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B2+ - Unit 2 - Class 2 - Modal Verbs (Part 2)

B2+ - Unit 2 - Class 2 - Modal Verbs (Part 2)

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B2+ - Unit 2 - Class 2 - Modal Verbs (Part 2)

by Teacher Mai Thùy

  • ​Speculation

  • ​Deduction

  • ​Possibility

  • ​Probability

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Open Ended

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WHAT DO YOU INFER FROM THIS PHOTO?

For example: The man on the left COULD BE an inexperienced driver.

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​a. The man on the left MIGHT be
an inexperienced driver.

1.​ Is it SPECULATION or DEDUCTION?

​2. Does it refer to the PRESENT or the PAST?

3. ​In this situation, what modal verbs can be used instead of MIGHT?

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​a. The man on the left MIGHT be
an inexperienced driver.

1.​ It is SPECULATION.

→ There is a 50% possibility

that something is true.

​2. It refers to the PRESENT.

​3. MAY & COULD can also be used.

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Change this speculation into its NEGATIVE form: 

The man on the left might be an inexperienced driver.

Type answer...

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Multiple Select

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In case there is 50% possibility that something is NOT TRUE, we can use:

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cannot + V-inf

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may not + V-inf

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might not + V-inf

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In the PRESENT & FUTURE, we use
may (not), might (not), could + V-inf
when there is a 50% possibility
that something is true (or not).​
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​➥ How about SPECULATION in THE PAST?

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Multiple Select

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Choose MODAL VERBS to say

"there is 50% possibility that something WAS true": 

He ___ distracted by his mobile phone.

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may have been

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might have been

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could have been

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must have been

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Change this speculation to say

"there is 50% possibility

that something WAS NOT true":

He might have been distracted by his mobile phone.

Type answer...

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In the PAST, we use
may (not) have, might (not) have,
could have + PAST PARTICIPLE
when there is a 50% possibility
that something WAS true (or not).​
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​b. Two cars must be damaged.

1.​ Is it SPECULATION or DEDUCTION?

​2. Does it refer to the PRESENT or the PAST?

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​b. Two cars must be damaged.

1.​ It is DEDUCTION.

​→ We are 90% certain that something is true.

​2. It refers to the PRESENT.

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Multiple Choice

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In case we are 90% certain that something is NOT true, we say:

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Two cars MUST NOT be badly damaged.

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Two cars MAY NOT be badly damaged.

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Two cars CANNOT be badly damaged.

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Two cars MIGHT NOT be badly damaged.

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​c. Two cars must have hit each other.

1.​ Is it SPECULATION or DEDUCTION?

​2. Does it refer to the PRESENT or the PAST?

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​c. Two cars must have hit each other.

1.​ It is DEDUCTION.

​→ We are 90% certain that something was true.

​2. It refers to the PAST.

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Multiple Choice

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In case we are 90% certain that something was NOT TRUE, we use:

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must not have + past participle

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cannot have + past participle

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Fill in the Blanks

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Change this deduction to say "we are 90% certain that something WAS NOT TRUE":

The car on the left must have hit the other car.

Type answer...

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In the PRESENT & FUTURE, we use
must, cannot + V-inf
when we are 90% certain
that something is true or not true.​
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In the PAST, we use
must, cannot + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE
when we are 90% certain
that something was true or not true.​

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Open Ended

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WHAT DO YOU INFER FROM THIS PHOTO?

(use MODAL VERBS you have learned

to give full answers)

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B2+ - Unit 2 - Class 2 - Modal Verbs (Part 2)

by Teacher Mai Thùy

  • ​Speculation

  • ​Deduction

  • ​Possibility

  • ​Probability

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