ)
I think I'll listen to music in the afternoon.
1. I think I ............... stay at home tonight.
2. My friends ................... go to the library this afternoon.
3. My mum ................. make a cake today.
4. I ................ have an English test tomorrow.
5. Our family ................. move to the new house next week.
Exercise 9. Complete the conversation with will ('ll) or won't.
A: Oh, no. The dog ran away again!
B: Don't worry - he (1) .......... come back.
A: Are you sure he (2) ................. ?
B: OK, he might not come back today. But I’m sure he (3) ............. come back tomorrow.
A: I don't believe you! He (4).............. come back. We (5) ............... never see him again. I'm sure.
B: Oh, look ... Here he is!
Exercise 10. Complete the sentences with will or won't.
(Hoàn thành các câu với will hoặc won't)
1. Tomorrow is Sunday, so I.............. have to get up early.
2. When I see Tom tomorrow, I .................. invite him to our party.
3. You must meet Anna. I am sure you ............ like her.
4. We ........... start our dinner until Jack arrives.
5. I ............ phone you when I get home from school.
6. Tony ............. pass his examination. He hasn't studied yet.
Exercise 11. Complete the sentences with might or might not.
1. I am still not sure where to go for my holiday. I .............go to Da Lat.
2. The weather is not very good. It ............. rain this afternoon.
3. There ........... be a meeting on Friday because the teacher is ill
4. Ann ............. come to the party tonight because she is busy.

Teacher: Dai Chu 2 Quang Trung Secondary School

 THEME 21: MODAL VERBS (ĐỘNG TỪ KHUYẾT THIẾU)
5. Phong is thinking about what he will do on Sunday. He ........... go to a judo club or he ........... stay at home to study
English.
Exercise 12. Choose the correct option in brackets to complete each sentence.
1. Linh (might/ must) be there on time, I guess.
2. I (might not/ cannot) attend our English contest next Saturday, but I’ll try my best.
3. He practises running every morning. I think he (has to/ might) become a professional runner one day.
4. Her family (should/ might) move to the city, but I’m still not sure.
5. We (might/ must) find aliens on Earth one day, but I’m sure they will not speak our language.
Exercise 13. Choose the correct option in braciets to complete each sentence.
1. If we (protect/ protected) our forests, we will help our planet.
2. I'm not sure what to do next weekend. I (might/ have to) go to the cinema.
3. I (will/ might) fly to Ho Chi Minh City next Saturday, but I'm not sure yet.
4. If we continue to pollute the air, we will (have/ having) breathing problems.
5. It's very likely that they (will/ might) be here by 10.30 p.m. tomorrow.
Exercise 14. Put the words in the correct order.
1. will be able to/In 2030,/robots/do many things like humans/.
2. be able to/Will robots/talk to us then/?
3. won’t be able to/Robots/play football/.
4. be able to/robots/Will/recognise our faces/?
Exercise 15. Fill the gaps with can, can’t, could, couldn’t, will be able to or won’t be able to.
1. In the past, robots ______ teach in classes, but they can now.
2. Robots can’t talk now. In 2030, they ______ talk to people.
3. Mr Van _____ run very fast when he was young. Now he ______.
4. In 2030, robots will be able to talk to us, but they ______ do more complicated things.
5. My little sister is very clever. She ______ already read some words.
Exercise 16. Complete the sentences. Use will be able to, can, could, and the verbs from the box.
1. This robot ______ recognise our faces when the scientists improve it.
2. Home robots are more useful today – they ______ make the bed.
3. Even in the past, robots ______ do the laundry.
4. Now, robots _____ guard the house. When there’s a problem, they send a message to our mobile.
Exercise 17. Fill the gaps with the verbs from the box.
make understand guard recognize
1. Robots will be able to ______ our houses when we are away.
2. My father never goes to the café because he can ______ coffee at home.
3. Do you ______ all that I’ve said?
4. Will robots be able to ______ our faces?
Exercise 18. Read and complete the interview about home robots with will be able to or won’t be able to.
1. Robots will be able to ______ our houses when we are away.
2. My father never goes to the café because he can______ coffee at home.
3. Do you ______ all that I’ve said?
4. Will robots be able to ______ our faces?
Exercise 19. Read and complete the interview about home robots with will be able to or won’t be able to.
Interviewer: Robots are already in factories. Will people have robots at home?
Robot expert: Yes, they will. I think they (1)______ do all of our housework.
Interviewer: But they (2)______ replace the personal computer. Is that right?
Robot expert: That’s true, but one day they (3)______ use computers.
Interviewer: Amazing! What other things (4)______ home robots ______ do?
Robot expert: Well, they will be able to do the gardening but they (5)______ play sports and games with you.
Exercise 20. Make questions with these words. What are the positive and negative answers to these questions?
1. robots/Will/make coffee/be able to/in the future/?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
2. ride a bike/Could he/in Year 6/when he was/?
……………………………………………………………………………………………
3. you/Can/do the dishes/?

