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Brian: You might be quite right. He is still allowed to exchange another player in. I
would bring in a younger player!
Linda: May I have another sip of beer?
Brian: Of course... Oh, no! That can’t be! 0:2! I think we should go!
Linda: Yes... me too. I should not stay out so late tonight. I have to watch out for my
little sister!
Brian: But we can still go out on another date again, right?! Let us go to the cinema
tomorrow!
Linda: That would be nice! I do not want to miss "Love me, if you can"! Bye!
Grammar 5 A: Adverbs :
Adverbs Some Exceptions:
modify verbs (adverbs of manner), Good-well, fast-fast, hard-hard,
adjectives/past participle and other adverbs - early-early, late-late, high–high,
usually by providing information how something friendly – in a friendly way …
is done or the degree of an adjective/past “Hardly” means: “almost not”,
participle (adverbs of degree) or adverb (adverbs “Nearly” means: „almost but not
of degree). Most adverbs are formed by adding - quite“…
ly or -ally to an adjective. There are also adverbs Some adjectives can follow
of place and time (e. g. “there”, “yesterday”), certain verbs (verbs of
adverbs of frequency (e. g. “sometimes”, “never”) appearance and sense): e. g.
and sentence adverbials (e. g. “actually”). forms of “to be”, “get”, “grow”,
“taste”, “smell”, “feel” …
Grammar 5 B: Modal Verbs / :
Modal Verbs Alternative Forms:
can (expressing ability or possibility) – be able to (expressing ability), could
negative form: “cannot” or can´t”, (expressing general ability or permission)
may (asking for permission or expressing be allowed to (expressing permission),
possibility) – negative form: “may not” or might (expressing possibility and/or that a
“must not” (expressing strong situation is not real)
forbiddance),
Must (expressing necessity to do have to (more impersonal than must)
something) – negative form: “need not
(needn´t)” or “do not (don´t) have to”,
Should (expressing advice and opinion ought to
or expectation) – negative form: “should
not (shouldn´t)”
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Exercise 5 A :
Fill in the correct form: “adverb” or “adjective”. Choose from this box:
actually bad best cold cold dangerous delicious difficult easy Exactly
fantastic fast fast good good good hard hard precisely safe seriously
Unfortunately warm well well wonderful
Brian: The opponent plays ________! Their ________ offender is very ________.
He aims very ________ and shoots very ________. Linda: Our team is not
________ either. Our goalkeeper keeps the ball very ________. Brian: ________,
you know this game very ________! Would you like to have a ________ hot dog?
Linda: Yes, together with a ________ beer. That would be ________. Brian: I will
bring you a beer. Linda: Hurry up, because our ________ sweeper hurt himself.
Brian: Here is your beer. It is ________ ________. Linda: And the hot dog is
________. Hahaha. It looks ________ though, and.... hmmmm.... tastes very
________ too! A ________ goal has been scored. ________ for the opposing
team. Brian: Oh, I don’t know if we have a chance. The opponent plays very
________ and ________. It is getting very ________. Linda: It does not seem to be
________, because our ________ defender ________ hurt himself.
Exercise 5 B :
Fill in the correct modal verb / auxiliary verb. Choose from this box:
allowed can can cannot cannot cannot cannot have Let May might
should should should would would
Brian: But our team ________ win, otherwise they ________ play in the World Cup.
We ________ give the opponent so many chances. Linda: The coach ________
bring in a new player. Our midfield players ________ run anymore. Brian: You
________ be quite right. He is still ________ to exchange another player in. I
________ bring in a younger player! Linda: ________ I have another sip of beer?
Brian: Of course... Oh, no! That ________ be! 0:2! I think we ________ go! Linda:
Yes... me too. I ________ not stay out so late tonight. I ________ to watch out for
my little sister! Brian: But we ________ still go out on another date again, right?!
________ us go to the cinema tomorrow! Linda: That ________ be nice! I do not
want to miss "Love me, if you ________"! Bye!
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