Exercise 1Complete the sentences with an appropriate form of the word in brackets. You may need to use a negative or plural form of the noun.

Example: Many people are questioning the wisdom (wise) of signing the 16-year old footballer.

• 1. She tells clients to open the curtains as early as possible in the day to get as much {{{exposure}}}

(expose)

 to sunlight as possible.

• 2. He has been criticized for his {{{inflexibility}}}

(flexible)

 and stubbornness in the face of change.

• 3. The government is concerned about the high number of unfilled {{{vacancies}}}

(vacant)

 in the teaching profession.

• 4. Luckily at the moment there is no {{{shortage}}}

(short)

 of jobs to go round.

• 5. The complete {{{irrelevance}}}

(relevant)

 of his answer clearly demonstrated that he had not understood the question.

• 6. He achieved {{{notoriety}}}

(notorious)

 when he was sent off the tennis court for throwing his racket at his competitor.

• 7. There is a strong feeling within the organization that there should be a greater {{{emphasis}}}

(emphasize)

 on work/ life balance.

• 8. The {{{proposal}}}

(propose)

 to build a new shopping mall on the outskirts of town has once again been rejected.

Exercise 2: Modals

The sentences all contain the modal verb might. Match each of the sentences to the idea they express.