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Unit 1

VoCABULARY BUILDING 2 GRAMMAR 2

Glossary The following words are in texts MoDAL VERBS
1-5 in the previous page.
1.
accompany (v) be or go with someone so they are Modal verbs are used with other verbs to express,
not on their own possibility, ability, obligation, suggestion, permission,
2. advice, etc.
book up (phr v) ask for a room, table etc to be kept
for you Some of the main modal verbs are:
pick up (phr v) collect from somewhere can, could, should, may, might, must,
ought to, need, needn’t, have (got) to
3.
fantastic (adj) very good or special
recommend (v) say something or someone is good
and worth using or having A. Read the short text titled ‘Planning a trip abroad’ again
reserve (v) ask for something to be kept for and write down any modal verbs that you can find.
you to use or have should, must, ought to, may, needn’t, could
...........................................................................................
4.
destination (n) the place that sb/sth is going to ...........................................................................................
or, the end of a journey
route (n) the road or way that someone ...........................................................................................
takes to get to a place
5.
(guided) tour (n) when you are taken around a place B. Now say if these modal verbs are expressing:
and given information about the advice, obligation, possibility or (lack of) necessity.
buildings, the history, etc.
should – advice
take place (phr) happen ...........................................................................................
must – obligation/strong advice
...........................................................................................
ought to – advice may – possibility
Use the correct form of the words in the glossary above, ...........................................................................................
to fill in the gaps (1-10) in the text below. needn’t – lack of necessity
...........................................................................................
Planning a trip abroad ...........................................................................................
could – advice/possibility
If you are planning a trip abroad, you should always
route
decide the best (1)........................... to take to get to
destination
your chosen (2).......................... . If you don’t want to C. Complete the following sentences with an appropriate
modal verb. Remember to use the correct form of the
travel alone you must find a good companion to verb. More than one answer can be correct.
accompany
(3).......................... you on your journey. It’s important
must
1. You ...................... show your passport at the airport.
that this is someone that you really like because the last
needn’t
take place
thing you want is for disagreements to (4)....................... 2. You .................. put on sunscreen today as it is cloudy.
may/might
while you are abroad. In the summer or high season you 3. You ..................... have to wait a long time for the
reserve/book up
ought to (5)............................ hotel rooms in advance next bus to arrive as you just missed one.
ought to/should
booked up/reserved
because they may be (6).................................. by other 4. We ............................. start planning our holiday while
we have some free time as we will be busy later.
holidaymakers. It’s always a good idea to go on a
mustn’t
guided tour
(7).......................... if you are visiting a new city as they 5. Passengers ......................... put their feet on the seats
picked up
will often arrange for you to be (8).............................. or they will be fined.
could/can
from your hotel and then take you around the city by 6. he ............................ come in my car if he wants to.
coach. You needn’t book these tours months before you 7. I really .......................... try to have a holiday this year.
must/should
go, but it’s a good idea to do it as soon as you check in
May/Can
8. ............................ I sit next to you?
to your hotel in case they are busy. You could ask the could/should
recommend
hotel manager which tour company they (9)................... 9. I ............................ go with them, but I don’t want to.
shouldn’t/
fantastic
and then relax and have a(n) (10).......................... time. 10. You ......................... sit out in the hot sun for too long.
mustn’t
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