ESLgold Modal Verbs in Business English
ESLgold Modal Verbs in Business English is a video lesson of about ten minutes on can, could and must at work. It explains can for ability and informal permission, could for polite requests and past ability, and must for requirements and strong deductions, gives three grammar rules for modal verbs, and draws its examples from client correspondence, project planning and compliance. Ten practice questions with explanations close it.
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How It Helps Your Business English
The video runs just under ten minutes. It takes can, could and must in turn: skills and informal permission, polite requests and past ability, requirements and logical deductions. Three grammar rules for modal verbs follow, the examples come from emails to clients, project planning, human resources and compliance, and ten practice questions with explanations end the lesson.
You watch once through for the three modal verbs, then go back to the examples and read them aloud. Stop at the ten practice questions and answer each one before the explanation is given, so that you find out which use you are still unsure of. The workplace sentences can be reused in your own emails with the names changed.
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