It must belong to Carla.
Unit 8
Section A (3a-4c)
Fill in the blanks with must, might, could or can’t
1. The notebook ___________ be Ming’s. It was on her desk.
2. The homework ________ be Carol’s. She wasn’t at school today.
3. The soccer ball ____________ be John’s or Tony’s. They both play soccer, don’t they?
4. The French book _______ be Li Ying’s. She’s the only one that is studying French.
must/might
must
might/could
can’t
Challenge yourself
Fill in the blanks with must, might, could or can’t
5. I can’t find my schoolbag. It _________ be still at school.
6. The photo _______ be Lu’s. Those are his parents.
7. The red bicycle _______ be Hu’s. She has a blue bicycle.
8. This ticket ___________ be my aunt’s or uncle’s. They’re both going to the concert.
Challenge yourself
must/might
must
can’t
might/could
3a Reading
We live in a small town and almost everyone
knows each other. It used to be very quiet.
Nothing much ever happened around here.
However,these days, something unusual is
happening in our town. Victor, a teacher at
my school, is really nervous.
我们居住在一个小镇上，几乎所有人都互相认识。她
过去非常安静。这周围曾经没有发生过任何事情。然
而，这些天，一些不寻常的事情发生在我们的小镇上。
我们学校的一个老师Victor 真的很担心。
3a Reading
彼此，互相
定语后置
When he was interviewed by the town
newspaper, he said, "every night we hear
strange noises outside our window. My wife
thinks that it could be an animal, but my
friends and I think it must be teenagers
having fun.My parents called the policemen,
but they couldn't find anything strange.
They think it might be the wind. I don't think so.
3a Reading
定语后置
报警
When he was interviewed by the town newspaper, he said
, "every night we hear strange noises outside our window.
My wife thinks that it could be an animal, but my friends
and I think it must be teenagers having fun.My parents
called the policemen, but they couldn't find anything
strange. They think it might be the wind. I don't think so.
3a Reading
当他被镇里的报纸采访的时候，他说：“每天晚
上我们听到窗外奇怪的声音。我妻子认为可能是
动物，但是我和我朋友认为一定是青少年在搞鬼
。我父母叫了警察，但是他们找不出任何奇怪的
东西。他们认为可能是风。我不这样认为。
Victor's next-door neighbor Helen is
worried , too."At first, I thought that is
might be a dog, but I couldn't see a dog or
anything else,either. So I guess it can't be a
dog. But then, what could it be ?" One
woman in the area saw something running
away, but it was dark so she is not sure."
I think it was too big to be a dog," she said.
"Maybe it was a bear or a wolf."
3a Reading
else 用于不定代词和特殊疑问词的后面
see sb. do\doing sth.
Victor's next-door neighbor Helen is worried, too. "At
first, I thought that is might be a dog, but I couldn't see a
dog or anything else,either. So I guess it can't be a dog.
But then, what could it be ?" One woman in the area saw
something running away, but it was dark so she is not
sure." I think it was too big to be a dog," she said.
"Maybe it was a bear or a wolf."
3a Reading
Victor的隔壁邻居Helen也担心。“一开始，我认为可
能是一条狗，但是我没有看见狗，也（没看见）别的任
何东西.所以我猜不可能是狗。但是，那么可能是什么
呢？”一个在这个区的女士看见某物跑开，但是天太黑
，所以她不确定。 “我认为它太大以至于不会是狗”
她说道。 “可能是头熊或者狼。”
Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy, and
everyone has his or her own ideas. There
must be something visiting the homes in our
neighborhood, but what is it?We have no
idea. Most people hope that this animal or
person will simply go away, but I do not
think that is going to happen. The noise-
maker is having too much fun creating fear
in the neighborhood.
3a Reading
There be sb\sth doing sth. 有某人(物)正在做某事
have fun doing sth.
Everyone in our town is feeling uneasy, and everyone has
his or her own ideas. There must be something visiting
the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it?We have
no idea. Most people hope that this animal or person will
simply go away, but I do not think that is going to
happen. The noise-maker is having too much fun
creating fear in the neighborhood.
3a Reading
我们镇上的每个人都感到不安，并且每个人都有自己的
想法。一定有某物来到我们的家园，但是是什么呢？我
们不知道。大多数的人希望这个动物或者人只要走掉就
好，但是我认为这个不会发生。制造噪音者在街区制造
恐慌时得到了巨大的乐趣
Read the article and decide
which might be the best title.
A. A Small and Quiet Town
B. Strange Happenings in My Town
C. Animals in Our Neighborhood
Reading
3a
3b
Read the article again and find words to match the meanings.
nervous or worried _________
young people _________
person in the next house __________
area where people live ____________
animal like a very large dog _______
person who makes noise __________
uneasy
teenagers
neighbor
neighborhood
wolf
noise-maker
Reading
3c
Read the article carefully and write what people think about the strange noises.
They think it must be teenagers having fun.
They think it might be the wind.
She thought it was too big to be a dog. She thought that maybe it was a bear or a wolf.
She guesses it can’t be a dog.
He thinks the noise-maker is having too much fun creating fear in the neighborhood.
Self Check
1. A: Where’s Jean？
B: I’m not sure. She ___________ (is/might be/ must be) in the laboratory.
A: Everyone is going to the pool after school.
B: Really? It __________ (must be/can’t be/ could be)hot outdoors.
A: That’s the phone. B: Hmm. I wonder who it __________(must be/could be/ should be).
might be
must be
could be
4aChoose the best way to complete each sentence using the words in brackets.
4. A: I wonder if these are Jim’s glasses.
B: They __________(can’t be/ might be/ could be) his. He doesn’t wear glasses.
5. A: I hear water running in the bathroom.
B: It ___________(could be/ must be/ can’t be) Carla. She was thinking of taking a shower.
can’t be
must be
4aChoose the best way to complete each sentence using the words in brackets.
1. A: Many people are wearing coats.
B: The weather must be ______________.
2. A: Sally has been coughing a lot.
B: She might be___________________.
3. A: This restaurant is always very crowded.
B: The food_____________________.
4. A: Whenever I try to read this book, I feel sleepy.
B: It can’t ___________________.
very cold
having a cold
must be delicious
be interesting
4b Complete these responses.
情态动词must, might, could, can’t 后接动词原形,
表示对现在的情况的推测.
Summary:
1.Words:
2.Sentence:
belong, belong to, author, hair band
--- Whose book is this?
--- It must /could/might/can’t be Mary’s.
It must /could/might/can’t belong to Mary.
3.
must表示非常肯定的猜测. 100%的可能性
might /could 表示有可能的猜测. 20%~80%的可能性
can’t 表示肯定不可能. 可能性几乎为零
Writing
昨晚天空中有不明飞行物体。对此, 你的同学有不同的猜测。请根据下面表格中的信息写一篇80词左右的短文
Homework
Homework
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