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Class 6 Chapter - 4: Modals

What I Know

1. may, may not

2. cannot, can

3. must not, must

4. May, may not

Warm Up

(Audio script)

Good morning!

How do you know how fit you are? Can you walk up a flight of stairs without getting breathless?

Can you play for two hours and do your homework without feeling exhausted? If not, you need

to improve your fitness.

So what can you do to be fit? For a start, you should eat a healthy diet. Eat a variety of food. It

helps your body get all the nutrition it requires. Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and drink

milk every day.

Next, you should get some form of exercise every day. It makes you more alert and energetic—

and more attentive in class too!

Finally, limit your screen time—watching television or DVDs, playing games on the computer

and the phone.

If you are able to follow these simple steps, not just once, but every day, you’ll be fit and healthy

for life!

1. The speaker asks if you can walk up a flight of stairs without getting breathless, play for

two hours and do your homework without feeling exhausted.

2. should eat a healthy diet, should get some form of healthy exercise,

3. should


Exercises

B.
1. must
2. cannot
3. won't /will not
4. can
5. may
6. would not
7. might not
8. Should not/Shouldn’t
9. could
10. shall
11. will not
12. Would

C.
1. You should rest if you have a headache.
2. You must bring your own paper for the exam.
3. May I come to class a little late tomorrow?
4. It might not/will not rain today.
5. I could not reach the top shelf two years ago (as I was short). / Two years ago, I could
not reach the top shelf because I was short.
6. I shall/will complete the painting next week.
7. I will become a chef when I grow up.
8. We would play with calves when we went to our farm years ago.


D. Answers may vary.

E.
1. used to sing
2. did not use to bat
3. used to open
4. use to eat out
5. use to buy
6. used to play

F. Answers may vary.

Grammar Fun

Road signs
1. You must stop if you see this sign.
2. You should park here
3. You cannot take a U-turn here.
4. No cycles will be allowed in this lane.
5. Only pedestrians can walk here.
6. Cycles must go on this lane.

Self-Assessment
• can/could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would
• negative and interrogative
• past tense

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