Modal verbs. 11 класс (практика)

11 class

Task 1. For each of the following sentences choose the most likely explanation.

1.       I couldn’t swim until I was 16 years old.

a)      I didn’t have permission to swim until l was 16 years old.

b)      I didn’t have the ability to swim until I was 16 years old.

2.       Passengers may smoke once the plane is airborne.

a)      There is a possibility that passengers will smoke once the plane is airborne.

b)      Passengers have permission to smoke once the plane is airborne.

3.        No one can smoke on the London Underground.

a)   No one has the ability to smoke on the London Underground.

b)   No one has permission to smoke on the London Underground.

4.        You should wear glasses.

a)       My advice is that you wear glasses.

b)      There is a probability that you will have to wear glasses.

5.        Will you answer the door?

a)       Are yOu at some time in the future going to answer the door.

b)      I’m asking you to answer the door.

6.        I couldn’t get to the top off the bottle.

a)   I did not have permission to get to the top off the bottle.

b)   I did not manage to get to the top off the bottle.

7.        You must be tired.

a)       I am sure you are tired.

b)      I order you to be tired.

8.        Andrew’s got a meeting after work so he may not go to the party.

a)   Andrew does not have permission to go to the party.

b)   There’s a probability Andrew wOn t go to the party.

9.        You needn’t have given me a lift.

a)   You gave me a lift. This was very kind but not necessary.

b) You didn’t give me a lift because it wasn’t necessary.

10.   You might have helped to clear up after the party!

a)      I’m angry because I think you ought to have helped me clear up.

b)     I think that there’s just a possibility that you helped to clear up.

Task 2. Match the two halves of these sentences. must/can’t/may/ might

1.   You can’t have lived in Tunisia for ten years

2.    You must know Tokyo is expensive

3.    You must have met some fascinating people

4.    You can’t be tired

5.   You must be exhausted

6.   You may find it difficult to settle down

a)  after all your hard work.

b)  after touring the world for years.

c)   if you’ve lived there.

d)   without learning some Arabic.

e)  when you’ve just had a holiday.

f)  during your trip to Africa.