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6B GRAMMAR modals of deduction: might, can’t, must
a Circle the correct verb.
A Don’t look now, but isn’t that Karen Marshall over there?
B Where?
A At that table by the window.
B No, it 1 must / can’t be. She went to live in Boston.
A But I’m sure it’s Karen.
B Mmm, I suppose it 2 can / might be her. But if it is, she
looks much thinner than she used to.
A Well it 3 must / can’t be five years since we last saw her.
Bu alıştırmayı çöza
Bu alıştırmanın cevabı anahtarda yok; kontrol için kitabın kendi anahtarına bak.Someone can change a lot in five years! B You’re right, it is Karen. But who do you think the man is? He 4 can’t / might not be her husband, can he? A No, he 5 can’t / might not be. They broke up years ago and haven’t spoken to each other since. B It 6 can / may be her new boyfriend – or her son! A Shall we go over and find out?
b Complete the conversations with must, might, might not, or can’t.
Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1 A That’s the second phone that Stacey’s bought this year.
B She must have a lot of money then!
A She’s a student, so she be that rich.
B She have generous parents then.
2 A Do you know where Charlie is?
B Well, he be far away. His phone’s on the desk.
A Any idea where he be?
B He be talking to the boss, or he
be in the photocopying room.
Bu alıştırmayı çözb
- 1A That’s the second phone that Stacey’s bought this year.
- 2A Do you know where Charlie is?
Do you want me to go and look for him?
3 A I have a missed call and I don’t recognize the number.
B So, it be from anyone you know.
A Ah, I know! It’s that company who interviewed me last week.
They be ringing to offer me the job. I’m not
surprised. I did a really good interview.
B Well, don’t be too confident, because they
Bu alıştırmayı çöz
Bu alıştırmanın cevabı anahtarda yok; kontrol için kitabın kendi anahtarına bak.- 3A I have a missed call and I don’t recognize the number.
- 4A This steak be for me. It looks medium-rare,
be calling to say you didn’t get the job. A There’s only one way to find out!
4 A This steak be for me. It looks medium-rare,
and I asked for a well-done steak.
B It be mine, then. I ordered a medium-rare steak.
ACTIVATION
Practise the conversations with a partner.