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Using language
Grammar
Unit 6 Space and beyond
Learning objectives
1. To review the usage of modals;
2. To use modals correctly.
Look at the sentences from the reading passage and answer the questions.
0,000 people reading my blog! b I love to photograph the rising sun, …
a Millions watched that first lunar landing ... aware ... of the many things that could go wrong.
b The world went into shock, most people having assumed that this space flight would be no more dangerous than travelling in an aeroplane.
c I can remember that day so clearly, watching the take-off on TV at school, ...
d The sacrifice of the Challenger calls to us, reminding us that we must continue to reach for the stars, ...
Grammar: Review modals
0,000 people reading my blog! b I love to photograph the rising sun, …
1. Which sentence talks about ability
c
2. Which sentence talks about possibility
3. Which sentence talks about necessity
4. Which sentence talks about prediction
5. What other modals do you know What do they indicate
a
d
b
1. can,could 的用法
①表能力,有“能”、“会”、“能够”的意思
— Can you drive a car
— Yes, I can.
情态动词表示说话人的各种态度,如允许、可能、能力、义务、意志、预测、必然、必要等。
②表允许,在口语中代替 may,有“可以”的意思
Can I use your bike
③表示可能性,常用于否定句和疑问句
Can it be true
Today is Sunday. He can’t be at school.
④过去式 could 表示的语气更加委婉、客气
Could I come to see you tomorrow
2. may, might 的用法
①在陈述句中表示“允许”,在疑问句中表示“请求允许”,汉语可译为“可以”。
有时 might 可以代替 may,这种用法的 might 并无时态意义,只是语气更加婉转。
May I come in
You may take anyone if you like.
Might I ask for a photo of your family
You might as well tell me what you want to say.
②表示推测,汉语可译为“可能”,用于肯定或否定句。
might 也可以代替 may 表达同样的意思,且没有时态意义。
I think that may be the problem.
3. should 的用法
① 表示责任、义务, 汉语译为“应该”
We should obey the regulations of our school.
② 表示推测,汉语也译为“应该”
Their basketball team has lots of excellent players, so if there is no unexpected thing to happen, their team should win the championship.
③ 表惊讶译为 “竟然”
You can’t imagine that a well-behaved gentleman should be so rude to a lady.
4. shall 的用法
①用于第二、三人称陈述句表示说话人给对方的命令、警告、允诺、决心、强制或威胁。
— Can I pay the bill by check
— Sorry, sir. But it is the management rules of our hotel that payment shall be made in cash.
②用于第一或第三人称单数一般疑问句,表征求对方意见。
1) A man is asking to see you. Shall he come in
2) Shall we go out for a walk
3) When shall my father be able to leave hospital
5. must 的用法
① 表示“强制”,汉语可译为“必须”。
We must make sure that the signs are clear and easy to read.
② 表示对现在或将来的情况的推测,汉语可译为“一定”。
1) It must be a “D”.
2) There must be some mistakes, said Dr. Baker.
③ 表示责备、抱怨的感彩,意思为“偏偏,偏要”。
1) — Could I have a word with you, mum
— Oh, dear, if you must.
2) John, look at the time. Must you play the piano at such a late time
6. would 的用法
① 表示过去反复发生的动作或某种倾向即“过去常常”。
1) In those days, the old woman would sit at the gate for hours, waiting for her son to return from the front.
2) When I was a child, father and I would get up early and go fishing.
③ 表示“主观意愿”。
1) I would go there with you.
2) Anyway, I wouldn’t let any trouble come to you.
② 表示过去将来时。
John promised his doctor he would not smoke, and
he has never smoked ever since.
情态动词都可以表示推测,但推测的把握性有程度的差别。简而言之,might 的把握性最小,must 的把握性最大。按照推测把握性的程度可由小到大排列如下:
might < may < could < can < should < must
Read the passage and choose the correct modals.
On 15 October 1997, the Cassini spacecraft set out on a mission to explore the planet Saturn. So great was the distance from Earth that it would / shall need to travel for almost six years to reach its destination. When it reached Saturn, it sent back amazing images of the planet’s famous rings viewed in ultraviolet light. Cassini made numerous trips around Saturn so it could / must collect data. Over the following years, Cassini took some 450,000 images of the planet and its moons.
Finally, on 15 September 2017, Cassini was pointed towards Saturn so that it should / would meet a fiery end. Scientists had decided that Cassini could / must be destroyed this way, so it must / would not collide with any of Saturn’s moons. In its nearly 20-year mission, Cassini provided so much information that scientists could / would not process it all. No wonder so many people took to social media to bid it goodbye, saying, “Farewell, dear Cassini! We shall / should never forget you. ”
Look at the picture and tell a story using modals where appropriate.
Eg: I couldn’t believe it when I look into the Martian sky …
Work in pairs. Take it in turns to draw a picture of space exploration and ask your partner to tell a story based on it. Use modals where approprite.
1. Summarize the usage of modals and do the relevant exercises.
2. Imagine you are going to apply for a programme. Write down your ideas for the short video.
Homework