NOW THAT WE'VE REFRESHED THE BASICS SEE IF YOU CAN COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES CORRECTLY.

1 ...... you hear the friework from your house last night

A can B can't C could

2 do you think you ........ write that report bt tusday ? i know you 're very busy .

A will be able to B couldn't C have been able to

3 I touch my tose . she

A could B can C will be able to

4 I ... spend another moment in that restaurant . it was too noisy .

A can't B coudn't C have been able to

5 I ........ never seem to get the temperature right.

A can B can't C to be able to

1. Even three men working together .....won't be able to lift ..... the car.

2. I hope to ..be able to speak.... English very well after this course finishes.

3. Do you think you ....will be able to write..... that report by tuesday? I know you are very busy.

4. To .....be able to play.... professional tennis, you must be extremely fit.

5.I'm afraid I ...won't be able to attend....... the meẻting. I'm on business in Japan.

6. I don't think we ......will be able to see..... you next Saturday. We're still on holiday in Nha Trang.

Complete the sentences. Use be able to. will be able to, won't be able to and the verbs.

attend / lift / play / speak / see / write

1. Even three men working together won't be able to liftthe car.

2. I hope to be able to speak English very well after this course finishes.

3. Do you think you will be able to write that report by tuesday? I know you are very busy.

4. To be able to play professional tennis, you must be extremely fit.

5.I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the meẻting. I'm on business in Japan.

6. I don't think we will be able to see you next Saturday. We're still on holiday in Nha Trang.

I.        Choose the best answer.

1.                                  you hear the fireworks from your house last night?

A.  Can‟t                       B. Could                      C. Can                         D. Will

2.               Do you think you               write that report by Tuesday? I know you‟re very busy.

A.  have been able to                                       B. couldn‟t

C. will be able to                                             D. could

3.               I                  touch my toes. See!

A.  can                    B. will be able to         C. could                       D. can‟t

4.               I               spend another moment in that restaurant. It was too noisy.

A.  can‟t                                                            B. have been able to

C. can                                                              D. couldn‟t

5.               I                  never seem to get the temperature right

A.  can‟t                        B. to be able to            C. can                          D. could

6.                                  play professionally tennis, you must be extremely fit.

A.  To be able to          B. Couldn‟t              C. can                  D. Will you be able

7.                                  you play an instrument?

A.  Couldn‟t                  B. Able to                   C. Can                         D. Could

8.               I‟m afraid I                   attend the meeting, I‟m on business in Japan.

A.  will be able to         B. won‟t be able to      C. can                          D. would

9.                                  you have brought it to me at work?

A.  Couldn‟t             B. Could              C. Cannot                D. Will be able to

10.         They                       save the men from the sinking ship.

A.  was able to             B. could to              C. are able                D. were able to

11.         Robots                    lift heavy things many years ago.

A.  can                       B. could                      C. couldn‟t                  D. are able to

12.                            robots be able to talk to us in the future?

A.  Can                         B. Do                          C. Will                         D. Could

13.         When she is 30, she will be able                a famous artist.

A.  become                B. to become             C. becomes               D. becoming

14.                            you swim when you were a child?

A.  Can                         B. Will                         C. Could                     D. Do

15.                            robots can build space stations on the planets.

A.  Space                      B. Doctor                    C. Workers                  D. Home

16.         Which robot can make coffee?

A.  Space robot         B. Doctor robot         C. Worker robot          D. Home robot

17.         Which robot can help sick people?

A.  Space robot          B. Doctor robot        C. Worker robot          D. Home robot

18.         In the past, robots                          the laundry.

A.  could do                 B. can do                     C. will do                    D. do

19.         Yesterday, my mother                   me a robot toy as a birthday gift.

A.  give                        B. gave                        C. giving                     D. to give

20.         He              be able to pass the final test because he doesn‟t work hard.

A.  can                          B. can‟t                        C. will                          D. won‟t

Complete the sentences. Use the be able to, will be able to, won't be able to and the verbs from the box.

answer, attend, build, come, laugh, lift, play, speak, see, write

1. Maybe the Smiths will be able to build a new house next year.

2. Even three men working together won't be able to lift the car.

3. I hope to be able to speak English very well after this course finishes.

4. We will be able to come to your birthday party tomorrow.

5. Do you think you will be able to write that report by Tuesday? I know you're very busy.

6. I'm so sad! I won't be able to laugh.

7. To be able to play professional tennis, you must be extremely fit.

8. I'm afraid I won't be able to attend the meeting. I'm on business in Japan.

9. I don't think we will be able to see you next Saturday. We're still on holiday in Nha Trang.

10. When you are sure, you will be able to answer the questions.

CAN YOU ADVISE ME?

