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Grammar and Usage Modal verbs
Unit 4 Exploring literature
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常见的情态动词 Modal verbs
(4组) can/could,
may/might,
shall/should,
will/would
have to do sth.
ought to do sth.
must, need
Below is a website article about how to choose books. Find the sentences that use modal verbs and fill in the table below. The first one has been done for you.
1.Suggestion What shall I read?
2.Ability
3.Necessity
4.Possibility
1.Suggestion
1.Suggestion What shall I read?
2.Ability
3.Necessity
4.Possibility
4.Possibility
3.Necessity
/1Suggestion
1.Suggestion
1.Suggestion
2.Ability
2.Ability
willingness
2.Ability
Find the sentences that use modal verbs
1.Suggestion What shall I read?
2.Ability
3.Necessity
4.Possibility
4.Possibility
4.Possibility
3.Necessity
3.Necessity
Please complete the table in part A.
Suggestion
Ability
Necessity
Possibility
What shall I read?
…you can get ideas from different sources…
You can also read book reviews in newspapers in magazines or online.
Teachers in particular can provide suggestions for interesting reading materials that can be found in the library or bookshop easily.
A book review can also tell you whether a book is worth reading or not.
…what books you ought to read.
However, you must also decide for yourself what kind of books to read.
You do not have to read a book just because everyone recommends it.
You might have asked yourself this question more than once.
These ideas should point you in the right direction.
…you may find yourself better able to seek out books to your taste…
Working out the rules
a, d, e, f
情态动词是一种本身有一定的词义,表示说话人的情绪,态度或语气的动词,但不能单独作谓语, 只能和其他动词原形构成谓语。
情态动词的基本用法
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考点
1)表能力: “能够,会”(could 是can 的过去式)
Can you use chopsticks?
My grandmother can do some shopping on the Internet,but she couldn’t last year.
1. can /could
2)表许可、建议或请求:“可以”。(could表示更委婉的语气,回答时只能用can)。
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