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• talked me out of it [exp] - convince me not to do something
• no kidding [exp] - Wow! / That is surprising!

[exp] - expression

Mr. Evans	Marie	Cheryl	Bob	Paul

• Mr. Evans, Marie, Cheryl, Bob and Paul all work in a travel agency.
• Bob is engaged to Cheryl.
• They are eating dinner together.

1. Who made dinner?
   Cheryl
   Bob
   Marie
   
   
2. What job did Cheryl want in the past?
   a dancer
   a pilot
   a chef
   
   
3. Who convinced Cheryl not to become a chef?
   Bob
   her mother
   her teacher
   
   
4. Why did Cheryl's mom not want her to become a chef?
   She wouldn't meet a man because chefs work at night.
   She wanted Cheryl to go to university.
   She wanted Cheryl to marry Bob.
   
   
5. What did Bob eat before he met Cheryl?
   Japanese food
   a lot of sweets
   fast-food
   
   
6. How did Cheryl's mom feel when Cheryl got engaged to Bob?
   disappointed
   worried
   happy
   
   
7. What did Bob want to be in the past?
   a dancer
   a rock musician
   a basketball player
   
   
8. What type of dancing did Bob do?
   jazz dance
   ballroom dancing
   ballet
   
   
9. What made Bob quit his dream?
   His mother told him to stop.
   He couldn't follow the diet.
   He got too fat.
   
   
10. What foods did Bob have to stop eating?
    cake
    sushi
    hamburgers
    potato chips
    fried chicken
    bread and butter
    pizza
    
    
11. Which food could Bob not give up?
    cake
    bread and butter
    sushi
    
    
12. Why doesn't Bob like to watch ballet?
    He gets hungry when he watches it.
    It is too boring.
    He misses dancing.
    
    

Directions: 1) Choose the modal that you hear and then 2) determine its meaning.

• Another wonderful dinner, Cheryl. Thank you.
• You’re welcome. I really enjoy cooking, actually. When I was young, I thought I was going to be a chef.
• You --- can be could be could have been (could be) a chef. These cookies are fantastic!
  past possibility
  present possibility
  past ability
  
• Why didn’t you become a chef?
• My mother talked me out of it. She thought I would always --- have to work has to work had to work (have to work) at night.
  obligation
  possibility
  advice
  
• She was afraid I would never meet a man and get married.
• She was probably right. If you were a chef, you --- would have met wouldn’t have meet wouldn’t have met (wouldn't have met) Bob.
  past possibility (strong)
  past possibility (weak)
  past imagination
  
• How do you know?
• Before he met you, Bob only ate fast food.
• It’s true.
• Your mother --- might have been may have been must have been (must have been) very happy when you and Bob got engaged.
  past obligation
  past possibility (strong)
  past possibility (weak)
  
• She was. Hey, you’ll never guess what Bob was going to be.
• Cheryl...
• A rock musician?
• A basketball player?
• No, Bob was going to be a dancer. He was actually in the state ballet when he was young.
• No kidding!
• You never told me this!
• I --- could have been couldn't have been couldn't been (could have been) a great dancer.
  past possibility
  present possibility
  future possibility
  
• What made you change your mind?
• The diet was too hard. I --- has to stop have to stop had to stop (had to stop) eating everything — chocolate cake, fried chicken, potato chips.
  past possibility
  past ability
  past necessity
  
• I tried. I --- may have been might have been could have been (might have been) able to do it.
  past possibility (strong)
  past possibility (weak)
  past permission
  
• But then they said no more bread and butter. Bread and butter!
• --- Can Can't Could (Can) you believe it? And that was the end.
  ability
  permission
  possibility
  
• Wow, Bob. I never knew. Do you enjoy watching ballet at all?
• I --- can can't could (can't) I’d like to, but as soon as the music starts, I get very, very . . . hungry.
  ability
  permission
  possibility