Race to Witch Mountain - Modals and Collocations

Seth and Sarah are two aliens who are on Earth for a mission. Although they don´t intend to do anything harmful they are being chased by government agents. Seth and Sarah count on a taxi driver named Jack Bruno to help them.

1 – Watch the video segment and check St for Seth and Sr for Sarah according to their abilities and write the sentences.



( ) Fly - ______________________________________________________________________________
( ) Read peoples´ mind - _______________________________________________________________
( ) Manipulate fire - __________________________________________________________________
( ) Resist great impacts - _____________________________________________________________
( ) Pass through solid objects - _______________________________________________________
( ) Control peoples´ actions - _________________________________________________________
( ) Move objects using his/her mind - __________________________________________________

2 – The modal verb “can” can be replaced by:
( ) Be supposed to ( ) Be able to ( ) Recommend to ( ) be possible to

3 – In the sentence “They will overtake our vehicle…” there is the modal verb “will”. Its context is:
( ) Hypothesis ( ) Possibility ( ) Advice ( ) Inevitability

4 – In the sentences “It would appear we have not….” There is the modal verb “would”. Its context is:
( ) Hypothesis ( ) Possibility ( ) Obligation ( ) Inevitability

5 – The sentence “We should just keep moving” There is the modal verb “Should”. Its context is:
( ) Hypothesis ( ) Suggestion ( ) Ability ( ) Inevitability

“Should” can be replaced by:
( ) possible to ( ) recommend to ( ) suggest to ( ) be able to

6 – The sentence “We cannot trust him”. There is the modal verb “Can” in the negative. Its context is:
( ) Possibility ( ) Obligation ( ) Necessity ( ) Advice

“Cannot” can be replaced by:
( ) advice to ( ) suggest to ( ) impossible to ( ) possible to

7 – The sentence “We must”. There is the modal verb “Must”. Its context is:
( ) Obligation ( ) Possibility ( ) Hypothesis ( ) Suggestion

“Must” can be replaced by:
( ) Have to ( ) Advice to ( ) be able to ( ) recommend to

8 –The sentence “What could go wrong?” there is the modal verb “could”. Its context is:
( ) Remote possibility ( ) Obligation ( ) Necessity ( ) Inevitability

Vocabulary:
9 – The agent shouts “look out” during the scene. Do you synonyms of this phrasal verb? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
10 – Do you know other phrasal verbs using the verb “to look”? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
11 – What does Jack Bruno mean when he says “get down”? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
12 – Do you know other phrasal verbs using the verb “to get”? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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Answer key
1- Read people´s mind - Sr - Sarah can read people´s mind
Resist great impacts - St - Seth can resist great impacts
Pass through solid objects - St - Seth can pass through solid objects
Move objects using his/her mind - sr - Sarah can move objects using her mind
2- be able to
3-Inevitability
4-Hypothesis
5-Suggestion
Recommend to
6-Possibility
Impossible to
7-Obligation
Have to
8-Remote possibility
9-Watch out, Be careful
10-Look up, look for, look at, look around, look like, look beautiful...
11-He wants Seth and Sarah to protect themselves.
12-Get over, get lost, get yourself together, get real, get up, get in, get on, get out, get away...

PS I Love You - Modal Verbs

PS I Love you
Modal verbs
Advise, Suggestions, Necessity, Logical deduction


A class by @TeacherBrunoGon

1 – Watch the segment and pay attention to Gerry´s letter. Using the modals bellow complete the sentences accordingly:

Should – (not) Have to – Must – Could



a- Dear Holly, I don't have much time. I don't mean literally, I mean, you're out buying ice cream and you'll be home soon...
He _________ finish the letter fast otherwise she´ll see it.

b- I have a feeling this is the last letter
It __________ be the end of his help to her.

c- It isn't to go down memory lane or make you buy a lamp.
He ________________ protect her, she can handle it.

d- It's to tell you how much you move me. How you changed me. You made me a man by loving me, Holly...
He ______________ love very much

e- You made my life, Holly, but I'm just one chapter in yours.
She _______________ have more experiences.

f- Don't be afraid to fall in love again.
She ______________ continue her life and she ___________ fall in love again.

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Answer Key
a- Must/ Has to
b- Could/ Should
c- Must/ Has to
d- Must/ Should
e- Must
f- Has to/ Must - Could/ Should

Modal Verbs - Must and Have to

Hi guys
This is the last class about Modal Verbs and I´m closing them with Must and Have to.
In this video I explain their context and give some examples and their differences, since we can´t use Must and Have to in the same context for everything.

Now that the Modal Classes are over there is one thing you have to remember. Study modals isolated is easy, but when you have them all together can be complicated. So the best thing you can do is: Pay Attettion to the context; analyze all the sentences before and after the modal verb to see if you anwser is correct.



Here are the exercises for you.
http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/modals.html

Any questions, comments and suggestions. Contact me: teacher.bruno.gon@gmail.com