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E. Match and complete these knock-knock jokes with the Grammar 2 Modal verbs 2
words in bold. Read the jokes out loud with a partner.

A. Complete these conversations with the
correct adjective.
Lettuce Orange
1. 2.
Lettuce Orange confused embarrassed
who? who?
depressing frustrating overwhelmed

1. A: I was walking down the street the other
day with my dad, and he suddenly
started singing!
Luke Harry
3. 4. B: Oh, you must have been so
Harry .
Luke who?
who? 2. A: I reminded my sister about picking us up
from the cinema, and she looked really
.

B: She can’t have forgotten. We only
asked her yesterday!
Annie Ketchup
5. 6. 3. A: I watched that Anne Frank
Annie Ketchup documentary last night – it was so
who? who? .

B: I know. It must have been horrible to live
in those conditions as a child.
4. A: Ansel looked really tired last time I saw
him. Is he OK?
Snow Police
7. 8. B: Yeah, he might have been feeling a
Snow Police bit last week as he had
who? who? loads of exams.

5. A: I can’t believe Jemima’s finished her
project already! It’s so !
a. body home? B: Yeah, she must have worked on it all
b. in – it’s cold out here! weekend.
c. stop telling these terrible knock-knock jokes.
d. through the window and find out! B. Answer the questions.
e. up and let me in – it’s cold outside! 1. In the sentences in exercise A, are they

f. use – I’ve forgotten my name again. speculating about the present or the
past?
g. with me and I’ll tell you.
2. How sure is the person in each situation?
h. you going to let me in?
3. To speculate in the present, we use the
modal verb followed by the infinitive.
F. Discuss with a partner.
What’s the structure for speculations in
1. Do you enjoy telling jokes? the past?

2. What’s the funniest joke you know in your language?
3. What other things make you laugh?

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