Work in groups. Use the information of the Exercise 15 and write down your own formal letters.

Lesson 8. Business correspondence.

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GRAMMAR (Modal Verbs)

Exercise 1. Rewrite these sentences using can, could or may:

1. I`d like to talk to you for a minute, Bill. (friendly)

Can I talk to you for a minute, Bill?

2. I would like to use your phone. (more polite)

3. I would like to stop work early today. (formal)

4. Take my bike if you want to.

5. Are children allowed to go into pubs?

6. I don`t want you to come into my room.

7. I would like to speak to Jane, if she`s there. (polite)

8. I would like to have a beer. (friendly)

9. I would like to pay you tomorrow. (polite)

Exercise 2. Put in must or have/has (got) to:

1. I`m tired. I ……………… go to bed early.

2. John ………… go to university on Saturdays.

3. We ……………… get another dog soon.

4. A soldier …………. obey orders.

5. We …………….. go to London for a meeting.

6. I think we …………………… pay in advance.

7. You really …………. visit us soon.

8. I ………… try to spend more time at home.

9. You …………….. go through Carlisle on the way to Glasgow.

Exercise 3. Which do you think is better – must or should?

1. You know, I think you …………… take a holiday.

2. Tell Mark he …………….. tidy his room at once.

3. Visitors are reminded that they ……………….. keep their bags with them.

Lesson 8. Business correspondence.

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4. I`m sorry, but you ………………. go. We don`t want you here.

5. I really …………… go on a diet. I`ll start today!

6. I suppose I ……………….. write to Aunt Rachel one of these days.

7. You absolutely ………………….. check the tyres before you take the car out today.

8. You ………………… have your hair cut at least once a week.

9. I think men ……………. wear jackets and ties in restaurants.

Exercise 4. Here are some laws of nature. Join the beginning and the ends:

BEGINNINGS	ENDS
After you have bought something, If anything can go wrong, If there are two good TV shows, If you explain so clearly that nobody can misunderstand, If you throw something away, No matter how much you do, The one who snores The other queue	it will. somebody will. they will both be on at the same time. will always move faster. will fall asleep first. you will find it somewhere else cheaper. you`ll need it the next day. you`ll never do enough.

Lesson 8. Business correspondence.

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Exercise 5. Rewrite the sentences using the words given in bold type:

1. It isn`t necessary to buy a ticket. NEED … You don`t need to buy a ticket.

2. I advise him to be more careful. OUGHT …

3. I think that`s John`s car. MUST…

4. I don`t think he is her brother. CAN`T …

5. Do you want me to open the window? SHALL …

6. It`s just possible she`s still at work. COULD …

7. Do you want me to help you with that? WOULD …

8. It wasn`t necessary for them to repair the car. NEED …

9. It would be a good idea to tell him the truth. BETTER …

Exercise 6. Choose the best form. (Sometimes both may be possible):

1. We ……….. win, but I don`t think there`s much chance. (may, might)

2. I ……. ask you to help me later. (may, might)

3. That …….. be her daughter – they`re nearly the same age. (can`t, mustn`t)

4. We ……. decide to go camping again at Easter. (can, may)

5. There ……. be enough room for everybody on the bus – we`ll have to wait and see. (may not, can`t)

6. You ……. get in without a ticket – not a chance. (may not, can`t)

7. You absolutely …….. go and see Liz. (should, must)

8. I think you ……. try to relax more. (should, must)

9. In this country, boys ……. do military service. (must not, don`t have to)

Exercise 7. Write sentences about three things that you should have done last week but didn`t, and three things that you shouldn`t have done but did.

Lesson 9. Business Meetings.

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Lesson 9

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