Modal Verbs of Probability Probability - James Abela ELT
Modal Verbs of Probability Probability - James Abela ELT
Modal Verbs of Probability Probability - James Abela ELT
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Teacher’s NotesAnswers1. They must be in Myanmar by now – Present tense2. They will be in Bangkok on Friday – Future3. He’s a strongman and can lift a car – He has the ability to do it.4. He’s a very good chef and he may make a cake for my son’s birthday. – He cancertainly do it, but its not guaranteed he will.5. It could snow in South Korea in February. – It’s not guaranteed to snow inFebruary.In Part 2 & 3 students have the opportunity to personalise, try to concept checkanswers and ask for details.Matching ExerciseCut out each <strong>of</strong> the cells and get students to match meanings.<strong>Modal</strong> Verbmust / will (future)canshouldmightMeaningVery sureVery sure (ability)Expect it to happenA good chancemay 50 / 50may not / mightn’t About 30-40%couldwon’t / couldn’t /can’t / mustn’tIt is possibleNegative very sureAmerican / British EnglishThere is some debate amongst linguists as to whether might or may is stronger,American linguists suggest that might is stronger, but older British texts suggest thatmay is stronger. They can almost be used interchangeably, so don’t let studentsworry too much about it.Page 2 <strong>of</strong> 2For more great resources see http://www.jamesabela.co.uk