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Modals, Part 2
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10-1. Degrees of certainty: present time
10-2. Degrees of certainty: present time
Directions: which completion do you think the speaker would propably say ? Choose the best one.
7. - I heard that Jane has received a scholarship and will be able to attend the university in the
fall.
-Wonderful! That's good news. She ___very happy to have the matter finally settled.
A. must be. B. may be C. Is
8. -Could you tell me which bus I should take to get to City Hall1?
- Hmmm. Bus number 63____ there. But you'd better ask the driver.
A. must go B. might go. C. Goes
11. - Is that Adam's brother standing with him in the cafeteria line?
- it___, isuppose. He does look a little like Adam.
A. must be B. could be C. Is
12. - Let's be really quiet when we go into the baby's room. The baby_____ and we don't want
to wake her up.
- Okay.
A. might sleep B. might be sleeping C. might have been sleeping
Directions: From the given information, make your "best guess" by using must. This
exercise can be done in pairs, in small groups, or as a class. If the exercise is done in pairs,
Example:
SPEAKER A (book open): Alice always gets the best grades in the class. Why?
SPEAKER B (book closed): She must study hard. / She must be intelligent.
7. (...) has already had two glasses of water, but now he/she wants another. Why?
11. I am in my car. I am trying to start it, but the engine won't turn over. I left my lights
12. Every night there is a long line of people waiting to get into (a particular movie). Why?
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1. A: Have you noticed that Professor Adams wears something green every day?
B: I know. -He
must like
green.
every day?
Iike green.
B: I know. He
B: That's expensive! He
A: He is.
3. A: Look at the man standing outside the window on the fifteenth floor of the
building!
B: He
employee lounge.
A: If you see her, would you tell her I'm looking for her?
5. A: Hello?
B: We are.