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Answer for exercise Practice 1

The solution for exercise Practice 1 in chapter 08 - Language focus 1 of Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book by Sarah Cunningham, Peter Moor and Jonathan Bygrave

Question

  1. Read the text below. What ability might some animals have that humans don’t? Why?
  2. Complete the text with the correct modals. There may be more than one possible answer.

Answer

a)

They might be able to sense early signs of earthquakes, maybe because they are sensitive to slight changes in the Earth's magnetic fields.

b)

  1. ought to / should
  2. could / may
  3. might
  4. can't
  5. could / may
  6. aren't able to / can't
  7. could / might
  8. have to / must
  9. can
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