October 4 Worksheet

Modal‌‌of‌‌Possibility‌‌ ‌
Modals‌‌of‌‌possibility‌‌show‌‌that‌‌something‌‌is‌‌possible‌‌now‌‌or‌‌might‌‌happen‌‌in‌‌the‌‌future.‌ ‌
Modals‌‌of‌‌possibility‌‌include‌‌might,‌‌could,‌‌and‌‌may.‌ ‌
Pattern‌‌ ‌modal‌‌+‌‌base‌‌verb‌ ‌
Modals‌‌are‌‌always‌‌followed‌‌by‌‌a‌‌base‌‌verb.‌‌A‌‌base‌‌verb‌‌is‌‌a‌‌verb‌‌with‌‌no‌‌ending‌‌(no‌‌-s,‌‌-ed,‌‌-ing,‌‌etc.)‌‌added‌‌to‌‌it.‌ ‌
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John‌‌could‌‌be‌‌late.‌ ‌
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She‌‌might‌‌get‌‌a‌‌new‌‌puppy.‌ ‌
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They‌‌may‌‌go‌‌to‌‌the‌‌party‌‌later.‌ ‌
Might,‌‌could,‌‌and‌‌may‌‌have‌‌the‌‌same‌‌meaning.‌‌Might‌‌and‌‌could‌‌are‌‌common.‌‌Use‌‌either‌‌one.‌‌May‌‌is‌‌more‌‌
formal‌‌and‌‌not‌‌often‌‌used‌‌nowadays.‌ ‌
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Fill‌‌in‌‌the‌‌Blanks‌ ‌
Write‌‌might,‌‌could,‌‌or‌‌may‌‌in‌‌the‌‌sentences‌‌below‌‌to‌‌show‌‌possibilities.‌‌More‌‌than‌‌one‌‌answer‌‌might‌‌be‌‌
possible.‌ ‌
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Ex.‌C
‌ ould‌‌‌this‌‌phone‌‌catch‌‌on‌‌fire?‌ ‌
1. She__________‌‌call‌‌her‌‌friend‌‌later.‌ ‌
2. My‌‌brother‌‌___________‌‌go‌‌on‌‌a‌‌hike.‌ ‌
3. Luis‌‌___________not‌‌watch‌‌a‌‌movie‌‌with‌‌us.‌ ‌
4. ___________that‌‌be‌‌a‌‌UFO?‌ ‌
5. Our‌‌neighbor___________mow‌‌our‌‌lawn.‌ ‌
6. Dan‌‌___________not‌‌go‌‌snowboarding‌‌next‌‌weekend.‌ ‌
7. ___________this‌‌be‌‌the‌‌missing‌‌puzzle‌‌piece?‌ ‌
8. His‌‌mother‌‌___________not‌‌make‌‌cookies‌‌for‌‌us.‌ ‌
9. I‌‌___________forget‌‌everyone’s‌‌names.‌ ‌
10. My‌‌teacher‌‌___________not‌‌give‌‌us‌‌any‌‌homework‌‌tonight.‌ ‌
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Writing‌ ‌
Write‌‌a‌‌sentence‌‌with‌‌might,‌‌could,‌‌or‌‌may‌‌for‌‌each‌‌scenario.‌‌More‌‌than‌‌one‌‌answer‌‌is‌‌possible.‌ ‌
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Lisa‌‌isn’t‌‌in‌‌class‌‌today.‌S‌ he‌‌could‌‌be‌‌on‌‌vacation.‌ ‌
1. David‌‌isn’t‌‌at‌‌school‌‌today.‌‌_____________________________‌ ‌
2. Sandra‌‌isn’t‌‌at‌‌home‌‌today.‌‌_____________________________‌ ‌
3. Her‌‌kids‌‌aren’t‌‌at‌‌the‌‌park‌‌today.‌‌_____________________________‌ ‌
4. Juan‌‌isn’t‌‌at‌‌the‌‌beach‌‌today.‌‌_____________________________‌ ‌
5. Fiona‌‌isn’t‌‌at‌‌the‌‌library‌‌today.‌‌_____________________________‌ ‌
