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Passive forms: Modals

Use the cues to write statements or questions in the passive.
1 a new post office / should / build / here
.
2 this park / can / improve
?
3 these streets / ought to / repair
.
4 this beautiful building / should / save
.
5 the new bus station / will / complete / soon
?
6 the project / has to / approve / by the architects
.

So / Such (a)that
Combine the sentences using so or such (a / an)that. More than one answer is
sometimes possible.
1 That building is important. It needs to be preserved.

2 They bought expensive furniture. Their friends were amazed.

3 It is a reliable car. You will never have to take it to the mechanic.

4 The bridge is ugly. No one likes it.

5 She is a successful architect. She is known all over the world.

6 Those engineers are anxious. They make everybody nervous.

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Have / get + object + past participle

Complete the conversation with the correct forms of have / get + object + past participle.
Use the words in parentheses.
Arthur: So, are you ready for the big party?
Brian: Not really. We still need to

(do / a lot of things).

Arthur: Like what?

Brian: Well, we 2
but we still need to
Arthur:

(clean up / the garden) yesterday,

(clean / the house).

(you / clean / your suit) yet?

Brian: No, I havent. And I really need to 5

my hair). Lena said it looked awful!
Arthur: When

(cut /
(you / print / the invitations)?

Brian: A month ago. And they were mailed to over a hundred people. Oh no! I completely
forgot! I have to 7
(deliver / extra chairs)!
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Id better
(do / it) right now.

Verb + object + infinitive

Complete the letter with the correct forms of the verbs in parentheses.
Dear Carly,
I know I cant force you
but Id like you

(do) anything you dont want to,

(consider) my advice carefully. I advise you

(leave) the company you are working for as soon as

possible. They are not considered a respectable company, and if you stay, it
will make you
you

(seem) unreliable and dishonest. I can help

(find) another job, but if you prefer me
(stay) out of it, I will. I hope youll let me

(get) involved, though. I encourage you

(call) me any time

so that we can discuss the matter.

Uncle Philip

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Modals: Possibility (speculation)

Write sentences using may (not) / might (not) / could (not) / must have + participle.
Use the statements and notes below. More than one answer is sometimes possible.

Our Town History

1 The first house was built in 1832.

possible

2 There were a thousand houses by 1850.

impossible

3 German immigrants arrived in the 1860s.

certain

4 It was named Alpendale in 1884.

certain

5 The president of the U.S. visited in 1923.

not probable

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Noun clauses
Fill in the blanks with if / whether, that, or a question word.
1 Im not sure

dinosaurs lived here or not. But some people are sure

they did.

2 Archeologists now know

3 Do you know

the volcano destroyed the village. It was in 1836.

this machine works? I cant understand the instructions.

4 I dont know

they refused to help us. I really cant understand it.

5 They are wondering

other animals?

these animals ate in the wild. Did they eat plants or

Vocabulary
a Fill in the blanks with the words below.
huge

leaking

leave

1 There is a

moving

stained

take

terrified

tower

again. We need to get it fixed.

in bed until 10:00 this morning.

4 From the top of the

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of the first mayor in the town square.

2 The faucet is
3 I

statue

you can see all over the countryside.

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5 My jacket is

because someone spilled tea on it.

6 I always

my keys in the car.

7 Lionel was furious when he saw the

8 Id rather

hole in the wall.

a bus or train than fly.

9 Were thinking about

to Florida.

10 Marion was absolutely

when she saw the bear.

b Fill in the blanks with the car parts below.

brakes

dashboard

gear shift

passenger seat

seat belt

steering wheel

1 She couldnt turn the car because something was wrong with the
2 Please fasten your

. It will protect you if we have an accident.

3 Youd better sit in the back because I just spilled coffee all over the
4 He looked at the clock on the

to see what time it was.

5 You should have the

to be able to stop!

in your car checked regularly. It is important

6 He wasnt able to make the car move backward because the

was broken.

Listening
Audio

Listen to the conversation and write T (true) or F (false).

1 Robbie was in France for more than a month.

2 Robbie wouldnt like to visit France again.
3 Robbies group bought a car in France.
4 Robbies group repaired the car themselves.
5 Robbie is interested in history.
6 All of the stones in Carnac are arranged in long lines.
7 Nobody thinks the stones helped farmers predict the weather.
8 There is more than one explanation about why the stones were put there.
9 Robbie didnt take many pictures.
10 Deb will help Robbie organize the pictures.

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