Choose the correct sentence, as in the example.

Example:

1 a) You can't have called a taxi. I would have driven you to the station.

b) You needn't have called a taxi. I would have driven you to the station.

2 a) Robert can't be very talented. He plays the piano, the violin and the flute.

b) Robert must be very talented. He plays the piano, the violin and the flute.

3 a) If Jane sings well in the competition, she might win a prize.
b) If Jane sings well in the competition, she couldn't win a prize.

4 a) You must go to the bank. I can lend you some money.
b) You don't need to go to the bank. I can lend you some money.

5 a) Terry looks tired. He must have been studying all night.
b) Terry looks tired. He mustn't have been studying all night.

6 a) Sarah needn't be away on holiday I saw her in the shop this morning.
b) Sarah can't be away on holiday. I saw her in the shop this morning.

7 a) We didn't need to catch the early train so we woke up late.
b) We needn't have caught the early train so we woke up late.

8 a) I would love to come with you, but I could finish my report.
b) I would love to come with you, but I have to finish my report.

9 a) You couldn't drive a car without a driving licence.
b) You mustn't drive a car without a driving licence.

10 a) You must be on the platform by 10 o'clock or else the train will leave without

you.
b) You could be on the platform by 10 o'clock or else the train will leave without

you.

 

28 Read the situations and write what you would say using should, ought

to, could, might, and the correct tense of the infinitive, as in the example.

Example:

1 Your best friend failed a very important exam because she hadn’t studied. What do you say to her?

You...should/ought to/might/could have studied for the exam…

 

2 Adam borrowed your favourite CD without asking you. You want him to ask you next time. What do you say to him?

………………………………………………………………………………………………

3 One of your classmates misses the school bus every morning because he gets up late. What do you say to him?

………………………………………………………………………………………………4 Your younger sister took your scarf and didn't put it back in the right place. You want her to replace it next time. What do you say to her? ……………………………………………………………………………………………….

5 You arranged to meet your friend at 6 o'clock. He came at 7 o'clock but he didn't call you to tell you he'd be late. What do you say to him?

……………………………………………………………………………………………

6 Fred lost his keys in town yesterday. He didn't report it to the police. What do you say to him?

……………………………………………………………………………………………….

Use the prompts and make up three sentences each about doctors and nurses.

 

Example: Doctors should listen to their patients.

 

In groups, think of three sentences about the following situations using appropriate modals. Each correct set of sentences gets a point. The group with the most points is the winner.

Suggested situations

• Your friend is in bed with a bad cold
• Your friend is upset because she’s put on weight
• Your brother has failed his exam
• Your uncle has been fired from his job

 

Example: You shouldn’t go to school. You ought to see a doctor, etc.

Write a set of five rules about what students need to do while at school/university.

Example: Students have to study hard.

32 Match these words with the pictures.

 

ambulance nurse surgeon
paramedic patient stretcher