I am writing to you because I would like become => to become a journalist when I leave school. Since you are the editor ò the local newspaper, I hope that you many be able to give me some advice about what I should to=>X do. I have written some articles during my spare time and I am enclosing two of them. I hope that you won't mind looking at them and telling me whether you think they are good or not. I would appreciate any comments you make because I am keen to learn. I also wonder if you could advise me about a few other matters. Do you think it is the better=>the best to do a course in journalism at a college ỏ to try to get a job as a junior reporter as soon as I finish school? Do newpapers prefer to employ people with a qualification in hournalism or to train them while they are actually doing the jobs? Another question I would like to ask is, would you advise me to specialise in one kind of report, such as politics, or it is advisable to know a little bit about a lot of subjects? I am sure that you are very busy but I would be grateful for any advise=>advice you could give me. Finally, would it be possible to come into the newpaper offices one day so that I could see how a real newpaper operate? I would welcome the opportunity to do that.

II, complete the following sentences with prepositions of time : at, on, in, before, after.
1, I haven't seen Mai for a few days. I last saw her____on___ Tuesday
2, The price of petrol will go up ___in___ November
3, I'll phone you ___on___ Tuesday morning __at___ about 10 o'clock. Isn't it OK?
4, His father died ___in___ 2005
5, Are you doing anything special____at_____ the weekend?
6, ____On______ Sunday afternoons I usually go for a walk
7, Mr.Brown enjoys walking around his garden ___at___ night
8, I woke up____at___ five o'clock ____in___ the morning
9, My brother graduated from high school__in___ June 2004
10, Mai's birthday is___on___ April 10th
11, Did you phone your teacher the day___before___ yesterday?
12, My parents will get back from their holiday the day___after__ tomorrow
III, Complete the following sentences with prepositions of time : at, on, in if necessary
1, I don't like going out alone____at____ night
2, I'm afraid I can't come to your birthday party____on___ Sunday
3, What do you usually do____at____ the weekend?
4, Can you play football with us_____on___ next Sunday?
5, We went to bed late_______X_____ last night
6, They are leaving for Hue___on____ next Friday
7, Will you be at home_____X_____ this evening?
8, I always feel relaxed_____in____ the evening
9, We went to Nha Trang _____X____last summer
10, I won't be out very long. I'll be back _____in_____ ten minutes

II, complete the following sentences with prepositions of time : at, on, in, before, after.
1, I haven't seen Mai for a few days. I last saw her___on____ Tuesday
2, The price of petrol will go up ___in___ November
3, I'll phone you __on____ Tuesday morning __at___ about 10 o'clock. Isn't it OK?
4, His father died ___in___ 2005
5, Are you doing anything special_____at____ the weekend?
6, ___on_______ Sunday afternoons I usually go for a walk
7, Mr.Brown enjoys walking around his garden __at____ night
8, I woke up____at___ five o'clock ____in___ the morning
9, My brother graduated from high school__before___ June 2004
10, Mai's birthday is___on___ April 10th
11, Did you phone your teacher the day___after___ yesterday?
12, My parents will get back from their holiday the day__before___ tomorrow
III, Complete the following sentences with prepositions of time : at, on, in if necessary
1, I don't like going out alone____at____ night
2, I'm afraid I can't come to your birthday party_____on__ Sunday
3, What do you usually do_____on___ the weekend?
4, Can you play football with us__∅____ next Sunday?
5, We went to bed late_____∅_______ last night
6, They are leaving for Hue___∅____ next Friday
7, Will you be at home____∅_____ this evening?
8, I always feel relaxed____in_____ the evening
9, We went to Nha Trang _____∅____last summer
10, I won't be out very long. I'll be back __in________ ten minutes

j

+thanks you very much for your letter which arrived few days ago

+it was lovely to hear from you

+i'm sorry that i haven't written for a long time but i was very busy

+as you knew, we bought our new house in september

+it was a very bad codition and it needs repairing a lot

+we have just finish a lot of it and now it looks very nice

+peter and i decided to give a hourse warming party on december 26

+do you think that you will be able to come

+please give me a ring and let me know if you can come

+i'm really looking forward to seeing you again

EXERCISE 7: Complete the sentences with must, should, need, needn’t, can, could, may, might

1. In Britain many children _______must_____ wear uniform when they go to school.

2. That restaurant _____must_________ be very good. It’s always full of people.

3. I think the government _____should_________ do more to help homeless people.

4. We have plenty of time for doing the work. We ______needn't________ be hurried.

5. You _________needn't_____ ring the bell; I have a key.

6. I __________must____ get up early tomorrow. There are a lot of things I want to do.

7. You ________needn't______ explain that again because I understand everything now.

8. I _______must_________ do that again. It’s my promise.

9. You ______should_______ take your umbrella along with you today. It ______may______ rain later on this afternoon.

10. You shouldn't have been absent from that important session.