Monica´s Gang - Modals

1 – Which are the modals used my Monica and Jimmy Five? Which are their contexts?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
2 – Is it possible to change them for other modals? If so, which ones? If not, why not?
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3 – The modal sentences below can replace some of the modal verbs? Which them and for what?
To be supposed to ______________________________________
To be able to __________________________________________
To be obligatory _______________________________________

4 – What does Monica do to blackmail Jimmy Five to do what she wants? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5 – What is Jimmy Five justification to accept? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
6 – The expression “get even” is about revenge. Do you know other ways to express the same idea? List them below.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
7 – The word “Horrible” is a synonym of what word bellow?
( ) Terrific ( ) Terrible
What other synonyms do you know? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
And opposites? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Download the worksheet
http://www.4shared.com/office/11reBG9q/Modal_Monicas_Gang.html?

Answer Key
1-
Should, suggestion.
Might, possibility
Would, hypothesis
Can, Permission

2-
"Should" can be changed by Ought to
All 3 "Might´s" can be changed by May
First "Would" can´t be changed
"Can" can be changed by May
Second "Would" can be changed by "Could"

3-
Yes, Should
Yes, Can
Not possible

4-
She threatens Jimmy Five by reminding him of the knots he tied on Sansom´s ears

5-
He´s not the one who does the laundry

6-
Get back to
Payback

7-
Terrible
Synonyms: Awful, Sucks, Very bad, Disgusting.
Opposites: Amazing, Wonderful, Fantastic, Excellent, Oustanding.