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ODF2 Unit 6 Grammar Practice
ODF2 Unit 6 Grammar Practice
3 Complete the sentences with the past or future form of the modals in bold. More than one
answer may be possible.
1 These days, students can’t take their cell phones into exams. When my parents were young, they
take any paper dictionaries into exams.
2 This term, we can’t eat in class. Next term, we eat anywhere on
the school campus.
3 I don’t have to get up early today, and I get up early yesterday.
I love weekends!
4 All students must wear a school uniform, and next term, all students
wear black shoes at school.
5 You can park here if you pay. Yesterday was Sunday, so you park
here for free.
6 Students must contact the school if they are going to be absent. In the past, they
phone the school, but now they can send a text or email if
they prefer.
4 Complete the text. Use the correct form of modals and the verbs in parentheses.
When I was young, I went to a boys’ school, and the rules about school uniforms were very strict.
We 1 (wear) a school uniform every day, and if we took off our tie,
we would be in big trouble. We 2 (not go) to school
in jeans or sneakers. No chance! In the winter, we 3
(put)
our jackets on. They were blue and heavy, and I hated them. Fortunately, when it was hot in summer,
we 4 (not wear) them if we didn’t want to.
We 5 (attend) classes in our shirt and tie, which was cooler,
but still uncomfortable.
Today, I am a teacher at a school for sixteen- to eighteen-year olds. Students at our school
6
(not come) into classes in a school uniform if they don’t
want to, but they 7
(not wear) sneakers. That’s against the rules.
However, things are changing. I think that in the future, students 8 (sit)
in class wearing any clothes they like – that’s because I think society won’t be so interested in
setting a lot of rules.
5 Rewrite the sentences using the words and phrases below. You can use the words more than
once. There is one extra word / phrase. More than one answer may be possible.