Lesson 3 Guessing about People

Listening

Exercise 1 Do you often watch news on TV? What news are you most interested in ?

Exercise 2 Listen to the dialogue and complete the gaps. A: Have you heard anything about the two issing students? I thinking my cousin might know one of them. B: I heard about it from the news report on TV last night,but haven’t heard about anything more since then. A : Some of their friends are really upset and have been waiting anxiously for more news. B: I can’t believe that they’ve been missing on the mountains for 3 days now! They must be so (1) . A: I wonder how they got lost.

B: They may have been (2) from the other students in that storm. Or they might have (3) behind and taken the wrong path. A: Maybe. Or they could have gone exploring on their own and lost their way back to the group. B: It makes me shiver just thinking of them right now. It’s so cold at the moment. They must be (4) . A: They might be (5) in a cave. B: OR they could be in one of those deserted cottages right at the top of the mountain. A: They can’t be there. The rescuers would have looked there first, I’m sure.

Answers: B: True. Imagine how hungry they are! A: They might have (6) left from camping but they may not have any water. B: And one of them might be injured! I really hope the rescuers find them soon. A: Me too. Their parents must be very (7) . Answers: 1.frightened 2.separated 3. fallen 4.freezing 5.sheltering 6.some food 7.worried

Grammar

Exercise 3 Look at the dialogue again and complete the gaps with modal verbs: must,may,may not,might, can't,could.

I think my cousin know one of them. They be so frightened! They have been separated from… They have gone exploring… They be there. They have any water.

Answers: I think my cousin might know one of them. They must be so frightened! They may have been separated from… They could have gone exploring… They can’t be there. They may not have any water.

What meaning do Exercise 4 the sentences in the table express. A) decision? B) advice? C)speculation? √

Exercise 5 Which of the modal verbs in Exercise 3 express the following? a strong belief that something is/was true a strong belief that something is/was not true. a possibility that something is/was true a possibility that something is/was not true.

Answers: Strong believe/true: They must be so frightened! Their parents must be very worried. Strong belief/not true: They can’t be there. Possibility/true: I think my cousin might know one of them. They may have been separated from…They could have gone exploring.. Possibility/not true: They may not have any water.

Exercise 6 Look at these sentences again and decide what they are talking about: a),b)or c). 1.I think my cousin might know one of them. 2.They might be sheltering in a cave. 3.They might have fallen behind. a)past event b)unlimited present time c)Something happening now

Answers: 1.I think my cousin might know one of them. a)past event 2.They might be sheltering in a cave. 3.They might have fallen behind. a)past event b)unlimited present time c)Something happening now

Exercise 7 Complete the gaps in the sentences with these verbs: must,can’t,may,might,might not,could 1.She goes out every weekend. She have a family. 2.He looks depressed. He be having some problems. 3.This woman looks like a politician. She work for the government. 4.He’s got a very nice suntan. He working in an office all day. 5.Her clothes are all very expensive. She be earning a lot of money. 6.He often goes abroad. He be working for the Foreign Office.

Answers: 1.She goes out every weekend. She might not have a family. 2.He looks depressed. He may be having some problems. 3.This woman looks like a politician. She could work for the government. 4.He’s got a very nice suntan. He can’t working in an office all day. 5.Her clothes are all very expensive. She must be earning a lot of money. 6.He often goes abroad. He might be working for the Foreign Office.

Exercise 8 Try to guess what happened in the past. 1.A young woman is looking at a new ring on her finger. 2.A mother is telling her son off. 3.A boy has a broken arm. 4.There is a lot of broken glass on the street. 5.A man is lying asleep on a park bench. 6.A sportsman is cheering. 7.A driver is taking out a tool kit from the boot. 8.A girl with wet hair is travelling on the bus.

Answers: 2.He might have come home late. 3.He might have fallen out of a tree. 4.There might have been an accident. 5.He might be drunk. 6.He must have won. 7.His car must have been broken down. 8.She might have been swimming.

Exercise 9 Rewrite the sentences usig modal verbs and suitable verb forms. 1.I’m sure she’s relaxing in her room. She in her room. 2.Perhaps the plane arrived late,and that’s why they’re not here. The plane late,and that’s why they’re not here. 3.I don’t believe you failed the exam. You the exam. 4.It’s possible that Sam doesn’t like classical music. Sam classical music

5.I’m sure John is not forty-five yet. John forty-five yet. 6.It’s possible that he’s living in Paris now. He in Paris now. 7.Maybe they lied to me about their adventure. They to me about their adverture. 8.It’s quite probable that Bill didn’t win the competition. Bill the competition.

Answers: 1.must be relaxing 2.might have arrived 3.can’t have failed 4.might not like 5.can’t be 6.may be living 7.might have lied 8.might not have won

Language in use

try to speculate about the people’s present and past. Exercise 10 Look at the photos and try to speculate about the people’s present and past.

Discussing Exercise 11 In pairs,discuss your guesses about the people in the photes

Homework Exercise 3 on page 58

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