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Additional exercises
Additional exercises

Dr Wheaton will be very delighted if he gets I is to get funding for the research.
11 11 Dr Wheaton will be very delighted ifhe gets / is to get funding for the research.
The firework display, part of the city's centenary celebrations, is going to take I is taking
12 12 The firework display, part of the city's centenary celebrations, is going to take/ is taking
place on the 21st August in Cannon Park.
place on the 21st August in Cannon Park.
Excuse me, I think I'm going to 11 will sneeze.
13 13 Excuse me, I think I’m going to / I will sneeze.
The players must improve their fitness if they have I are to have any chance of success.
14 14 The players must improve their fitness if they have / are to have any chance of success.
Kay really likes children, so I'm sure she'll I she's going to be happy to baby-sit for us.
15 15 Kay really likes children, so I'm sure she'll/ she's going to be happy to baby-sit for us.
I'll bring the post to you in your office when it arrives I will arrive.
16 16 I'll bring the post to you in your office when it arrives / will arrive.
The fog is clearing I will clear by mid-morning in most western parts of the country.
17 17 The fog is clearing / will clear by mid-morning in most western parts of the country.
It now seems unlikely that Webb will play I plays in the match against France.
18 18 It now seems unlikely that Webb will play / plays in the match against France.
Apparently, they're going to I they will build a new by-pass around the town.
19 19 Apparently, they're going to / they will build a new by-pass around the town.
Latecomers will not/ are not going to be
The examination will I is going to begin at 10.30.
20 The examination will/ is going to begin at 10.30. Latecomers will not/are not going to be
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admitted to the examination room.
admitted to the examination room.
When it's complete, the new sports arena is seating I will seat 50, 000 spectators.
21 When it's complete, the new sports arena is seating / will seat 50, 000 spectators.
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The transfer from Athens airport to your hotel takes I is going to take 45 minutes.
22 The transfer from Athens airport to your hotel takes / is going to take 45 minutes.
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I'll be waiting 11 wait for you around 2 o'clock outside the station.
23 I I'll be waiting / I wait for you around 2 o'clock outside the station.
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Modals
Modals UNITS 17-24
4 4 Which one of the verbs given can complete all three sentences in each set?
Wh ich one of the verbs given can complete all three sentences in each set?

used to I will I would
1 1 used to/ will/ would
Most days my father
breakfast.
get up first and make
a a Most days my father.............. get up first and make breakfast.
100 kilometres a week.
run over
When I was training for the marathon, I
b b When I was training for the marathon, l.............. run over 100 kilometres a week.
We went back to Dublin to
live in the
see the house where we
1960s.
c c We went back to Dublin to see the house where we............... live in the 1960s.
should I ought to I must
2 should/ ought to / must
Students
be encouraged to type their assignments.
a a Students.............. be encouraged to type their assignments.
'It
'Whose car is that outside Bill's house?'
Bill's sister. I heard that she's
belong to
b b 'Whose car is that outside Bill's house?’ 'Tt.............. belong to Bill's sister. I heard that she's
staying with him this weekend.'
staying with him this weekend.'
some of this cake. It's brilliant!
You
have
c C YOU... have some of this cake. It's brilliant!
needn't I mustn't I don't have to
3 needn't/ mustn't/ don't have to
change your plans
but you
I'll be quite late getting to London,
for me.
a a I'll be quite late getting to London, but you.............. change your plans for me.
worry about it.
afraid I
I'm
owe quite a lot of money to the bank - but you
b b I'm afraid I owe quite a lot of money to the bank - but you.............: worry about it.
You
Next time, read the small print in the document before you sign it.
make the
c c Next time, read the small print in the document before you sign it. You............... make the
same mistake again.
same mistake again.
must I need to I have to
4 must/ need to/ have to
they go out in the sun.
be particularly careful when
People with
fair skins
a a People with fair skins.............. be particularly careful when they go out in the sun.
the
lottery - they've
new car!
The Browns
bought another
have won
b b The Browns............... have won the lottery - they've bought another new car!
six months'
give at least
leave the house.
We
notice if we want to
c Cc We. give at least six months' notice if we want to leave the house.
may I could I might
5 may/ could/ might
he be right about
Ray told me that someone had bought the
old house next door
a a Ray told me that someone had bought the old house next door............... he be right about
that, I wondered.
that, I wondered.
The major changes to the timetable
delay and confusion.
cause
b b The major changes to the timetable............... cause delay and confusion.
tell me was
I asked in the bookshop about Will Dutton's latest book, but all they
c c Iasked in the bookshop about Will Dutton's latest book, but all they............... tell me was
of the year.
be published
before the end
that it would be published before the end of the year.
that it would
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