EF2 - 7C Could You Pass the Test?

Labelling

Listen to Max talking about the tests and complete the gaps.

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hands

taxi

sandwich

dictionary

speak Spanish

follow

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Look at the highlighted phrases. Which mean... ?

Do this: ​ You ​

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It's important: You ​

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Don't do this: You ​

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.

It's a bad idea: You ​

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.

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have to

must not

must

can't

Multiple Choice

Look at the extract from the article.

What does the highlighted phrase mean?

• I don't need to do this

• I can't do this

​Modal verbs

​Modal verbs

​Modal Verbs

​ are auxiliary verbs that provide additional and specific meaning to the main verb of the sentence.

They not only appear in questions and negatives, but also in affirmatives.

​She can swim.

She would swim if she could.

She must swim to lose weight.

She may swim tomorrow.

​Modal Verbs

• ​Don't change in number and genre

  ( they are the same for singulars and plurals, for masculine and feminine forms).

• Substitute 'DO' and 'BE', since they are auxiliary verbs as well.

• Express ability, possibility, permission, request, obligation, necessity, certainty, and willingness.

​Ability Modals

​ express an ability ( or lack of ) - something that one learned to do.

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Present

Past

​Lara can swim.

​She has the ability/learned to swim.

​Lara could swim.

​She had the ability/learned to swim, she may not know how today.

​Peter can't paint.

​He doesn't have the ability or doesn't know how to paint.

​Peter couldn't paint.

​He didn't have the ability or didn't know how to paint - in the past.

​ can, can't, could, couldn't

​cannot

​could not

Match

Match the following

• Present

  Positive

• Present

  Negative

• Past

  Positive

• Past

  Negative

Can

Can't

Could

Couldn't

• Can

• Can't

• Could

• Couldn't

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Don't lend your car to him! He​

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drive!

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can't

cans

can

cans't

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Beatrice ​

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dance a year ago, but look at her now!

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couldn't

coulds

couldsn't

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Lucca ​

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really paint!

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can

cans

can't

cans't

​Possibility Modals

To say if something is possible to be done ( or not to ).

​can, can't, could, couldn't

​Anyone can win this competition. They are all very good.

​It's possible for everyone to win.

​Present

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​Number 5 can't win this competition because he missed the race.

​It's impossible for him to win.

​Past

​You could have organized the boxes.

​It was possible to organize the boxes in the past.

​I couldn't organize the boxes because there was no space.

​It was impossible to organize the boxes.

Match

Match the following

• Present

  Positive

• Present

  Negative

• Past

  Positive

• Past

  Negative

Can

Can't

Could

Couldn't

• Can

• Can't

• Could

• Couldn't

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Marisa ​

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sleep last night.

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couldn't

can

can't

coulds

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Julia ​

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do anything when she was younger.

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could

coulds

couldsn't

can

can't

​Permission/Request Modals

is to ask if one is permitted to do something.

​Informal

formal

polite

polite

​can, could, may, would

​Can you give me the cupcake?

​Could you give me the cupcake?

​May I have the cupcake?

​would you give me the cupcake?

​friends and family

older friends and family,

acquaintances, coworkers

strangers, teachers, superiors

older strangers, superiors

Match

Match the following

• Friends and family

• Older family, coworkers, classmates

• Superiors, teachers, strangers

• Older strangers, bosses

can

could

may

would

• can

• could

• may

• would

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you join us?

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Would

Can

May

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Tommy, ​

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you clean this room, please?

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can

would

could

may

Reorder

Reorder the following

• Can

• I

• have

• your

• phone number?

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​Must

​ It is used to tell someone

something that they are obligated

to do or they might face

consequences.

• Official, written rules.​

​You must be 18 or older to drink

alcoholic drinks.​

• ​Duty/moral obligation.

​He must respect his parents.

• Emphasize Necessity.

​Plants must have water.

• Very strong recommendation​

​You must drink water after each

alcoholic drink.​

​Mustn't

​ We use it when something is

prohibited or not permitted, it

may come with consequences.

• Prohibition.​

​ You mustn't use your cell phone

while driving.

• Not permitted.

​ You mustn't be disrespectful to

​others.

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Match

Match the following

You must turn left.

You mustn't turn left.

You must stop.

You mustn't go.

You mustn't litter.

• You must turn left.

• You mustn't turn left.

• You must stop.

• You mustn't go.

• You mustn't litter.

Multiple Choice

The little girl ___ harm the kitty.

• must

• mustn't

Multiple Choice

You ___ clean your room!

• must

• mustn't

​Have to

​ It is very similar to 'must' since we

use it to talk about rules and laws.

We also​ use it when someone tells

us to do something.​

• ​Rules / laws.

​ You have to go to school.

• Society oblige.

​You have to do your homework.

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​Don't have to

​ When no one forces you to do something and you can choose to either do it or not do it.

• ​Choice.

​ You don't have to borrow the book, you can read it at the library.

Multiple Choice

You ___ work so much!

• have to

• don't have to

Multiple Choice

Marcela ___ pay for the coffee.

• has to

• doesn't have to

​Had to

​ When referring to the past of an obligation ( must and have to ).

• Obligation in the past.

​Vikings had to sail with boats to other countries.

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​Didn't have to

​ The past of have to.

• Choice in the past.

​ They didn't have to colonize the location.

Reorder

• Egyptian

• slaves

• had to

• build

• the pyramids.

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Reorder

• Mayans

• thought

• they

• had to

• do sacrifices.

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5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Word Order

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Qw + aux/modal + subj + verb + ... ?​

​What must he do to help us?

​Subj + modal + verb + ... .

He must help us clean his mess!​

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​Ought to​ is a little different in questions:

​Ought he to call someone?

-'to' comes after the subject.​

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​ Must, should and ought to ( and their negatives ) are modal verbs. It means that they go where the auxiliary verb is supposed to go and they help the main verb.

​On the other hand, have to is not and a modal verb or an auxiliary so e must put do ( or don't ) in questions and negatives.

​ Qw + do + subj + have to + verb + ... ?

When ​ do we have to go ?

Subj + do ( not ) + have to + verb + ... .

We don't have to go now.

Reorder

• The president

• ought

• to

• be

• responsible.

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5

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• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Reorder

• We

• had

• to

• go

• outside.

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5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Poll

Look at Max's tests again. Which test do you think was the easiest for him? Which do you think was the most difficult?

• Making orders

• Asking for directions

• Getting a taxi

• Leaving a message

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Listen to the audio and answer:

The easiest: ​

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The most difficult test:​

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Making the order

Getting a taxi

Asking for directions

Leaving a message