Teacher: Dai Chu 3 Quang Trung Secondary School

 THEME 21: MODAL VERBS (ĐỘNG TỪ KHUYẾT THIẾU)
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Exercise 21. Use may/ might to fill each of the blank.
1. You _______ have a little difficulty driving at night.
2. I _______ have an allergy to shrimp. I have never tried it.
3. We _______ go to London for a holiday, if we can still afford it.
4. The examiner says we _______ leave when we’ve finished.
5. I don’t know, but I _______ go to the lecture about UFOs.
6. Students _______ only borrow four books at a time.
7. There _______ be life on other planets.
8. Students over fifteen _______ bring a phone to school.
Exercise 22. complete the sentences with should or shouldn’t.
1. You _______ respect old people.
2. According to tradition, you _______ sweep the floor on the first day of Tet
3. Children _______ take things from adults with both hands.
4. You _______ wear shorts when going to the pagoda.
5. You _______ bring a gift when you visit someone’s house.
Exercise 23. Match

1. Your sister is chewing and talking at the same time.
2. Your brother is noisy at the pagoda.
3. Your foreign friend has been invited to dinner in a Vietnamese
house.
4. You don’t know what to do when going into a Japanese house.
5. You have been invited to dinner with a British family.
a. You should arrive on time.
b. You shouldn’t do that. It’s not very polite.
c. Shhhh! You should be quiet in here.
d. You should take off your shoes at the entrance.
e. After taking food from the plate, you should put it into your bowl
before eating.

Exercise 24. Complete the sentences with the correct form of have to.
1. My mother says that I ______ be home by 9 p.m. sharp.
2. We _____ go now because our dad is waiting for us.
3. She ______ wear that costume because it’s the family tradition.
4. In the past, men ______ wear ao dai, but today they ______ wear it.
5. Before leaving the dinner table, ______ your son ______ ask for permission?
6. We ______ go to school today because it was raining heavily.
Exercise 25. Complete the sentences with the correct form of have to or must.
1. My mother always tells me that I _____________ be home by 9 p.m.
2. You _____________ be late for school.
3. She _____________ wear that costume because it's the family tradition.
4. In the past, men _____________ wear ao dai, but today they _____________ wear it.
5. Before leaving the dining table, _____________ your son _____________ ask for permission?
6. In India, you _____________ shake hands with women, especially in rural areas. It's a taboo.
Exercise 26. Find a mistake with have to, should, or must in each sentence and correct it.
1. Under the new regulations, workers have wear protective clothes.
2. When you come to Brazil, you should to tip the waiter 10% of the bill.
3. When eating in India, you shouldn’t always use the right hand. Never use the left hand.
4. In Australia, you mustn’t to comment on a person’s accent.
5. In my family, children has to get permission before leaving the dining table.
6. When we were young, we have to stand in a row to greet guests.

Teacher: Dai Chu 4 Quang Trung Secondary School