Lesson 2

Vocabulary

1. Substitute the phrasal verb in its correct form with its underlined definition.

1. I remember finding an old coin from the ground as a child in my garden. I remember digging up an old coin as a child in my old garden.
2. Look at these old photos of our grandparents, which I found by chance in the cupboard. Look at these old photos of our grandparents, which I came across in the cupboard.
3. We found an expensive necklace, so we gave it to the police station. We found an expensive necklace, so we handed it in to the police station.
4. My grandmother used to love buying old furniture cheaply at the local street market. My grandmother used to love picking up old furniture at the local street market.

Language

2. Choose the correct answer.

1. In the past, people must have read / can’t have read a lot more books because they had more free time.
2. It must have been / can’t have been easy to have lived without electricity years ago.
3. He must have known / could not have known about the bad news. He seemed very sad.
4. Scientist believe that Hatshepsut must / may have died of a tooth infection, but they have no evidence, so, they can’t be sure.
5. The ancient Egyptians couldn’t / mustn’t have built the pyramids without ramps.

3. Read the facts we know about the English playwright, William Shakespeare. Use the information to complete the sentences.

1. Might / born / 23rd April. He might have been born on 23rd April.
2. May / be born / Stratford-upon-Avon. Shakespeare may have been born in Stratfordupon- Avon.
3. couldn’t / be / poor. He couldn’t have been poor.
4. must / speak / Latin. He must have spoken Latin.
5. can’t / have / lots of free time as a student. He can’t have had lots of free time as a student.