EF Intermediate Unit 6B Modals of deduction

They _________ be out. Nobody is answering the phone.

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A ‘I think he ________ be French with a name like Luc.’

B ‘Yes, he sounds French too.’

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2 A ‘You’re getting engaged to Elena? You ________ be serious!’

B ‘No, really, I am!’

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A ‘I thought you ________ like to borrow my Avengers Assemble DVD.’

B ‘Oh great, thanks. I didn’t get to see it at the cinema.’

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A ‘I think Jill and Alan are away in Italy this week.’

B ‘They ________ be. I’ve just seen Jill in town.’

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A ‘Is Steven in his office?’

B ‘I don’t know. He ________ be in a meeting. I’ll just go and check.’

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A ‘I finally passed my driving test!’

B ‘Congratulations! You ________ be very pleased.’

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A ‘I’ve just run 20 km. I’m training for a marathon.’

B ‘Really? You ________ be exhausted.’

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A ‘Look, Diana’s left her bag here.’

B ‘It ________ be Diana’s – her bag is brown.’

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Jake has a Lambourgini. He ________ be rich!

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