A. Put the sentences in order, 1 to 3.1 should be the strongest opinion or prediction.
1 ___ a I’d rather you didn’t eat that burger in here.
___ b You are not eating that burger in here.
___ c You shouldn’t eat that burger in here.
2 ___ a It’s not impossible that we’ll be late.
___ b It’s possible that we’ll be late.
___ c There’s a strong possibility that we’ll be late.
3 ___ a We could have a pizza but I’d sooner have a salad.
___ b We could have a pizza but I’d just as soon have a salad.
___ c We could have a pizza but I’d much rather have a salad.
4 ___ a You’re to stop eating hamburgers immediately.
___ b It’s about time you stopped eating hamburgers.
___ c You realty had better stop eating hamburgers.
5 ___ a I’m not sure she’ll be there.
___ b I’m fairly sure she won’t be there.
___ c She’s sure to be there.
6 ___ a There’s every chance that he’ll have finished by now.
___ b He’s bound to have finished by now.
___ c He could have finished by now.
7 ___ a There’s no way you’ll beat me.
___ b Maybe you’ll beat me.
___ c It’s really unlikely that you’ll beat me.
8 ___ a There’s absolutely no point in you coming now.
___ b It’s really not worth it for you to come now.
___ c Perhaps it might not be worth you coming now.
Answers
1 a3 b1 c2 2 a3 b2 c1 3 a2 b3 c1 4 a1 b3 c2
5 a2 b3 c1 6 a2 b1 c3 7 a1 b3 c2 8 a1 b2 c3
B. Underline the correct option.
mat01
Hi Dan, Josie,
It’s great that you’re coming over for the weekend What do you fancy doing on Saturday afternoon? Would you (1) rather / sooner / prefer have a quiet
afternoon in the flat or go to watch the match? If you want to watch the match, you’d (2) rather / sooner / better let me know pretty soon so I can book tickets
Take care.
Matt
jo1
Hi guys
To be honest, I’d just as (3) rather / soon / well stay in the flat and watch it on TV There’s no (4) need / sense / point for us all to buy tickets when we can watch it at home for free. (5) I’m not paying / I don’t pay / I’m not to pay £30 for something I can watch at home for nothing!
Bye for now!
Josie
dn10
Josie,
We’ve been trying to get you to come to a football match for years – it’s (6) the / highest / about time you gave it a try. You’ll love it. Matt, it’s not worth (7) to listen / listening / listen to Josie – you’d (8) rather / better / prefer just get the tickets. Josie, sorry, but (9) you come / you might come / you’re coming with us, like it or not!
Dan
mat01
Guys!
OK, so that’s a decision There’s no (10) need / point / way in hanging around – I’ll book the tickets now
Cheers.
Matt
PS Don’t worry, Josie. I’ll pay
Answers
1 rather 2 better 3 soon 4 need 5 I’m not paying
6 about 7 listening 8 better 9 you’re coming 10 point
C. Complete the sentences, using the information in the table and be capable of, manage to and fail to.
|
Name |
Sport |
Personal best |
Yesterday’s result |
|
Dan |
high jump |
2.10 m |
2.05 m |
|
Ruth |
100 m running |
15 sec |
did not finish |
|
Marion |
marathon |
3 hours 20 min |
3 hours 39 min |
|
Pete |
long jump |
5.40 m |
5.40 m |
|
Greg |
diving |
1st place |
4th place |
1 Dan ………………………………………. …
2 … but yesterday ………………………………………. .
3 Ruth ………………………………………. …
4 … but yesterday ………………………………………. .
5 Marion ………………………………………. …
6 … but yesterday ………………………………………. .
7 Pete ………………………………………. …
8 … and yesterday ………………………………………. .
9 Greg ………………………………………. …
10 … but yesterday ………………………………………. .
Answers
Possible answers
1 is capable of jumping 2.10
2 he only managed to jump 2.05
3 is capable of running 100 m in 15 seconds,
4 she failed to finish.
5 is capable of running a marathon in 3 hours 20 minutes,
6 she only managed to do it in 3 hours 39 minutes.
7 is capable of jumping 5 metres 40.
8 he managed to equal his personal best.
9 is capable of finishing first in the diving competition.
10 he failed to win it.
D. Rewrite each sentence so that it has a similar meaning, using the words in brackets. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1 It’s highly likely that she’ll beat me at tennis. (every)
……………………………………………….
2 It’s inevitable that he’ll win the race. (bound)
……………………………………………….
3 I’m sure he’ll play well. (He’s)
……………………………………………….
4 It’s fairly likely that the match will be cancelled. (good chance)
……………………………………………….
5 There’s no chance of me being able to lift that weight. (way)
……………………………………………….
6 I’m sure they won’t want to eat lettuce. (definitely)
……………………………………………….
7 I think your ideas might not work. (sure)
……………………………………………….
8 There’s a slight chance she’ll come with us for a run. (impossible)
……………………………………………….
9 There’s no point her paying so much for a new bike. (worth)
……………………………………………….
10 We’d really rather you stayed at home tonight. (prefer it if)
……………………………………………….
Answers
Possible answers
1 There’s every chance that she’ll beat me at tennis.
2 He’s bound to win the race.
3 He’s sure to play well.
4 There’s a good chance of the match being cancelled.
5 There’s no way I’ll be able to lift that weight.
6 They definitely won’t want to eat lettuce.
7 I’m not sure your ideas will work.
8 It’s not impossible that she’ll com e with us for a run.
9 It’s not worth her paying so much for a new bike.
10 We’d prefer it if you stayed at home tonight.
E. Rewrite these sentences to talk about probability in the past, present or future. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1 I’m convinced they went swimming in the morning. (future)
……………………………………………….
2 There’s likely to be plenty to eat. (past)
……………………………………………….
3 She’s unlikely to have had a running machine at home. (present)
……………………………………………….
4 He’s bound to spend the evening watching TV. (past)
……………………………………………….
5 It’s possible that she’s lost some weight. (future)
……………………………………………….
6 Perhaps she isn’t at home. (future)
……………………………………………….
7 They’re sure to be invited. (past)
……………………………………………….
8 There is no need for us to book a table. (past)
……………………………………………….
Answers
Possible answers
1 I’m convinced they’ll go swimming in the morning.
2 There’s likely to have been plenty to eat.
3 She’s unlikely to have a running machine at home.
4 He’s bound to have spent the evening watching TV.
5 It’s possible that she’ll lose some weight.
6 Perhaps she won’t be a t home.
7 They w ere sure to be invited.
8 There was no need for us to book a table.
F. Complete these sentences about your attitudes to health and fitness.
1 It’s not worth buying a running machine – I’d rather go running in the park.
2 I’d rather ………………………………………………. .
3 There’s no way ………………………………………………. .
4 I’m unlikely to ………………………………………………. .
5 It’s about time I ………………………………………………. .
6 I’m capable of ………………………………………………. .
7 I’d better ………………………………………………. .
8 I’m not sure ………………………………………………. .
Answers
your own answers
G. Circle the correct option.
1 Sam’s not in – he’s …………… to be at the gym as usual.
a probable
b bound
c possible
2 We’re not …………… if we can come to your birthday party.
a likely
b probable
c sure
3 There’s no …………… we can all fit in only one car.
a point
b sense
c way
4 It’s about …………… you started to look after yourself better.
a time
b better
c rather
5 Gabrielle and Jo decided they’d …………… not go camping again this year.
a soon
b prefer
c rather
Answers
1 b 2 c 3 c 4 a 5 c
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