课件15张PPT。Lesson 3
Making guesses
about PeopleDo you often watch news on TV? What news are you most interested in?When we watch TV serial play we
want to know what will happen in
the future.
What happened in the past?
Which words you think we will
use to express our guess?Listen to the dialogue and do the exercise.The two students were missing ______.
because they were separated from
the other students.
B. in a case.
C. for the reason we don’t know.C. for the reason we don’t know.2. The dialogue tells us ______.
A. The two students disappeared 3 days
ago.
B. My French tutor know where they are.
C. People found them in a cottages.3. The dialogue make various guessed except_________.
They must be frightened.
They both are injured.
They might have some food to eat.B. They both are injured.Can you say out the main idea of the story in your own words?Listen to the dialogue again and complete the gaps.A: Have you heard anything about the
two missing students? I think my
French tutor might know one of them.
I saw she had tears running down her
cheeks at lunch today and one of the
other teachers gave her a hug.
B: I heard about it from the news report
on TV last night , but haven’t heard
about anything more since then.
A: Their friends are really upset
and have been waiting anxiously for
more news.B: I can’t believe that they’ve been
missing on the mountains for 3
days now! They must be so
(1)___________!frightenedA: I wonder how they got lost and whose
fault it was.
B: They may have been (2)_________
from the other students and couldn’t
hear anyone when the thunder started,
or they might have (3)_____behind
and taken the wrong path.separatedfallenA: Maybe . Or they could have gone
exploring on their own and lost their
way back to the group.
B: I hate to think how they must be
feeling right now. It’s so cold at the
moment. They must be (4)________!freezingI hope they have warm jackets
made of wool.A: They might be (5)_________in
a cave.shelteringA: They can’t be there. People would
have looked there first, I’m sure.B: Or they could be in one of those
empty cottages near the pine trees
right at the top of the mountain.B: True. Imagine how hungry they are!
They can’t exactly eat seeds like
aquarelles and sparrows do!A: They might have (6)_________ left
from camping but they may not have
any water. some foodA: Me too. Their parents must
be very (7)________. It’ll a real
relief when they’re found. worriedB: And one of them might be bleeding
or have a broken arm or leg. I really
hope the someone finds them soon.课件32张PPT。Grammar:
Modals for guessing 均安中学 洪建新Look at the dialogue again and complete the gaps with modal verbs:must , may, may not, might, can’t, could.I think my French tutor _______ know one of them.
They _____be so frightened.
They _____have been separated from…
They ______have gone exploring…
They _____be there.
They _______have any water.mightmust maycouldcan’tmay notWhat meaning do the sentences in in Exercise 3 express: decision?
advice?
guessing?C. guessingWhich of the modal verbs in Exercise 3 express the following?a strong belief that something is / was truea strong belief that something is /was not trueThey must be so frightened !
Their parents must be very worried.They can’t be there.a possibility that something is / was truea possibility that something is /was not trueI think my French tutor might know
one of them .
They may have been separated from…
They could have gone exploring…They may not have any water.I think my French tutor might know one of them.b) unlimited present time
Look at these sentences again and decide what they are talking about :a) , b) or c)They might be
sheltering in a cave.They might have
fallen behind.a) past eventc) something
happening now may
might
could
must 对过去的推测对现在的一般特征或动作的推测+be doing: may
might
must+have +p.p.(过去分词): may
might
could
must+v.(原形) :对现在正在发生的动作的推测Eg.1.They might have fallen behind.
=Perhaps they fell behind.
2.They may have been separated from the other students.
=Perhaps they were separated from the other students.
3.They could have gone exploring on their own.
=Perhaps they went exploring on their own.
4.People would have looked there first, I’m sure.
=I’m sure people looked there first.
5.Emma must have been very upset.
=I’m sure Emma was upset.Eg.1.My French tutor might know one of them.
=Perhaps my French tutor knows one of them.
2.They might have some food left from camping.
=Perhaps they have some food left from camping.
3.They must be so frightened.
