Out & About 1 – PHOTOCOPIABLE © Cambridge University Press 2015
Sentence transformation
Modals
1 Make the sentences negative.
1 As a teenager, he could come up with new recipes very easily.
2 Matthew had to study very hard for the previous test.
3 You should snack between meals.
4 She was able to go out last week and she can go out tonight.
2 Make questions for the answers.
1
Yes, I will be able to help you with your homework this afternoon.
2
Yes, the girls have to play football at this school.
3
Yes, she has been able to train in the wet weather.
4
Yes, the government should be worried about obesity in young people.
3 Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. Use the correct form of should, ought to, must, can and have to.
Use each modal verb only once.
1 It’s a good idea to cut down on sweet food.
You .
2 Tim isn’t allowed to polish off all the cake before his sister gets home.
Tim .
3 My doctor advised me not to eat in front of the television.
My doctor said I .
4 I know how to cook healthy food.
I .
5 It wasn’t necessary to chew every mouthful 30 times!
You .
4 Rewrite the sentences. Use the prompts in brackets.
1 Peter and Tom must help with the housework when their mother is busy.
a (no obligation) .
b (advice) .
2 Jenny ought to visit her grandparents on Saturday.
a (obligation) .
b (ability) .
3 The children can’t eat lots of fast food.
a (prohibition) .
b (advice) .
4 I have to keep my weight down.
(advice) .
(non-ability) .
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