Translate the sentences containing modal verbs and provide comments on their meaning.
1. All the factors must be taken into account by the organisers. 2. Speakers should tailor their presentation so that it will be understood by the entire audience. 3. Could you let him finish, please? 4. A mini-checklist for any international meeting should begin with efforts to identify the nationalities. 5. If meeting is to be productive, it should have a clear and stated purpose. 6. You must write an agenda. 7. You don’t have to include everything that was said at the meeting. 8. You have to attach a time limit to each point. 9. The chairperson may ask if there are any matters arising out of the minutes of the last meeting. 10. You don’t have to write up minutes, your secretary has to do it. Insert appropriate prepositions where necessary. 1. Decisions should be based … shared information. 2. What is crucial … your career. 3. Is it crucial to prepare … the meeting? 4.What should be circulated several days … advance? 5. Important issues were discussed … the meeting. 6. The following day meetings are scheduled to begin … 8 a.m. and continue … 10 p.m. 7. … that time the participants were exhausted. 8. The participants can’t benefit much … the meeting. 9. From a few to more than a thousand participants may attend … international meetings. 10. What are organisers guilty …?
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