Choose the sentence closest in meaning to the sentences given

1) It’s possible that we’ll know the answers tomorrow.

a) We may know all the answers tomorrow.

b) We should know all the answers tomorrow.

2) I don’t think you should ring him now. It’s rather late.

a) You might not ring him now. It’s rather late.

b) You’d better not ring him now. It’s rather late.

3) You needn’t come if you don’t want to.

a) You won’t come if you don’t want to.

b) You don’t have to come if you don’t want to.

4) I think it’s wrong for you to work so hard.

a) You don’t have to work so hard.

b) You shouldn’t work so hard.

5) I hope one day we can meet again in more favourable circumstances.

a) It’s possible that we’ll meet again in more favourable circumstances.

b) I hope to meet you again in more favourable circumstances.

6) In the end we succeeded in communicating with sign language.

a) In the end we might communicate with sign language.

b) In the end we were able to communicate with sign language.

7. Rewrite each of the following sentences using the modal verb should and one of the words listed: important, normal, odd, insisted, warned, incredible.

1) The new trainer wants to hand in his notice already. I just don’t believe it.

2) Some students tend to feel a little homesick in their first week here. I can understand that.

3) Why has he complained now, right at the end of his course? I just can’t work it out.

4) Children must be taught the difference between right and wrong. I believe that strongly.

5) I wonder why she left without saying anything. I’d really like to know.

6) ‘Don’t let your feelings run away with you, will you?’ said the youth club leader.

7) ‘We simply must go to the police about this latest attack’, said a bystander.

8. Adam, Lisa, Don and Melanie are students. They were on their way to visit some friends last week in Adam's car when it broke down. Complete the conversation by putting in one of the following modal verbs: can, can't, could, must, mustn't, needn't, ought to, should, might, 'II, will, won't, shall, would. (Sometimes more than one answer is correct.)

Activity: Act out the conversation in groups of four.

Lisa:	- What's the matter? Why have you stopped?
Adam:	- There’s something wrong. It isn’t going properly.
Don:	- Let’s have a look.
Lisa:	-We (1)... be out of petrol, I suppose.
Adam:	- We (2)... be out of petrol. We only got some half an hour ago.
Lisa:	- Well, if there is something wrong, (3)... you put it right, do you think?
Adam:	- Give me a chance. I don’t know what the trouble is yet.
Melanie:	-Look at this steam. The engine (4)... be too hot.
Don:	- Don’t take the cap off the radiator. You (5)... do that. You (6)... get boiling water all over you.
Adam:	- If it’s too hot, we (7)... have to wait until it cools down.
Lisa:	- And how long (8)... that take?
Don:	- We (9)... wait about half an hour before we go on.
Melanie:	– I suppose there (10)... be something else wrong with it.
Lisa:	– We passed a garage about a mile back. I suppose they (11)... come and have a look at it if we ask them.
Adam:	- The car (12)... be all right. Our local garage has just serviced it. I paid £30 for a full service.
Don:	- You (13)... worry. I’m sure it’s just got too hot. Let’s wait a bit.
Lisa:	- We (14)... be late now, I expect.
Melanie:	- There’s some coffee in the back of the car. (15)... we have some while we’re waiting? There are some sandwiches, too.
Don:	-I’m starving. I (16)... have something to eat.
Melanie:	– (17)... you like a sandwich, Lisa? Lisa No, thanks. I (18)... eat bread. I’m on a diet.
Adam:	- We (19)... phone Matthew if we’re going to be late.
Don:	- We (20)... be very late, I don’t think.
Melanie:	- You (21)... buy a new car, Adam.
Adam:	- Well, it (22)... be nice if I had the money. But I’m afraid we (23)... have to put up with this old thing for a little longer.