Self-evaluation exercises

Exercise 1

Say if the following statements about the modal verbs are true (V) or false (F):

Núm	Pregunta	V	F
1	Modal verbs are used as the auxiliary verbs.
2	The third person singular in the present simple adds -s.
3	Modal verbs cannot be used in all the verb tenses.
4	Modal verbs have no sense without a verb in the infinitive.
5	Modal verbs have no continuous forms.
6	As with all the verbs, the negative and the interrogative are formed with the auxiliary “do”.
7	Modal verbs are all regular verbs.

Exercise 2

Choose the correct use for each modal verb:

Núm	Pregunta	Resposta
1	Can:
2	Could:
3	Must:
4	Mustn’t:
5	Should:
6	May:
7	Might:
8	Will:
9	Would:

Exercise 3

Make an appropriate request for each of these situations. Use the ideas in brackets. Start your request as indicated:

1. It’s very hot in the room. (the window)

Can you …

2. It’s very dark (the lights)

Will you…

3. You are very thirsty. (a glass of water)

Could you …

4. You’re cold. (the heating)

Do you mind …

5. The music is very loud and you can’t concentrate. (the volume)

Can you …

6. You need money to go back home. (5 euros)

Would you mind …

Exercise 4

Complete the following text with the correct pronouns and possessives.

Núm	Pregunta
1	This is the story of friend John Baker. I met more than 20 years ago, when were both living in Exeter and families were close friends. Then married a rich girl from Sidney and a few years later both moved to Australia with two children. John is now a university teacher and Catherine works for a big company. travels all over the world. Sometimes John goes with ,but can hardly leave classes. You know, next summer I’m traveling to Australia to meet . I’m really looking forward to

Núm

Pregunta

This is the story of friend John Baker. I met more than 20 years ago, when were both living in Exeter and families were close friends. Then married a rich girl from Sidney and a few years later both moved to Australia with two children. John is now a university teacher and Catherine works for a big company. travels all over the world. Sometimes John goes with ,but can hardly leave classes. You know, next summer I’m traveling to Australia to meet . I’m really looking forward to

Exercise 5

Read text 2.3. Speaking: characteristics of the oral language in your written material and then say if these sentences are true (V) or false (F)

Núm	Pregunta	V	F
1	The rules of oral language can be different from the rules of written language.
2	In speaking, the language tends to be more formal than in writing.
3	Spoken language is always very informal.
4	Apart from words, oral language may include non-linguistic elements such as body language.
5	The objective of a learner of English should be to speak like a native speaker.
6	In a classroom, it is difficult to achieve fluency in speaking English.
7	Grammar is very important when speaking.
8	When speaking, it is a good idea to translate from your own language.
9	You need time and patience to speak English.
10	A good way of practising is speaking with other learners.
11	People do not speak the type of language that you can hear in the news.

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