Lonely Planet
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Lonely Planet. Read the following sentences and describe the meaning expressed by the modal expressions in bold. Is the modal meaning in each case epistemic or non-epistemic? Does it express necessity or possibility? If the sentence expresses non-epistemic possibility, specify whether the meaning expressed is permission, ability or mere possibility.
1. Ten countries you need to visit this year.
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2. Where can you fulfil your travel dream? You might find one destination that ticks all the boxes - Costa Rica is famed for beaches as well as steamy jungles, Mexico is a must for ancient ruins and street food, and Italy - well, is there anything this destination can't do? Where your dream destinations are a distance apart, there might be epic ways to connect them beyond a simple flight booking.
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3. Where can you fulfil your travel dream? You might find one destination that ticks all the boxes - Costa Rica is famed for beaches as well as steamy jungles, Mexico is a must for ancient ruins and street food, and Italy - well, is there anything this destination can't do? Where your dream destinations are a distance apart, there might be epic ways to connect them beyond a simple flight booking.
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4. Where can you fulfil your travel dream? You might find one destination that ticks all the boxes - Costa Rica is famed for beaches as well as steamy jungles, Mexico is a must for ancient ruins and street food, and Italy - well, is there anything this destination can't do? Where your dream destinations are a distance apart, there might be epic ways to connect them beyond a simple flight booking.
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5. Where can you fulfil your travel dream? You might find one destination that ticks all the boxes - Costa Rica is famed for beaches as well as steamy jungles, Mexico is a must for ancient ruins and street food, and Italy - well, is there anything this destination can't do? Where your dream destinations are a distance apart, there might be epic ways to connect them beyond a simple flight booking.
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6. Visitors can get up close four species of lemurs who have become habituated to humans, a profound lesson in conservation.
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7. It's one of those thorny plane etiquette questions, where people have all kinds of opinions: should you keep your shoes on when flying, or take them off?
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8. But with so many museums and historical landmarks to check out, kids might start to get a little fidgety.
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9. According to the forecast, the cost of flights is set to increase by 2.6% around the world and could go up by as much as 4.8% in Western Europe. Luckily, the proliferation of low-cost airlines around the continent could help to moderate some of increases.
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10. According to the forecast, the cost of flights is set to increase by 2.6% around the world and could go up by as much as 4.8% in Western Europe. Luckily, the proliferation of low-cost airlines around the continent could help to moderate some of increases.
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11. Since the word is out about this thrilling country (Japan), travellers need to dig a little deeper.
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12. So if you enjoy a ragù (hailing from Bologna), prosciutto di Parma (from, yep, Parma), balsamic vinegar (from Modena) and last but by no means least, parmigiano reggiano, or parmesan cheese – then it should probably be top of your list too.