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Karin's ESL PartyLand/Copyright 1999 by Karin M. Cintron & Karl GrahamReproducible for Classroom Use

Find Your Partner Strips: Modals of Inference

This is a fast fun way to pair students for another activity. The bonus is thatthey get extra exposure to the target structure. Just print this page, copy onto colored paper if you want, cut the page down the middle and cut stripsfor each sentence. Students should walk around the room and find themissing half of their sentence. Combinations must be grammatically correctand logical. Remind students that they should pay attention to punctuation.This sheet has a total of ten sentences, which allows for twenty students. Ifyour class size is larger than this, just duplicate one sentence for every twoextra students.

As an alternative, you make multiple copies of this page, cut the same as

above, divide students into groups, and give each group all the sentencesto match.

She hasn't called meback.

She must not havechecked her messagesyet.

Their plane might bedelayed.

It's snowing like crazy inNew York.

His jacket's here, so he must be here too.

It must be a goodrestaurant;

the lines are really long.

His phone's been busyall night.

He must be on-line.

Why didn't you call?For all I knew you couldhave been in anaccident.

Let's just go over to hishouse.

He should be home bynow.

That can't really be Elvis.He's been dead foryears.

This restaurant can't be Just look at the people

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that expensive. going in.That couldn't be the realprice.

They must have made amistake.

Conversation Question Cards: Modals

Can you do anythingcreative? For example, canyou sing, dance, play amusical instrument, paint,draw, or write poetry?

Name three things you maynot do in this class.

What could the oppositesex do to make your lifeeasier?

Should gay/lesbian couplesbe allowed to adoptchildren? Why or why not?

Should marijuana belegalized? Why or whynot?

In your country, what mighthappen to someone wholoses their job?

What are some things youshould have done lastweek, but didn't do?

What must you do in yourcountry to obtain a driver'slicense?

What could you do to makeyour life more exciting?Why don't you do it?

Name two things that youcouldn't do last year thatyou can do this year.

How would your parentspunish you when youmisbehaved as a child?

What could you be doingright now (instead ofstudying English)?

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What more could you bedoing to practice yourEnglish?

How would you recommendtreating a cold?