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d
Think about the best present you
have ever received. Make notes
under the headings.
1 What was it?
2 Who gave it to you?
3 Why was it so special?
d Circle the correct options.
e Work in small groups. Talk about
the best present you have ever
received.
6 Grammar
Modal verbs review
a Look at the examples from the
listening text in Exercise 5. Can you
remember which present the words
in italics refer to? Write S for shirt,
B for bicycle and G for guitar.
b
1 He said I should look at it
every day.
2 They must be joking! I don’t
want this!
3 When you look at it, you’ll
never forget me.
4 Try it. Who knows? You
might like it.
5 I must have lost it
somewhere.
6 I couldn’t buy another one, I
didn’t have enough money.
Circle the modal verb in each
sentence in Exercise 6a.
c Match the sentences in Exercise 6a
with these uses of the modal verb.
Write the number of the sentence
next to each use.
a make a prediction 3
b talk about an impossibility in
the past
c talk about a possible future
event
d make a deduction about
something in the present
e express a mild obligation
f make a deduction about
something in the past
S
1 What do you think we might / should get Mum
for her birthday?
2 Promise me you won’t / can’t sing ‘Happy
Birthday’.
3 She’s going to be forty next week. She must /
can’t be very happy because she doesn’t like
getting older.
4 She can / may say ‘happy birthday’ in twenty
different languages.
5 May / Would I ask you how old you are?
6 I might / can go to her party. I’m not sure yet.
7 I would / will be very angry if my father forgot my
birthday.
8 You can / must remember to write your
grandmother a ‘thank you’ letter.
Get it ri ht! Turn to page 120.
7 Speak
a Complete the questions with a modal verb.
Compare your answers with a partner.
1 What you most like to get for your next
birthday?
2 If you have a birthday party, what you
do to make sure it’s a success?
3 Imagine it was your best friend’s birthday and you
couldn’t afford a present. What you
give him/her?
4 How do you think you feel when it’s
your 40th birthday?
b Now discuss the questions with a different
partner.
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