Friday, 18 March 2016

MARCH 11



Look at this picture and try to describe it. What do you think is happening?

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Sometimes it is difficult to understand exactly what is happening.

See Page 110 of Insight Into PET to find some phrases to describe probability.

We can use modal verbs to describe how certain we are about something.

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100% - must - He must be a thief

50% / 60% - could - The door could be broken

30/40% - may - The keys may be lost

10/20% - might - He might be a mechanic

0% - can't - He can't be the owner

What do you think is happening in this situation?

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You can try to describe the photos on page 133 of Insight into PET.

You can also use modal verbs to speculate about the past. In this case use the modal verb plus have plus past participle

See here for more examples


and practise here


For more grammar exercises on modal verbs, see this book

https://fernandamaterial.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/cambridge-grammar-for-first-certificate.pdf

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