Gateway B2 Unit 5 Modal vebs

1.Choose the correct answer:

1 I           [shouldn’t, needn’t] buy this dress as I can’t reallyafford it.

2 You       [must, can’t] have a receipt if you want to return

the item.

3 We               [mustn’t, don’t have to]pay in cash – they accept credit cards.

4 I’m sorry, but the bank                  [isn’t allowed to, needn’t] give you a loan at the moment.

5 If we’re going to take a taxi, you           [must, ’d better] take some cash.

6 They               [don’t need to, ought to] check their current account to make sure they have enough money.

2 Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs given.

Last week I had a bad banking experience. I (1).            (have to pay) someone £100 in cash, so I took the money out of a cash

machine. Then the machine retained my card. I (2)               (can not find) a branch of the bank, so I (3)             (have to call) them. I explained that the machine (4)                       (should not take) my card. They explained that they (5)                          (not allow to look) for the card and they ordered me a new one. It was very annoying as I (6).               (need to get) more money out later.

3 Choose the the correct option.

1 I think it .... Joe’s lottery ticket because that number

2 This ..... Freddy’s jacket. He only wears designer

clothes and this one is definitely not designer!

3 This ..... Jane’s bag because this is her phone.

4 She’s sorry, but she ....... be able to go on the trip

after all.

5 This bill .... be right. We didn’t order five pizzas,

did we?

6 This ...... be a mistake – surely this price isn’t right.

5 Complete the text with these words.

couldn’t help • could easily have got lost •had better have • had needed • might be •might have forgotten • must be • must be •

must have been • should always take

Twice a winner!

Tim and Nina Jones now think Tuesday(1)         their lucky day. They both bought lottery tickets and used the same lucky numbers. After the Tuesday draw, Tim checked his ticket and realised they had won £500,000. Although Nina was asleep Tim woke her up. She said, ‘You (2)                 a good reason for waking meup!’ A few days later they found the second ticket in a kitchen drawer. Nina (3)                so happy with the first win, that she forgot she had another ticket. She was lucky that she (4)            something from the drawer and found the ticket. Otherwise, they (5)                      all about it. She said the ticket (6)                            when she tidied up. She said she (7)               feeling that someone was looking after her. Their motto now is that you (8)                    a chance and give something a go. You never know when you (9)          a winner! As the saying goes: ‘You (10)         in it to win it!’