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

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Sentences 1-5 are from an IELTS Writing Task 2 essay. The student has used verbs that
are too strong (e.g. w ill)
or incorrect. Decide on the correct modal form. There may be
more than one answer.
1
C rim inals who don't have a strong enough punishm ent w ill reoffend----------------------
2
People w on’t pay attention to the law if it is not s tric t enough----------------------
3
Euthanasia m ust be legalized in a ll countries----------------------
4 People who com m it crim e m ust go to prison so they can learn good behaviour.
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Below is a response to an IELTS Speaking Part 
3 
question. There are mistakes in some
of the sentences, both in terms of modal choice and construction. Correct the mistakes,
then listen to the recording and check your answers. There are six mistakes.
Examiner: 
How can crim e be prevented?
Student: 
Crime prevention musts sta rt from education. If people are not raised w ell,
then they w ill com m it crim es in the future. It’s the responsibility of both 
parents and schools to educate children in the difference between righ t and 
wrong. This could be done in special ethics classes in schools, and perhaps 
parenting classes m ightn't be a good idea fo r parents who are unsure of 
how to raise children with more m oral values. These classes shouldn’t 
be com pulsory though as this m ight to be too expensive and unnecessary. 
However, although a ll parents m ustn’t go, it could be useful fo r those who are 
struggling. More inform ation w ill help these parents.
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In Part 
3 
of the Speaking exam, you need to talk about your ideas. You can often do this
using modal verbs to give recommendations.