Lesson 4. Revision.

Review

Task 1.

Grammar

Task 1. Insert the modal verbs of deduction correctly.

1. Your mother ... be a great cook. You are always so keen to get back home to eat!

2. I don't know why I am so tired these days. I ... be working too hard. Or maybe I am not sleeping too well.

3. Do you know where Carl is? He ... be out - his car keys are on the table.

4. You seem to know everything about the theatre. You ... go every week.

5. To give the promotion to Harold was silly. He ... know much about this company after only a year working here.

6. Go and look in the kitchen for your gloves. They ... be in there.

7. Oh, the phone is ringing. Answer it. It ... be Kate. She always rings at this time.

8. Dan has been drinking that whiskey since early this afternoon. He ... be totally drunk by now.

9. That couple ... think much of this film. They're leaving already - after only 20 minutes!

10. That's the second new car they have bought this year. They ... be very rich!

Task 2. Translate the following sentences in English.

1. Тебе может не понравиться этот салат с лососем.
2. Экскурсия может быть довольно опасной.
3. Возможно, он пытается связаться с вами.
4. Возможно, она не заметила приближающийся автобус.
5. Должно быть, я оставила свою сумку в такси.
6. Должно быть, на улице идет дождь.
7. Этот счет за электричество не может быть верным.
8. Возможно, этот звонит папа, он обещал позвонить мне.
9. Должно быть, самолет приземлился в Москве.
10. Может, они разговаривают с директором школы.

Task 3. Change the sentences without changing their meaning.

1. It’s possible Mary saw him. (must / may / can)

Mary ________________________________________________________________________

1. I am certain Peter has got lost. (should / could / must)

Peter ________________________________________________________________________

1. My advice is that you stop. (should / must / could)

You __________________________________________________________________________

1. Perhaps we went to London. (must / can / might)

We __________________________________________________________________________

1. I am sure Pierre is French. (can / must / could)

Pierre _________________________________________________________________________

1. It’s not possible that Peter kissed Helen. (might not / can’t / should )

Reading and discussing

https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2102/210225-minister-of-loneliness.html

Homework

Task 1.

Complete the gaps with must, may, might, can’t. Put the verbs in brackets in the correct form.

1. They are not answering the phone, so they .... (be) out. (I’m almost certain)

2. They ... (move). I saw them in town this morning. (It’s impossible)

3. I haven’t seen Molly this week. I think she ... (visit) her parents, but I’m not sure.

4. That woman has just fallen over. Let’s go and see her. She ... (be) hurt.

5. I don’t know where she is. She ... (play) tennis. It has been dark for an hour already.

6. Look at Susan. She is with the man I don’t recognize. It ... (be) het brother, because they look alike.

7. It ... (rain). The ground is completely dry.

8. That looks like Jack, but it ... (be) him. He went to live in Australia last year.

9. I have a stomachache this morning. I ... (eat) too much last night. (It’s likely)

Or I ... (catch) some virus. (Not very likely but possible)

10. These glasses ... (be) Tim’s. They look a bit like his.

Task 2. Translate the sentences in English:

1. Где вы были вчера вечером? Я звонила вам несколько раз, но никто не ответил. — Я был у Тани (дома).

2. Что случилось? — Джон упал и сломал ногу. — Где он сейчас? — Скорая помощь отвезла его в больницу.

3. Вчера показывали что-нибудь интересное по телевизору? — Не знаю, я не смотрела. Я очень устала и рано легла спать.

4. Где Джон? — Он все еще в больнице. Он уже там две недели.