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Module 10 The weather
Unit 3 Language in use
New Words
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New Words
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情态动词:can, may, must, have to, should, would等
1. 概念:(情态动词+动原)
1)情态动词表示说话人对所做动作的观点或态度。如:需要、可能、意愿、怀疑等。
2)情态动词一般没有人称和数的变化,但是个别情态动词有时态的变化。例如:can的过去式是could。
3)情态动词的否定式是在后面加not,一般疑问句是将情态动词提到句首。
情态动词:may / might
1)表示请求和允许
例如:May I borrow your bike? 我可以借你的自行车吗?
2)表示推测
情态动词may表示推测时,意思是 可能(会),或许(会)。
3)may的过去式
may的过去式为might,语气比may弱。表示推测时,可能性低于may。
例如:He is away from school. He might be sick. 他离开学校了,可能是他生病了。
4)may表示希望、祈求、祝愿时,常可译为“祝…,但愿”。
例如:May you have a good time. 祝你过得愉快。
Activity 1: Complete the sentences with may or probably.
1. It ______ be cold and wet in Hong Kong in January.
2. Mary will _________ go to New York in the autumn.
3. It will _________ rain tomorrow, so I will stay at home and read a book.
4. You ______ need to take a scarf with you. It’s cold.
5. It ______ rain later, so take an umbrella with you.
6. It will __________ be sunny in Haikou now.
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Activity 2: Work in pairs.
Say what you usually do, then say what you might do:
1. in the evening
2. at the weekend
3. during the summer holidays
— I usually do my homework in the evening, but I might watch a TV programme this evening.
— …
Activity 3: Complete the sentences.
Use may, might or probably where necessary.
1. It is sunny now, but let’s take an umbrella … (rain later)
2. It is not always warm in February, and … (cold)
It is sunny now, but let’s take an umbrella because it may/might/will probably rain later.
It is not always warm in February, and it may/might be very cold.
Activity 3: Complete the sentences.
Use may, might or probably where necessary.
3. It is usually hot and sunny, so we … (swim in the sea)
4. Buy a good map because we … (visit the city)
It is usually hot and sunny, so we may/will probably swim in the sea.
Buy a good map because we may / might visit the city.
Activity 4: Complete the sentences.
It rains a lot in summer in Beijing. It’s