6. Lee‌‌isn’t‌‌at‌‌the‌‌restaurant‌‌today.‌‌_____________________________‌ ‌
7. His‌‌brother‌‌and‌‌sister‌‌aren’t‌‌at‌‌the‌‌party‌‌today.‌‌_____________________________‌ ‌
8. Her‌‌dad‌‌isn’t‌‌at‌‌work‌‌today.‌‌_____________________________‌ ‌
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Talking‌‌to‌‌a‌‌Landlord‌ ‌
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landlord‌‌‌-‌‌an‌‌apartment‌‌manager‌‌or‌‌owner‌ ‌
tenant‌‌‌-‌‌a‌‌person‌‌who‌‌rents‌‌an‌‌apartment‌ ‌
f urnace‌‌‌-‌‌an‌‌appliance‌‌that‌‌heats‌‌a‌‌space‌ ‌
keep‌‌meaning‌‌to‌‌‌-‌‌to‌‌continue‌‌to‌‌forget‌‌or‌‌postpone‌‌taking‌‌an‌‌action‌ ‌
clogged‌‌‌-‌‌blocked‌ ‌
plumber‌‌‌-‌‌a‌‌person‌‌who‌‌fixes‌‌and‌‌installs‌‌pipes‌‌and‌‌drainage‌ ‌
rent‌‌‌-‌‌the‌‌fee‌‌for‌‌borrowing‌‌(e.g.,‌‌borrowing‌‌a‌‌space‌‌to‌‌live‌‌in)‌ ‌
reasonable‌‌‌-‌‌acceptable,‌‌fair‌ ‌
utilities‌‌‌-‌‌heat,‌‌electricity,‌‌water‌ ‌
bring‌‌to‌‌one's‌‌attention‌‌‌-‌‌to‌‌make‌‌someone‌‌aware,‌‌to‌‌provide‌‌new‌‌information‌ ‌
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Dialogue‌‌Reading‌ ‌
Read‌‌the‌‌dialogue‌‌with‌‌your‌‌partner‌‌a‌‌few‌‌times.‌‌Take‌‌turns‌‌being‌‌each‌‌character.‌‌Practice‌‌your‌‌intonation‌‌and‌‌
pronunciation.‌‌ ‌
Landlord‌:‌‌Hello?‌ ‌
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Tenant:‌‌Hi.‌‌I’m‌‌a‌‌tenant‌‌in‌‌Unit‌‌#22.‌ ‌
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Landlord:‌‌‌Which‌‌building‌‌are‌‌you‌‌in?‌ ‌
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Tenant:‌Uh,‌‌33‌‌John‌‌Street.‌ ‌
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Landlord:‌Y
‌ ep.‌‌Okay.‌I‌ s‌‌there‌‌a‌‌problem?‌ ‌
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Tenant:‌Yes.‌‌The‌f‌ urnace‌‌is‌‌not‌‌working‌.‌ ‌
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Landlord:‌‌‌Hmm.‌‌That’s‌‌not‌‌good.‌‌I’ll‌‌send‌‌a‌‌technician‌‌over‌‌there‌‌this‌‌afternoon.‌ ‌
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Tenant:‌Great!‌‌Also,‌‌I‌‌keep‌‌meaning‌‌to‌‌call‌‌about‌‌the‌‌bathroom‌‌toilet.‌‌It‌‌keeps‌‌getting‌‌clogged.‌ ‌
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Landlord:‌‌‌Oh,‌‌really?‌H
‌ ow‌‌long‌‌has‌‌this‌‌been‌‌a‌‌problem?‌ ‌
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Tenant:‌For‌‌about‌‌a‌‌month.‌‌ ‌We‌‌tried‌‌a‌‌few‌‌things,‌‌but‌‌nothing‌‌is‌‌helping‌.‌ ‌
