Grammar for ielts fiona Aish & Jo Tomlinson ■L& 11

Look at the following questions and answers. How could you continue the answers using
modals? The first one is done for you.
Examiner: Do you think crime is increasing nowadays ?
Student: 
/ don't think so. I think we ju s t see more about crime on the TV and in newspapers.
I think we shouldn’t be too worried about crime, otherwise people might be scared
to do the things they normally do in case something happens.
Grammar for IELTS
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Examiner: 
What are the best ways to prevent crim es?
Student: 
I th in k a certain am ount of crim e could be prevented w ith education.
Examiner: 
Are any crim es acceptable?
Student: 
Yes, I th in k some crim es are more acceptable than others. For example we
can't compare m u rde r and driving too fast.
Examiner: 
Are there any crim es w hich you th in k sh o uld n ’t be crim es? 
Student: 
Yes, I th in k some s m a ll crim es, sh o uld n 't be crim es.
Exam practice: Speaking Part 3
You w ill hear five questions. Answer them as fully as possible. In this exam practice, you w ill
have 30 seconds between questions to give your answers.
Speaking exam tip: 
In Speaking Part 3 you should try to develop your answers as much 
as possible. Answ er the question directly in your firs t sentence and then move on to do 
one or more of the follow ing:
- Give reasons fo r your answer
- Add more inform ation / develop your answ er
- Give examples of w hat you mean
Now listen to the model answers given by the student on Track 20 of the CD. How were they
better than or different from your answers?
Crime
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13 The planet
M odal v e rb s in th e past
Past m odal verbs d iffe r greatly in use from the present m odal verbs, even though they look 
sim ilar.