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with the modal and semi-modal verbs underlined in sentences 1-6 below.
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You mustn't cross at the red light empezar lección
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Your mother says you can stay out late. empezar lección
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You don't have to worry about money for a nice holiday. empezar lección
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He has to work all hours. empezar lección
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He can't find himself in his profession. empezar lección
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He feels he should give everyone the impression that he's successful. empezar lección
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Look at the phrases in bold and think about their meanings. empezar lección
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Which category in the table are they closest to?
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They are no longer able to compete. empezar lección
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are able to - ability/lack of ability
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There are milestones of freedom: ... the point when you are allowed to take public transport alone... empezar lección
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be allowed to - permission
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A teenager complains because her parents make her do her homework and don't let her stay out after 10 o'clock. make her do; let her stay empezar lección
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make someone - obligation (strong); let someone do - permission
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The 30-year-old suffers, because he's supposed to be earning more than his peers... empezar lección
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be supposed to - obligation (weak) often for something not fulfilled
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... they managed to break out of the timeline that society had set for them. empezar lección
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manage to - ability/lack of ability usually when something is difficult
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Listen and write the sentences you hear. empezar lección
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Cross out a t or a d that isn't pronounced at the end of a word in each sentence.
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I can't come to the party. empezar lección
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You shouldn't listen to him. empezar lección
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We're supposed to speak English. empezar lección
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Are we allowed to use dictionaries? empezar lección
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Complete the sentences with a modal verb or related phrase in the correct form. empezar lección
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In some cases there is more than one possibility.
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Parents 1 be strict with babies or they 1 to control them later. empezar lección
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Parents should/must be strict with babies or they won't be able to control them later.
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The worst thing about school was that I 2 do what I wanted to. empezar lección
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The worst thing about school was that I couldn't/wasn't able to do what I wanted to.
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When I was a child, my parents often 3 me stay over at my friends' houses. empezar lección
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When I was a child, my parents often let me stay over at my friends' houses.
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When I was younger, I 4 help clean our flat but I never did. empezar lección
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When I was younger, I was supposed to help clean our flat but I never did.
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The best thing about being an adult is that no one can 5 you do something if you don't want to. empezar lección
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The best thing about being an adult is that no one can make you do something if you don't want to.
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And the worst thing is that you just 6 to get the flat tidy and then the family messes it up again! empezar lección
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And the worst thing is that you just manage to get the flat tidy and then the family messes it up again!
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When I am older I 7 afford an apartment in the city centre. empezar lección
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When I am older I'll be able to afford an apartment in the city centre.
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A good thing about being retired is that you 8 work anymore. empezar lección
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A good thing about being retired is that you don't have to work anymore.
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