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Landlord:‌‌I‌ ‌‌can‌‌have‌‌a‌‌plumber‌‌i‌ n‌‌on‌‌Friday‌.‌ ‌Does‌‌that‌‌work‌‌for‌‌you‌?‌ ‌
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Tenant:‌Friday.‌‌Uh,‌d
‌ o‌‌I‌‌have‌‌to‌‌be‌‌home?‌ ‌
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Landlord:‌‌‌No.‌‌I‌‌can‌‌let‌‌him‌‌in‌‌if‌‌you’re‌‌not‌‌there.‌ ‌
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Tenant:‌Thanks.‌‌Also,‌‌while‌‌I‌‌have‌‌you‌‌on‌‌the‌‌phone,‌I‌ ‌‌keep‌‌meaning‌‌to‌‌ask‌‌you‌‌about‌‌the‌‌rent‌.‌‌Will‌‌there‌‌
be‌‌an‌‌increase‌‌in‌‌the‌‌new‌‌year?‌ ‌
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Landlord:‌‌‌Yes.‌‌The‌‌rent‌‌increase‌‌this‌‌year‌‌is‌‌2%.‌‌The‌‌utilities‌‌will‌‌stay‌‌the‌‌same.‌‌You’ll‌‌get‌‌an‌‌official‌‌notice‌‌in‌‌
your‌‌mail‌‌slot‌‌soon.‌ ‌
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Tenant:‌O
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‌ hat’s‌‌reasonable‌.‌T
‌ hanks‌‌for‌‌looking‌‌after‌‌these‌‌problems.‌ ‌
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Landlord:‌‌T
‌ hanks‌‌for‌‌bringing‌‌them‌‌to‌‌my‌‌attention.‌ ‌
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Work‌‌with‌‌your‌‌partner.‌‌Role-play‌‌the‌‌dialogue‌‌above‌‌switching‌‌the‌‌different‌‌expressions‌‌below.‌‌Then‌‌switch‌‌
roles.‌
1. Hi.‌‌I’m‌‌a‌‌tenant‌‌in‌‌Unit‌‌#22.‌
● I’m‌‌a‌‌renter‌‌in‌‌Unit‌‌#5.‌ ‌
● I‌‌rent‌a‌ n‌‌apartment‌‌here.‌‌Unit‌‌#3.‌ ‌
7.‌‌Does‌‌that‌‌work‌‌for‌‌you?‌ ‌
● Will‌‌that‌‌be‌‌okay?‌ ‌
● Can‌‌you‌‌wait‌‌until‌‌then?‌ ‌
● Is‌‌that‌‌too‌‌late?‌ ‌
● Is‌‌that‌‌convenient?‌ ‌
2. Is‌‌there‌‌a‌‌problem?‌ ‌
8.‌‌Do‌‌I‌‌have‌‌to‌‌be‌‌home?‌ ‌
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Is‌‌there‌‌something‌‌I‌‌can‌‌do‌‌for‌‌you?‌ ‌
How‌‌can‌‌I‌‌help‌‌you?‌ ‌
Is‌‌something‌‌wrong?‌ ‌
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The‌‌f urnace‌‌is‌‌not‌‌working.‌ ‌
Our‌‌dishwasher‌‌is‌‌broken.‌ ‌
My‌‌window‌‌won’t‌‌close.‌ ‌
There’s‌‌a‌‌mouse‌‌in‌‌here.‌ ‌
We‌‌found‌‌some‌‌bugs‌‌in‌‌the‌‌bedroom.‌ ‌
The‌‌toilet‌‌won’t‌‌flush.‌ ‌
I‌‌have‌‌a‌‌leaky‌‌faucet.‌ ‌
I‌‌locked‌‌myself‌‌out.‌ ‌
Our‌‌neighbors‌‌are‌‌really‌‌loud.‌ ‌
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How‌‌long‌‌has‌‌this‌‌been‌‌a‌‌problem?‌ ‌
10.‌‌That’s‌‌reasonable.‌ ‌
How‌‌long‌‌have‌‌you‌‌been‌‌experiencing‌‌this?‌ ‌
● acceptable‌ ‌