=I’m sure they are so frightened.
4.They must be freezing.
=They are sure to be freezing.Eg.1.I hate to think how they must be
feeling now.
= I hate to think how they are surely
feeling now.
2.They might be sheltering in the cave.
=Perhaps they are sheltering in the cave.
3.One of them might be bleeding.
=Perhaps one of them is bleeding.might not
may not
can’t
couldn’t对过去的推测对现在的一般特征或动作的推测may not
can’t+have + p.p.(过去分词):can’t be doing:对现在正在发生的动作的推测+v. :Eg.1.They can’t be there.
= I’m sure they aren’t there.
2.they may not have any water.
=Perhaps they don’t have any water.
3.It couldn’t have rained last night.
=Surely it didn’t rain last night.
4.Peter can’t be playing football on the
play ground.
=I’m sure Peter isn’t playing football on
the playground now. Complete the gaps in the sentences with the modal verbs. More than one answer is possible. She goes out every weekend. She
________ have young children.2. He looks depressed. He ____ be
having some problems.must, can’t, may, might, might not, couldmight notmay3.This woman looks like a scholar.
She _____ work at the university.4. He’s shoes are muddy. He
______ be working in an office
all day.couldcan’t5. Her clothes are all very expensive.
She _____be earning a lot of
money.must6. He often goes abroad. He ______
be working for the Foreign Office.mightTry to guess what happened in the past. A young woman is looking at a new
ring on her finger.She might have got engaged recently.2. A mother is telling her son off.He might have come home late.3. A boy has a broken arm.4. There is a lot of broken glass on the
street.5. A man is lying asleep on a park
bench.He might have fallen out of a tree.There might have been an accident.He might be drunk.6. A housewife is cheering.7. A driver is taking a set of tool kit
from the boot.8. A girl with wet hair is traveling on
the bus.He must have won.His car must have been broken down.She might have been swimming.Rewrite the sentences using modal verbs and suitable verb forms may be more than one correct answer.I’m sure she’s relaxing in her room.
She _______________ in her room.must be relaxing2. Perhaps the postcode was wrong,
and that’s why the letter never
arrived.The postcode ________________ wrong , and that’s why the letter never arrived.might have been3. I don’t believe you failed the exam.
You _______________ the exam.can’t have failed4. It’s possible that Sam doesn’t like
classical music.
Sam ____________ classical music.5. I’m sure John is not forty- five yet.
John _______ forty – five yet.might not likecan’t be6. It is possible that he’s studying
astronomy now.
He ___________ astronomy now.7. Maybe they lied to me about their
adventure.
They ______________ to me about
their adventure.may be livingmight have lied8. It’s quite probable that Bill didn’t win
the competition.
Bill _________________ the competition.might not have wonBest Choice—Do you know where David is? I
couldn’t find him anywhere.
--Well. He _____have gone far—his coat ‘s still here.shouldn’t B. mustn’t
C. can’t D. wouldn’t C. can’t2. ---Excuse me. Is this the right way
to the Summer Palace?---Sorry, I am not sure. But it _____be .A. might B. will
C. must D. canA. might3. ---Tom graduated from college at
a very young age.
--- Oh, he _____have been a very
smart boy then.
A. could B. should
C. might D. mustD. must4.----I heard they went skiing in the
mountains last winter.
---- It ____ true because there was
little snow there.
A. may not be B. won’t be
C. couldn’t be D. mustn’t beC. couldn’t be5. Jack ______ yet, otherwise he would
have telephoned me.
A. mustn’t have arrived
B. shouldn’t have arrived
C. can’t have arrived
D. needn’t have arrivedC. can’t have arrived6. ---Didn’t you know that you went
driving at 100 kilometers an
hour, Madam?
--- _____. My old car can do no
more than 80, officer.I may not have been
I couldn’t have been
I mustn’t have been
I shouldn’t have been B.I couldn’t have beenDo the exercise 10 and 11 . Tomorrow let’s look at whose sentences are the most wonderful.Homework
