U 13 Lesson 3 2 Making Guesses about

U 13 -Lesson 3 -2 Making Guesses about People Grammar Modals for guessing

Objectives At the end of this lesson, you’ll be able to: ♠ distinguish different forms and functions of modals for guessing; ♠ use modals to guess the present situations or past events.

Revision 1. Why does the speaker think the French tutor might know one of the students? 2. tears running down her cheeks, give her a hug 3. 2. How do people feel about the accident? 4. upset, wait anxiously, worried,

Revision 3. What might be the cause of the accident? separate from, couldn’t hear when the thunder started; fall behind, take the wrong path; go exploring, lost their way back

Revision 4. What might be their present situation? shelter; empty cottage; food, water; bleed, a broken arm or leg 5. What might they feel at present? frightened, freezing

Discovery 3 Look at the dialogue and complete the gaps. might • I think my French tutor ______ knowmust … • They may _____ be so frightened! could have been separated • They _____ can’t from… nothave gone • Or theymay _____ exploring…

Discovery 4 What meaning do the sentences in Ex. 3 express: a) decision? b) advice? c)

Summary (meaning) 5 Which modals express the following? Strong belief/truemust Strong belief/ not can’t true may, might, could Possibility/ true may not Possibility/ not true

Discovery 6 Decide what they are talking about. unlimited 1. I think my French tutor present might know them. time something 2. They might be happening sheltering in a cave. now past 3. They might have fallen event behind.

Summary (form) Unlimited present(现在 ) Happening now(进行) Past (过去) 情态动词 + do / be 情态动词 + be doing 情态动词 + have done

Practice 7 1 might not / can’t have 2 may /might / could 3 may /might / could 4 can’t 5 must / may 6 must / may

Practice 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 must be relaxing may / might / could have arrived can’t have failed may / might not like can’t be may / might / could be living may / might / could have lied not have won could

Language in use Try to guess the people’s present and past situations. Pair work

Try to guess the present situations A C B D

Try to guess what happened in the past A C B D

Make a dialogue A: Look at the boss. He’s so angry. B: The clerk must be frightened. I wonder what makes the boss so angry? A: The clerk must have done something wrong. He might have destroyed some very important documents.

Homework 1. Read P 92– Grammar Summary 2 2. 2. P 58— 2, 3, 4 !