Modals 1
My advice is that you study more.
You_____________________ study more.
You SHOULD/OUGHT TO study more.
I promise that I ___________________ help you.
I promise that I WILL help you.
The list of things that will be covered in a meeting
Agenda
When a company is making money they are ....
Profitable
An absorption of one corporation by another, with the corporation being absorbed losing its separate identity and governance
Merger
You ____________________ bother him when he is studying. (prohibition)
You MUSTN´T bother him when he is studying.
There are a lot of dark clouds and it looks like it _______________ rain. (possibility)
There are a lot of dark clouds and it looks like it MIGHT/MAY/COULD rain.
Not following any predictable pattern
Random
the result you get by adding two or more amounts together and dividing the total by the number of amounts/things
Average
A product or service that is whin the budget of the consumer
Affordable
If I won the lottery I ________________ buy a new car.
If I won the lottery I COULD/WOULD buy a new car.
The homework is optional. You _______________ do it.
You DON´T HAVE TO do it.
Not only to survive but also to do well
Thrive
To be present at an event, class, etc.
Attend
Took advantage of something to benefit the person or company
Leveraged
That is ridiculous.
You _________________ be serious.
You CAN´T be serious.
What a terrible situation. You ________________ terrified.
You MUST HAVE BEEN terrified.
Not so obvious or noticable (2 words)
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Less pronounced
What does GDP stand for?
Gross Domestic Product
A way of obtaining money for a project from a large group of people, usually through a website dedicated to this kind of activity (2 words connected by a hyphen)
Crowd-funding
You only slept one hour. You _____________ tired.
You MUST BE tired.
It is impossible that the woman you saw was my mom because she is currently in Paris.
You ___________________ my mom because she is currently in Paris.
You CAN´T/COULDN'T HAVE SEEN my mom because she is currently in Paris.
This expression is used to talk about the repercussions or consequences that occur after an event (3 words)
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In the wake
Tending to move in a certain direction
Leaning toward a
To be focused on a specific goal or objective
Aimed (at)