Active Grammar Level2 Easter

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Active Grammar Level 2 Units 10-14(modals), 35-37(conditionals-wishes).

A. Questions1. What do you know about Sudoku?

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2. How was life like for women in the1920s?________________________________________________________________________

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3. Where is the Great Sphinx? Who isKhafre?________________________________________________________________________

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Grammar theory

B. Are these rules correct or incorrect?1. Use can(not) and be(not) able to for talking about past ability. _______2. Be able to is more common and less formal. ___________3. There are past and future forms of must.___________4. Use should have +past participle for something that was necessary in the past but that you

didnt do.___________

5. Use may, might or could to mean Its impossible that.. ___________6. Other ways of asking for permission without using a modal are: Do you mind if?, Is it all right

if..?_______

7. Use the second conditional to talk about something that we think is possible in the future, andits result. _________

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Use the zero conditional to talk about things that are generally true. __________9. We can use unless to mean if.not in the zero and second conditional. ______10.You cant use unless before a past tense. ________

C. Complete the table.Conditionals Hypothesis Result Use

Zero conditional

1 st conditional

2nd

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3rd

conditional

Grammar practice

D. Match the items in column A to their synonyms incolumn B.

A B

1. You shoud/ought to a. You arent allowed to2. You must b. It wasnt necessary for us to( but

we did)

3. You neednt c. Why dont we ?4. You neednt have d. He managed to5. Shall we? e. It wasnt necessary for us to6. You mustnt f. You had better7. We didnt need to.. g. Im sure shes8. He was able to.. h. Do you mind if I ?9. She must be.. i. You are obliged to10.He cant be.. j. It isnt necessary for you to..11.Could I..? k. Im sure he isnt..12.He may be.. l. Perhaps hes

E. Fill in can, cant, must, mustnt , neednt , have to.1. A: Is Matthew rich? B: He be. He drives a Ferrari.2. A: would you like to come shopping with me? B : Yes, but I .. I

..do my homework this afternoon.

3. A: Is Tom intersted in music? B: oh yes. He ..play the guitar and the saxophone.4. A: is Katie at home? B: No, she .be. her car is not here.5. A: Can I go to the cinema tonight? B: yes, but you..be late home.6. A: Hurry up. Youll be late for school!! B: I dont ..go to school today. Its Saturday.7. A: I bought you this present. B: Oh, you .have. I ts not my birthday!8. A: Excuse me! Im looking for Barkwest Bank. B: I afraid I ..help you. I dont live here.F. Underline the correct words.1. A: Could/May/ Shall you tell men the time, please? B: Yes, its haf past ten.2. A: Would/ Shall/ Willwe go shopping tonight? B: We need to buy some food.3. A: May/ Should/ WouldI help you, Madam? B: Yes, please. Can/ Shall/WouldI have these

shoes in black, please?

4. A:Would/ Should /ShallI get you another cup of tea? B: No, thank you. Ive had enough.


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5. A: Can / Shall/May you post this letter for me , please? B: Certainly. Ill do it.6. A: Shall/Would/CouldI speak to Jenny , please? B: Im sorry, shes not here at the moment.7. A: May/ Will/WouldI have a glass of water , please? B: Yes, Ill get you one. A:

Could/May/Shallyou put ice in it , please?

8. A: Did you call Jane? B: No, I didnt need to/ needntbecause I saw her at work.9. A: Shall/May/Couldyou help me , please? B: Yes, of course.10.A: You mustnt/ neednt/ couldnt lock the door. B: Oh, will you do it when you leave?G. Rephrase the following sentences in as many ways as possible.1. Perhaps they are at work. They..2. Perhaps he is waiting outside. He .3. Its possible she will work late tonight. She4. Its likely he was driving too fast. He.5. Its likely he will stay there. He.6. You had better book your flight early. You7. You dont need to go to the supermarket today. You.8. You arent allowed to keep pets in the building. You..9. You ought to have checked the battery before you left. You..10.Do you mind if I take the rest of the day off?...................................................................................H. Completeeach sentence with two to five words, including the word in bold.1. It is possible that he has spent all the money. (could)

He..all the money.

