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必修第三册
Unit 5 The Value of Money
Discovering Useful Structures
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CONTENTS:
1. The characteristics of modal verbs
2. List of modal verbs
3. Usage of modal verbs
4. Example of modal verbs
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1. The characteristics of modal verbs
Modals are special verbs that behave irregularly in English.
①They are different from normal verbs like "work, play, visit..."
②They give additional information about the function of the main verb that follows it. They have a great variety of communicative functions.
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1. The characteristics of modal verbs
A. They never change their form. You can't add "s", "ed", "ing"...
没有人称、数及时态的变化
They are always followed by an infinitive without "to" (e.i. the bare infinitive.)
后加动词原形
They are used to indicate modality and allow speakers to express adding meanings.
表达情感和态度
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2. List of modal verbs (9)
M
M
M
W
W
C
C
S
S
ust
ay
ight
ill
ould
an
ould
hall
hould
dare/need not/ought to/have to/
you’d better
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3. Usage of modal verbs
Modal verbs are used to express functions such as:
许可
能力
义务;责任
禁令
不必要
建议
可能性
概率
Permission
Ability
Obligation
Prohibition
Lack of necessity
Advice
possibility
probability
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Page 54 Functions & Meanings
Example Necessity Possibility 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.
义务,职责
必要,需要
may/might, could
Mustn’t
could
have to
Should;
had better do
Will do;
be going to do
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4. Example of modal verbs
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5. Attention!!!情态动词 + have done
may/might have done
可能做过某事
must have done
一定做过某事
could have done
可能做过某事;本可以做某事(实际上没有做某事)
needn’t have done
本不需要做某事(实际上做了某事)
ought to have done = should have done
本应做某事(实际上没有做某事)
Would表示过去反复、习惯发生的动作或某种倾向
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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
In the film The Million Pound Bank Note