By: He Yan Oct.30, 2012

Unit 5 It must belong to Carla.

New words for you: belong belong to author picnic hair band possibly

Whose backpack is it? It must belong to Ann. It has her name on it. Ann

Whose soccer is it? Jim It might belong to Jim. He loves playing football.

Whose violin is it? It could belong to Linda. she plays the violin. Linda

Is this T-shirt Celia’s? No, it isn’t. It can’t belong to Celia. It’s too big for her. Celia

Whose notebook is this? It must belong to Carla. It must be Carla’s. It could/might belong to Carla. It could/might be Carla’s. It can’t belong to Carla. It can’t be Carla’s.

表示推测的情态动词 在英语中，表示对某件事物的确 定程度，即表示推测的时候，我们 通常会用到以下情态动词， must, might, could, can’t.

情态动词 must, might, could, can’t 后面 都接动词原形，都表示对现在情况的揣测或 推断，但它们的含义有所不同： must 一定；肯定 (100% 的可能性 ) might/could 有可能；也许 (20%~80% 的可 能性 ) can’t 不可能；不会 ( 可能性几乎为零 )

2c 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 who’s studying French. 5.I can’t find my backpack. It_________ be still at school. must/might can’t might must must/might

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. can’t might must

A: Whose … is this? B: It must/could/might/can’t belong to… It must/could/might/can’t be …

ClothingFun thingsKitchen things hatvolleyballplate Jacket T-shirt CD toy car magazine book cups

1b Listen and match each person with a thing and a reason. PersonThingReason Jane’s little brother Mary Carla Deng Wen Grace volleyball toy car magazine book CD Hemingway is her favorite author. She loves volleyball. He was the only little kid at the picnic. She always listens to classical music. He loves cats.

2a Things in the backpack 1.__________________ 2.__________________ 3.__________________ T-shirt hair band tennis balls

2b 1.The person ______ go to our school. 2.The person ______ be a boy. 3.It _____ be Mei’s hair band. 4.The hair band _____ belong to Linda. 5.It _____ be Linda’s backpack. must can’t could might

Dear Anna, ____ If you have any idea where it might be, please call me. ____ I think I dropped it during the concert so it might still be in the symphony hall. ____ I tried to call you but your mom said you were still at your optometrist appointment (I hope your new glasses look nice!) ____ I really need it because I have a math test tomorrow. It’s crucial that I study for it because it makes up 30% of the final exam. ____ I’m really anxious, because I can’t find my backpack. Thanks, Linda

drop symphony hall optometrist appointment crucial make up final anxious

A: Here is a T-shirt. So it can’t belong to a girl. It’s so big. B: Well, It might be a girl’s. The T-shirt could be her brother’s.