Thursday, 30 June 2016

WEDNESDAY 29 JUNE 2016

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



Sometimes it is difficult to understand exactly what is happening.

When you describe  a picture, you can talk about facts ( The sky is blue ) or impressions ( It looks like summer (for more phrases with look ask me for a worksheet)).

Here are some more ways of talking about your impressions and opinions:

- might    e.g It might be someone's birthday
- I think   e.g I don't think they're going on holiday
- perhaps / maybe   e.g Perhaps she's tired
- probably  e.g It's probably summertime 

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

 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?



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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