Modals of deduction: the mystery of the missing pumpkin pie
Grammar · Modals of deduction · B2 · 35 min. Read the clues about a pumpkin pie that vanished from the Haddad family's porch on Thanksgiving, make deductions about the present and the past with must, might, could and can't, solve the mystery in groups and invent one of your own.
About this worksheet
Read the clues about a pumpkin pie that vanished from the Haddad family's porch on Thanksgiving, make deductions about the present and the past with must, might, could and can't, solve the mystery in groups and invent one of your own.
- Level
- B2
- Category
- Grammar
- Topic
- Modals of deduction
- Time
- About 35 minutes
- Exercises
- Grammar explanation box, Reading text, Gap-fill, Multiple choice, Speaking / writing task, Writing lines
- Answer key
- Included
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On the sheet
- Grammar explanation box: Modals of deduction: now and in the past
- Reading text: Read the detective's notes.
- Gap-fill: What does the family think? Complete the deductions with the phrases f
- Multiple choice: Choose the best option: a, b, c or d.
- Speaking / writing task: Solve the mystery in groups of three.
- Speaking / writing task: Your turn: write a holiday mystery for another group to solve.
- Writing lines: Write your four clues and the solution here.
