1、Lesson 3 Making guesses about PeopleZxxk组卷网中学学科网Grammar Modals for Guessing Look at the dialogue again and complete the gaps with modal verbs:must,may,may not,might,cant,could.1.I think my French tutor _ know 2.one of them.3.2.They _ be so frightened!4.3.They _ have been separated from5.4.They _ hav
2、e gone exploring6.5.They _ be there.7.6.They _ have any water.mightmustmaycouldcantmay notWhat meaning do the sentences above express:A.decision?B.advice?C.guesses?Which of the modal verbs in above exercise express the following?a strong belief that something is/was truea strong belief that somethin
3、g is/was not truea possibility that something is/was truea possibility that something is/was not trueAnswers:Strong belief/true:Strong belief/not true:They cant be there.They must be so frightened!Their parents must be very worried.Possibility/not true:They may not have any water.Possibility/true:I
4、think my French tutor might know one of them.They may have been separated from They could have gone exploring I think my French tutor might knowone of them.b)unlimited present timeLook at these sentences again and decide what they are talking about:a),b)or c)They might have fallen behind.a)past even
5、tThey might be sheltering in a cave.c)something happening nowmay/might have+PP(过去分词)must have+PP(过去分词)肯定句对过去的推测对现在的推测must be+n./adj.maybe/must be+v-ingmust+v.(原形)cant have+PP(过去分词)cant have been+n./adj.对过去的推测对现在的推测否定句cant be+n./adj.cant+v.(原形)Complete the gaps in the sentences with the modal verbs.M
6、ore than one answer is possible.1.She goes out every weekend.She2._ have young children.2.He looks depressed.He _ be having some problems.must,cant,may,might,might not,couldmight not/cantmay/might/could3.This woman looks like a scholar.She _ work at the university.4.His shoes are muddy.He _ be worki
7、ng in an office all day.could/might/maycant6.He often goes abroad.He _ be working for the Foreign Office.might/must/may/could5.Her clothes are all very expensive.She _ be earning a lot of money.must/might/could/mayTry to guess what happened in the past.1.A young woman is looking at a new2.ring on he
8、r 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 could be
9、 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.Her husband may be cleaning the house.His car must have been broken down.She may have been swimming.Rewrite the sentences using modal verbs and suitable verb forms.The
10、re may be more than one correct answer.1.Im sure shes relaxing in her room.2.She _ in her room.must be relaxing2.Perhaps the postcode was wrong,and thats why the letter never arrived.The postcode _ wrong,and thats why the letter never arrived.might/may/could have been3.I dont believe you failed the
11、exam.You _ the exam.cant have failed4.Its possible that Sam doesnt like classical music.Sam _ classical music.5.Im sure John is not forty-five yet.John _ forty-five yet.might not likecant be6.It is possible that hes studying astronomy now.He _ astronomy now.7.Maybe they lied to me about their advent
12、ure.They _ to me about their adventure.may/might/could be studyingmight have lied8.Its quite probable that Bill didnt win the competition.Bill _ the competition.mustnt/couldnt have wonBest Choice1.-Do you know where David is?I 2.couldnt find him anywhere.-Well.He _ have gone far-his coats still here
13、.A.shouldnt B.mustnt C.cant D.wouldnt 2.-Excuse me.Is this the right way to the Summer Palace?-Sorry,I am not sure.But it _ be.A.might B.willC.must D.can3.-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.must4.-I heard they went skii
14、ng in the mountains last winter.-It _ true because there was little snow there.A.may not be B.wont be C.couldnt be D.mustnt be5.Jack _ yet,otherwise he would have telephoned me.A.mustnt have arrived B.shouldnt have arrivedC.cant have arrived D.neednt have arrived6.-Didnt you know that you went driving at 100 kilometers an hour,Madam?-_.My old car can do no more than 80,officer.A.I may not have been B.I couldnt have been C.I mustnt have been D.I shouldnt have beenDo the exercise 10 and 11.Tomorrow lets look at whose sentences are the most wonderful.
