WARM-UP VIDEO FOR MODAL VERBS: WILL AND SHOULD

Quick Guide: Start from 1:40 if you want to play the song and do the practice directly.

Instructions. Modal verbs are often pronounced quite weakly, so they might be difficult to catch. 'Will' is especially difficult to catch when the next verb starts with /l/, e.g. 'we'll love', because you'll simply hear one long /l/ instead of two. Listen to a song performed by James Thompson and type in phrases with 'will' and 'should'.

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Exercise. Complete each gap with suitable words and expressions you hear from the video.

That's creamy. Yeah. # Cos we're ordinary people # So, maybe (1) ………….. it slow # Take it slow, ohh # This time (2) ………….. it slow # Take it slow # Maybe (3) ………….. and learn # Maybe (4) ………….. and burn # Maybe (5) ………….. # (6) ………….. # Maybe you and I # We're just ordinary people # We don't know which way to go # Cos we're ordinary people # So, maybe (7) ………….. it slow... # AUDIENCE CHEERS# Take it slow, ohh... # Oh, he's got it, he's got 100! Oh, my God! # This time (8) ………….. it slow. # AUDIENCE CHEERS We've got a winner!

Key: Look at the key and say aloud the script from the video to improve your English.

That's creamy. Yeah. # Cos we're ordinary people # So, maybe (1) (we should take) it slow # Take it slow, ohh # This time (2) (we'll take) it slow # Take it slow # Maybe (3) (we'll live) and learn # Maybe (4) (we'll crash) and burn # Maybe (5) (we'll grow) # (6) (We'll never know) # Maybe you and I # We're just ordinary people # We don't know which way to go # Cos we're ordinary people # So, maybe (7) (we should take) it slow... # AUDIENCE CHEERS# Take it slow, ohh... # Oh, he's got it, he's got 100! Oh, my God! # This time (8) (we'll take) it slow. # AUDIENCE CHEERS We've got a winner!

Sources: 

Channel: BBC. HE GOT 100! James Thompson's incredible 'Ordinary People' - All Together Now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8w2Goo1WpN4

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