Descripción de la tarea
1.- Complete the sentences using the words listed in the box below, then click the "Check" button to check your answers. Don't forget to capitalize when necessary. Some gaps may have more than one correct answer.
can / could / have to / must / might / should
1. Ted's flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He________ be exhausted after such a long flight. He________ prefer to stay in tonight and get some rest.
2. If you want to get a better feeling for how the city is laid out, you ________ walk downtown and explore the waterfront.
3. Hiking the trail to the peak ________ be dangerous if you are not well prepared for dramatic weather changes. You ________ research the route a little more before you attempt the ascent.
4. When you have a small child in the house, you ________ leave small objects lying around. Such objects ________ be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death.
5. Dave: ________ you hold your breath for more than a minute?
Nathan: No, I can't.
6. Jenny's engagement ring is enormous! It ________ have cost a fortune.
7. Please make sure to water my plants while I am gone. If they don't get enough water, they ________ die.
8. I ________ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Egypt. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I ________ just say a few things in the language.
9. The book is optional. My professor said we ________ read it if we needed extra credit. But we ________ read it if we don't want to.
10. Leo: Where is the spatula? It ________ be in this drawer but it's not here.
Nancy: I just did a load of dishes last night and they're still in the dish washer. It ________ be in there. That's the only other place it ________ be.
11. You ________ take your umbrella along with you today. The weatherman on the news said there's a storm north of here and it ________ rain later on this afternoon.
12. ________ we pull over at the next rest stop? I really ________ use the bathroom and I don't know if I ________ hold it until we get to Chicago.
13. Oh no! Frank's wallet is lying on the coffee table. He ________ have left it here last night.
14. Ned: ________ I borrow your lighter for a minute?
Stephen: Sure, no problem. Actually, you ________ keep it if you want to. I've given up smoking.
15. I ________ believe she said that to Megan! She ________ insult her cooking in front of everyone at the party last night. She ________ have just said she was full or had some salad if she didn't like the meal.
16. Do you ________ chew with your mouth open like that? Geez, it's making me sick watching you eat that piece of pizza.
17. Mrs. Scarlett's body was found in the lounge just moments ago, and it's still warm! Nobody has left the mansion this evening, so the killer ________ be someone in this room. It ________ be any one of us!!!
18. Ted: I don't know why Denise started crying when I mentioned the wedding.
Pamela: It ________ have been what you said about her brother. Or, perhaps she is just nervous. After all, the big day is tomorrow.
19.________ you always say the first thing that pops into your head? ________ you think once in awhile before you speak?
20. I was reading the book last night before I went to bed. I never took it out of this room. It ________ be lying around here somewhere. Where ________ it be? be swallowed, causing serious injury or even death.
2. Choose the right modal verb
1. There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You may not/mustn't/needn't/should not buy any.
2. It's a hospital. You may not/mustn't/don't have to/needn't smoke.
3. He had been working for more than 11 hours. He need/had better/mustn't/must be tired after
such hard work. He may/must/had better/should prefer to get some rest.
4. If you want to learn to speak English fluently, you mustn't/need/needn't/could to work hard.
5. Take an umbrella. It shouldn't/need/mustn't/might rain later.
6. You shouldn't/may not/needn't/need leave small objects lying around . Such objects must/need/may/mustn't be swallowed by children.
7. People couldn't/mustn't/may not/needn't walk on grass.
8. Drivers must/could/may stop when the traffic lights are red.
9. Must/Should/May/Will I ask a question? Yes, of course.
10. You may not/couldn't/needn't/mustn't take your umbrella. It is not raining.
3. Write the correct modal verb.
1. This test will be very difficult. So you ________ learn a lot.
2. He ________ go skating because he broke his leg.
3. You ________ eat more vegetables because they are healthy.
4. It's going to rain. You ________ shut the window.
5. You ________ start a fire in the forest.
6. Many children in Britain ________ wear school uniforms.
7. I'm not sure but Jane ________ come to visit me this afternoon.
8. Didn't you see the sign? You ________ drive more than 30 miles.
9. He speaks a lot of languages, but he ________ speak Chinese.
10. It ________ snow. It looks like it.
11. You ________ drive on the right in Britain.
12. He is a good boxer. You ________ be careful.
4. Choose the correct modal or modal form to fit the sentence. NOTE: In some questions more than one of the answer choices may be heard in current English but the correct is the one that is expected in traditional grammar.
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cannot |
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couldn’t |
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mustn’t |
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could |
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should |
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would |
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I was using my pencil a minute ago. It ..... be here somewhere! |
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can |
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could |
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must |
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would |
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must not |
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don’t have to be |
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If you don’t start working harder, you ..... repeat the course next year. |
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have to |
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must |
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will have to |
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His parents spoil him. He’s always ..... to do whatever he wants. |
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been able |
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been allowed |
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has to be |
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must be |
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would be |
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don’t have to |
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mustn’t |
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needn’t |
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might |
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would |
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needn’t |
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didn’t need to |
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could |
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should |
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would |
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Which sign are you more likely to see at an airport: Bags ..... not be left unattended. |
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can |
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must |
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may |
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may |
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must |
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would |
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Am I allowed to |
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May I |
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are allowed to |
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could |
In this task you will have to: 1 - Write in your own words an item of news that you consider that has been important in the world's history using modal verbs ( you should use at least 4 different ones). Introduce your item of news with a Heading . In your text, tell us in your own words what happened and why you think it was important. Also, try to use an image and a link to a video about it. Last but not least, add the source where you found your item of news using a link (or several, like a bibliography). |
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2 - Create an entry on your virtual classroom.
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Imagen de WikImages en Pixabay. Dominio Público |
3 - After having done the Enabling Tasks and once you have posted your text, hand in your task to your teacher with the Enabling Tasks and your item of news in your virtual classroom . Don't forget to include a heading, the date when the events hapenned and the links you have used. If you don't send the task through your virtual classroom, your teacher won't be able to mark it. Remember that any indication that you have copied from the web will invalidate your task. Be original. |