2. I advise you to take a course in literature. (should)You in literature.

3. Im sure hes lying about his age. (must)Heabout his age.

4. It wasnt necessary for her to call, but she did. (have)She .., but she did.

5. Lets have a break in 5 minutes. (can)We ..in five minutes.

6. It is possible that they went out yesterday. (could)They.yesterday.

7. Im sure Antonio had 2 brothers and a sister. (must)He ..2 brothers and a sister.

8. Lets play a game o f chess. (could)?

9. Im certain Sarah isnt bored with her work. ( cant)Sarah..with her work.

10.You may take the car tonight if you want. ( can)You........


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I. Complete the sentences. Sometimes more than answer is possible.MODAL USE

1.we go to the zoo? Making a suggestion

2 you ..try harder Giving advice

3You .take photographs here. Expressing prohibition

4I carry this bag for you? Making an offer.

5..you turn off the lights, please? Making a request

6 you have been more careful Expressing criticism

7 .I make a phone call,

please?

Asking for permission

8 Maary send us a card Expressing possibility

9 You..sit here. Giving permission

10Tom ..walk; hes only six months

old

Expressing lack of ability

J. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Add a comma where necessary.1. I f you have toothache.(go) to the dentist.2. If Peter ..(do) lots of exercise hell be fit and healthy.3. Water turns into ice if the temperature .(fall) below 0 C.4. _______you__________(give) me a call if you have time tomorrow?5. If we cut down all the forests the worlds climate __________________(change).6. If he(not study) hard he wont pass his exam.7. If he doesnt pay the fine he _______________(go) to the prison.8. If the sun_____________(shine) snow melts.9. If I see Tim I _____________(give) him this book.10.Unless you ________________(leave) now youll miss the bus.K. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense. Add a comma where necessary.1. If he _________________(not/ notice) the mould in one of his glass dishes, Alexander

Flemming would never have discovered penicillin.

2. If Barbara Streisand had changed the shape of her nose her career____________________(never/be) the same.

3. If I got up earlier I________________(not/be ) late for school.4. If I____________(be) you I wouldnt drive so fast.5. Peter________________(be) able to help you if he was here.6. If you had saved some money you _____________________(be able to) go on holiday last

year.

7. I ___________(go) to the dentist If I had a toothache.8. If Jane ________________(be) older she could live by herself.


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9. Emma ___________________(send) a card if she had remembered.10.We would have changed our plan if we____________(hear) the weather forecast.L. Rewrite the sentences as in the example. E.g He doesnt know her. Thats why he didnt

speak to her If he knew her, he would have spoken to her.Be careful with the

selection of the suitable conditional in each case!!!!

1. He lost his job. Hes unemployed now

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2. His pet died. Thats why hes unhappy now

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3. He is allergic to seafood. Thats why he didnt eat paella last night

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4. She didnt go to the bank yesterday. Thats why she hasnt got any money now

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5. They went to a party last night. Thats why they are tired now.

6. He doesnt have a car , so he has to wait for the bus every day.

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7. Mary lives in a small house , so she cant invite friendsover

8. Mark never gets up early, so he is always late forschool

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M.Wishes. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.1. A: I wish I ______________(play) a musical instrument. B: You should take lessons.2. A: I wish John ___________(come) with us. B: So, do I . He would have really enjoyed it.3. A: I wish I _______________(study) more when I was at school. B: It doesnt matter now.

Youve got a good job.

4. Im sick. I wish I _____________(not have) temperature.5. I hate trevelling by bus. I wish I ____________(can) drive.6. I m very tired today. I wish I _______________(do) my Christmas shopping 3 days ago.7. A: Have you seen that film? B: No , I wish I ______________(see) it when it was on at the

cinema.

8. I want to bake a cake!!! I wish I _____________( can remember) Marys recipe.9. I want to go on holiday to the Bahamas !!! I wish I ____________(have) a lot of money.10. I love my new Porschebut I wish it _________________(cost) so much.11. If only I ______________(listen) to your advice. Now I would have been married.12.Im too fat.i wishI _____________(be) thin.

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