1. Choose the correct answer.

a. You can / cant/ must wait until your name is called.

b. You can / cant / shouldnt ask questions.

c. You should / mustnt / can talk on your mobile phone.

d. You should / must / cant listen to the doctors advice.

e. You must /shouldnt / can leave until you understand everything.

f. You must /should /can come on time. The doctor must / can / cant see patients who are
late.

2. Copy and complete the sentences with the modals below. Use each modal once.

Mustnt cant could should must can couldnt

a. Hes lost a lot of blood. We must take him to hospital immediately.

b. Tom is better today. Yesterday, he couldnt eat anything.

c. Ive got a rash. Should I put cream on it?

d. These pills are bad for you. You mustnt take them.

e. Your daughter isnt allergic to milk. She can drink it.

f. My leg is broken. I cant play football.

g. Im allergic to pollen. Could you put these flowers in another room?

3. What would you say in these situations?

a. Donna is the fastest runner in the school. She can win the school competition.

b. Someone is smoking and its bothering you. Could you go out of the room, please?

c. Daves room is very messy. He should tidy his room.

d. Its a secret. You mustnt tell anyone.

e. Its warm outside. I dont have to go out this morning.

4. Complete the sentences with the appropriate modal, look at the clues, it may help you.

A= past ability a. You should talk to your doctor. D

B= possibility b. Are you allergic to peanuts? Then you mustnt touch them! F

C= formal request c. My eye hurts. Can you look at it? G

D= advice d. Injections may cure some allergies. B

E= obligation e. When I was younger, I could see without glasses. A

F= prohibition f. People with food allergies must be very careful. E

G= request g. Could I see what the doctor wrote? C

5. Paraphrasing.

1. No sandals are allowed. You mustnt wear sandals.

2. Always use the equipment correctly. You must exercise correctly on the equipment.

3. Its possible to ask the coach for help. You can ask the coach for help.

4. Its not a good idea to leave expensive items in your bag. You shouldnt leave expensive
items in your bag.

5. Try to drink water all the time. You should drink water all the time.

6. Copy and complete the sentences with the correct form of have to.

a. I have to be at the hospital at five oclock. I dont want to miss my appointment.

b. Jenny doesnt have to take the pills now. She is much better.

c. Does Alvaro have to see the doctor again?

d. Marta and Fran have to join a gym. They must start exercising.

e. He has to eat more fruit and vegetables. Then he will feel better.

f. Do you have to put the cream on your rash every three hours?

g. I feel better. I dont have to go to the doctor now.

7. Illegal sweets for sale.

In the past, students could / can / must buy junk food and sweets at school. But today, many
UK schools have got a rule: school canteens shouldnt / mustnt / couldnt sell sweets, crisps
and other unhealthy snacks, and students dont have to / have to / mustnt bring them from
home. Any student who wants something sweet has to / could / cant wait until after school.
However, some students bring sweets to school and sell them to children who cant / dont
have to / shouldnt wait so long. They know they probably dont have to / mustnt / shouldnt
let anyone see them, so they sell sweets in the toilets or in the playground. Headteachers are
furious. They feel that students should / shouldnt / couldnt understand that sweets are
unhealthy, and they couldnt shouldnt have to make money by breaking school rules.
8. Choose the correct answer.

Amar Latif is an unusual man. By the time Amar was 20 years old, he has lost / loses / had lost
almost all his vision he was blind. However, Amar has become the most / more / as
successful than many people who / which / were can see. Since he became blind, he has
worked / will work / was working as a film director, an actor and a musician. In 2005, Amar
also was creating / creates / created a tour agency which / who / where is for blind people like
him. He calls / is calling / was calling his agency Traveleye. On Traveleye tours, blind people
travel in groups with anything / someone / somewhere who can see. On these tours, the
people who can see describe the places are they visiting/ they are visiting / they had visited to
the blind people. Latifs agency often was giving / had given / gives other exciting tours for
blind people like cooking tours in Italy or kayaking adventures in Turkey.