Modals for speculation

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Modals

Stepping Stones Chapter 4 Grammar

Modals for obligation 

Step-by-step guide to finding the correct answer 

• I've just decided you __________ home at eleven
• You see that no-smoke sign? You _________ smoke here! 

1. Read the sentence

2. Ask yourself: Are we talking about decisions, suggestions/advice or prohibitions?

3. If the answer is 

- someone's own decision = must

- someone else's decision = have to

- suggestion/advice + informal = should
- suggestion/advice + formal = ought to

- prohibited = musn't
- not obligated = don't have to 

Your turn!

• You have 5 minutes to fill in the blanks
  in silence
• We'll discuss after 5 minutes

1. This is a private beach. We _______ go on it

2. My mum said I _________  clean the kitchen

3. You look tired. I think you _______take a few days off

4. You _____________ eat the potatoes if you don't want them

This is a private beach. We _____ go on it.

1. shouldn't
2. couldn't
3. wouldn't
4. must not

My mom said I ____ clean the kitchen.

1. should
2. have to
3. gotta
4. must

You look tired. I think you ____ take a few days off.

1. will
2. ought to
3. should
4. must

You ____ eat the potatoes if you don't want them.

1. musn't
2. shouldn't
3. don't have to
4. won't

Modals for speculation

Step-by-step guide to finding the correct answer

• Look! That _______ be Jusra walking there down the hallway, I'm sure it's her
• That restaurant __________ closed, all the lights are still on

1. Read the sentence

2. Ask yourself: Are we 99% sure of something, not entirely sure about something, convinced something is not true or not entirely sure if it's not true?

3. If the answer is:

- 99% sure: must

- not entirely sure it's true: may/could/might

- convinced it's not true: can't

- not entirely sure it's not true: might/may not 

Your turn! 

• You have 5 minutes to fill in the blanks
  in silence
  
• We'll discuss after 5 minutes
  

1. I'm not 100% sure, but it's very likely that I ______ be free that day. In case I ________ be free, we'll find a way to fix this. 

2. I've checked the answers and it ________ be C, there is no way 10-1 is 8. 

1. I'm not 100% sure, but it's very likely that I ______ be free that day. In case I ________ be free, we'll find a way to fix this.

I've checked the answers and it ________ be C, there is no way 10-1 is 8.

Let's describe some people!

Instructions

1. On the next slide, there will be a picture with people on it

2. It's your job to describe these people. Your description should include:

- haircolour (blonde, brown) 
- hair style (curly, straight, short hair)

- age (teens, middle-aged)

- height (tall, short, average) - compared to others 

- features of someone's face (freckles, eyebrows, beard/moustache)

3. You have 7 minutes to do this. Focus on your own work, so work in silence!

4. After those 7 minutes, we're going to share what we've written down

Homework for Friday on Magister

Be done with Module 5!