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The Value of Money
Unit 5
Discovering useful structures
Talk about future events in the past
Express modality
Part 1
Express modality
Modal verbs
情态动词
Leading
A.The exam maybe difficult. a.The exam is difficult.
B.You should be studying harder.
b.You are studying harder.
C.I study all night during the semester.
c.I can study all night during the semester
Choose appropriate modal verbs according to the context to express the meaning in a polite manner
May we ask what you're doing in this country and what your plans are?
I can't say that I have any plans.
You mustn't worry about that.
Could you offer me work here?
Read the sentences below and think about:
What are the functions and meanings of these modal verbs?
A. necessity B. possibility C. obligation
D. request E. advice F. intention
Example Necessity Possibilities Obligation Request Advice Intention
We can discuss it now.
You must do it at once.
Would you please pass me the salt?
You needn’t have stayed.
You ought to help him.
I would rather do it myself.
1. It may seem lucky to you but not to me!
2. You’d better not open it.
3. You can’t open it until two o’clock.
4.What would you do if you were in her situation?
5. Could you offer me work here?
6. They shouldn’t be making a bet on him.
A. necessity
B. possibility
C. obligation
D. request
E. advice
F. intention
1. You needn’t try it if you don’t want to.
2. The man can speak two foreign languages.
3. The poor boy had to face the problem bravely.
情态动词_______独立作谓语,只能和_________一起构成谓语,没有数的变化,具有助动词功能。
The definition of Modal verbs
不能
情态动词
表示说话人对某一动作的情感 & 态度
动词原形
Review of modal verbs
①只作情态动词的:
②可情态可实义的:
③可情态可助动词的:
④相当于情态动词的:
can/could, may/might, ought to, must
need, dare
shall/should, will/would
have to, used to
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Read the passage and fill in the blanks with suitable modal verbs in the box.
may must can ought to might had better would should
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