Has‌‌it‌‌been‌‌like‌‌this‌‌for‌‌long?‌ ‌
● okay‌ ‌
When‌‌did‌‌this‌‌start?‌ ‌
● fair‌ ‌
● fine‌ ‌
● too‌‌much‌ ‌
● ridiculous‌ ‌
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9.‌‌I‌‌keep‌‌meaning‌‌to‌‌ask‌‌you‌‌about‌‌the‌‌rent.‌ ‌
● the‌‌electricity‌‌bill‌ ‌
● our‌‌water‌‌bill‌ ‌
● the‌‌cable‌‌service‌ ‌
● the‌‌Internet‌ ‌
● the‌‌parking‌‌rules‌ ‌
5. We‌‌tried‌‌a‌‌few‌‌things,‌‌but‌‌nothing‌‌is‌‌
helping.‌ ‌
● nothing‌‌works‌ ‌
● we‌‌can’t‌‌fix‌‌it‌ ‌
● we‌‌don’t‌‌know‌‌what‌‌else‌‌to‌‌do‌ ‌
11.‌‌Thanks‌‌for‌‌looking‌‌after‌‌these‌‌problems.‌ ‌
● Thanks‌‌for‌‌taking‌‌care‌‌of‌‌this.‌ ‌
● Thanks‌‌for‌‌sending‌‌someone.‌ ‌
● Thanks‌‌for‌‌taking‌‌this‌‌call.‌ ‌
● Thanks‌‌for‌‌doing‌‌this.‌ ‌
● I‌‌appreciate‌‌your‌‌help.‌ ‌
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12.‌‌Thanks‌‌for‌‌bringing‌‌them‌‌to‌‌my‌‌attention.‌
● Thanks‌‌for‌‌letting‌‌me‌‌know.‌ ‌
● Thanks‌‌for‌‌telling‌‌me‌‌about‌‌this.‌ ‌
● Thanks‌‌for‌‌calling.‌ ‌
I‌‌can‌‌have‌‌a‌‌plumber‌‌in‌‌on‌‌Friday.‌ ‌
an‌‌electrician‌ ‌
pest‌‌control‌ ‌
a‌‌mechanic‌ ‌
a‌‌painter‌ ‌
a‌‌locksmith‌
a‌‌repairman‌ ‌
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Comprehension:‌‌ ‌
Answer‌‌the‌‌following‌‌questions‌‌based‌‌on‌‌the‌‌dialogue.‌ ‌ ‌
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Why‌‌did‌ ‌the‌‌tenant‌‌call‌‌the‌‌landlord?‌ ‌
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Is‌‌it‌‌okay‌‌if‌‌I’m‌‌at‌‌work?‌ ‌
Do‌‌I‌‌need‌‌to‌‌be‌‌here?‌ ‌
Can‌‌I‌‌leave‌‌you‌‌a‌‌key?‌ ‌
What‌‌does‌‌the‌‌landlord‌‌offer‌‌to‌‌do?‌ ‌
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What‌‌additional‌‌problem‌‌does‌‌the‌‌tenant‌‌mention?‌ ‌
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4.‌
What‌‌will‌‌happen‌‌if‌‌the‌‌tenant‌‌is‌‌not‌‌in‌‌the‌‌apartment‌‌on‌‌Friday?‌ ‌
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5.‌
What‌‌change‌‌will‌‌occur‌‌in‌‌the‌‌new‌‌year?‌ ‌
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Problems‌‌&‌‌Concerns‌ ‌
Think‌‌of‌ ‌five‌‌problems‌‌a‌‌tenant‌‌might‌‌have‌‌to‌‌talk‌‌to‌‌a‌‌landlord‌‌about.‌
Ex.‌‌My‌‌fridge‌‌isn’t‌‌working.‌
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Questions‌ ‌
Write‌‌five‌‌possible‌‌questions‌‌a‌‌landlord‌‌might‌‌ask‌‌a‌‌tenant‌‌over‌‌the‌‌phone.‌ ‌
Ex.‌‌Which‌‌unit‌‌are‌‌you‌‌in?‌
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