Unit 1　Festivals around the world

6. i’m _____________ his coming.
7. he behaved _____________ nothing had happened.
8. the children _____________ their teacher.
9. every time he meets trouble, he is always _____________ in drink.
10. you promised you would buy me a new bike, so you must _____________.
11. the audience ______________ as the acrobat walked along the tightrope.
12. this song ______________ me ______________ my motherland.
13. in order to complete the task on time, the workers are working _____________.
14. i hope you will _____________ each other during your stay in china.
15. we invited her to dinner but she didn’t even bother to ____________.
ⅲ. fill in the blanks with proper modal verbs.
1. i don’t know when the guests ______________ be here. they ____________ arrive at time.
2. —who was that man talking with your teacher?
—i’m not sure. it ______________ be her brother.
3. why don’t you try on this dress?  it ______________ look nice on you.
4. my father’s birthday is coming. what ______________ i get him?
5. i haven’t decided where i am going for my holidays. i ______________ go to australia.
6. it’s a long time since we met last time. you ______________ come and see us more often.
7. (the doorbell rings. ) i wonder who that is. it ______________ be mary. she is still in the library at this time.
8. you’ve been working all day. you ______________ be very tired.
keys for reference:
ⅰ. 1. celebration　2. religious; christian　3. belief　4. gathered　5. admires　6. agriculture　7. permission　8. obvious　9. wept　10. forgive
ⅱ. 1. did anyone harm　2. took place　3. in memory of　4. dressing up　5. admire, for6. looking forward to　7. as though　8. played a trick on　9. drowning his sadness　10. keep your word　11. held their breath　12. reminds, of　13. day and night　14. have fun with　15. turn up
ⅲ. 1. will, could　2. might　3. will　4. shall　5. may　6. should　7. can’t　8. must
→step 5 learning tip
ask students to turn to page 8. read through the passage and make sure they understand it. encourage them to do as the passage tells to because if they are doing so they will be teaching themselves a useful way of learning and form a good habit.
→step 6 assessment
1. checking yourself (on page 47 in the workbook)
first get students to think about these questions individually. then they can discuss in groups sharing their experience. the teacher can join in and give them advice and suggestions where necessary.
2. how well do you think you learned about unit 1?  rank your achievements with the following skills and put a tick in the box. then work out your percentage.