Unit5 Grammar课件2023-2024学年牛津译林版八年级英语上册

Unit 5 Wild animals Grammar A Using may for possibility We use may to say that something is possible. 1. If we do nothing, soon there may be none left! 2. The bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller. As a result, pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat. may 是情态动词，“可以”可以用于疑问句中表示请求（七下）“可能”表示猜测，可能性（用于肯定句中或否定句中）may not do... 意为“可能不......” For example 1. The story may or may not be true. 2. Can that be true? √ May that be true? × 3. He can’t know the truth. 他不可能知道真相。 He may not know the truth. 他可能不知道照相。 Millie is in the zoo. She is telling Sandy on the phone about what happens. Complete what Millie says using may with the words in brackets. 1. The elephant is going towards the water. It ___________ (need) a bath. may need In the zoo 2. The little boy is crying when he saw the tigers. He ________ (be) afraid of them. may be 3. I cannot go near the lions and tigers. They __________ (hurt) me. may hurt 4. The baby panda is not drinking its mum’s milk. It _____________ (not be) hungry. may not be 5. The monkeys are jumping around. They _______________ (be playing) with each other. 6. The horse is standing with its eyes closed. It ______________ (be sleeping). may be playing may be sleeping summary 当我们猜测某件事发生的可能性时，常用may表示______ 、_______ . 2. 在肯定句中，may后通常接_______, ________, __________. 也许 可能 be + … be + doing do They may be doing homework. It may snow. She may be on the playground. Tips: 1.表猜测，只能用于肯定句与否定句中,疑问句中表示推测可能用can； 例:They may go to the natural reserve next month. Can this book be hers ? 2.may表示推测可以与副词possibly \ perhaps \ maybe进行转换,注意时态； 例They may go to the natural reserve next month. =Maybe they will go to the natural reserve next month. This book may be hers . =Maybe this book is hers . 3.may与can 表示推测用于否定句时，含义不同。 例He can’t know the truth. 他不可能知道真相。 He may not know the truth. 他可能不知道照相。 1.在疑问句中，may通常解释为“可以”，表示寻求许可，比can更正式礼貌（而might比may更正式、委婉）。 例：May I call you wh