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• HELP WITH GRAMMAR
• Fill in the gaps with the correct form of these verbs .
• Modal verbs (2): making deductions
ee love lose work need do know
a Look at the sentences 1-10 in 2b. Are they talking
about the past, the present or the future? 1 That can't be the right house .
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• b Match sentences 1-10 in 2b to meanings a-e . 2 Joan's not here. She must the
• shopping .
• The speaker ...
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• 3 Paola might where he lives .
• a knows this is definitely true. 9
• 4 You must living in London.
• b believes this is true .
• 5 Josh can't now. His office is closed.
• c thinks this is possibly true .
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• 6 I must my memory. I keep forgetting to
• d believes this isn't true .
• do things .
• e knows this definitely isn't true .
• 7 We may some more milk.
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• c Look at the verb forms in bold in 2b. Then fill in the
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• gaps with the correct modal verbs . a as Listen to six short recordings of sounds
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• • We use to talk about something that we and voices. Write sentences with must, may, might,
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• believe is true . could or can't for each recording.
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• 1 The water must be too cold .
• • We use or
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• to talk about something that we think is possibly true. b Work in groups. Compare sentences. Are any
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• • We use to talk about something that we the same?
believe isn't true.
c Listen again. Compare sentences with the class.
d Which sentences in 2b are talking about: a state?
something happening now?
Get ready ... Get it right!
e Complete these rules with verb+ing or infinitive.
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• To make deductions about states we use: • Look at the picture. These things all belong to
• modal verb+ people at the party. Who do you think owns
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each thing?
• • To make deductions about something happening now
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• we use: modal verb+ be+
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• TIP • We don't use can or mustn't to make deductions:
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• It could be him. not It can be him. He can't be a millionaire .
• not He mustn't be a millionaire .
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• f Check in IH;tJMM1;1trf> p151 .
94 PRONUNCIATION Listen and practise the
sentences in 2b. Copy the stress.
He could be picking people up from the station.

Look at these sentences Karen said at the party.
Choose the correct modal verbs.
1 That woman could/must be Mum's cousin, but I'm
not sure.
2 Uncle Ian isn't here yet. He may/can't be working late.
3 Nick can't/must be married yet. He's only seventeen.
4 Jane must/can't have dyed hair. In the wedding photo
she had dark hair.
5 Sheila can't/might want to leave soon, she looks a
bit bored.
a Work in groups. Discuss who you think each
6 Derek's just arrived from New York. He must/can't be thing belongs to. Give reasons for your choices.
feeling very tired.
I think this book could be Karen's. She might be
7 You must/can't be hungry, Dad. You've just finished
learning to drive.
eating!
a Trevor could/must be in the restaurant, or he may/can't b Look at p155. Check your answers. How
be in the garden. many did you get right?

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