Grammar Modal verbs 情态动词

Read the sentences on page 5 of students’ book and try to understand the functions of the modal verbs.  Tell out the functions of the following modal verbs in the sentences 1. can and could Could you offer me some kind of job? Can I use your pen? Can you ride a bike? Can I help you? How could you say that? Can he be at home? (request) (ability) (offering help) (blaming) (possibility)

2. may and might Why isn’t he in class? ---He may be sick.(---He might be sick.) May I use your bike? ---Yes, you can/may. (No, you mustn’t/can’t) 3.You may go now. 4. He said we might leave. 5. You may go to Mr.Li for help. possibility request permission suggestion forbidding

3. will and would 1. I will tell you all about it. 2. Will you please tell her the news when you see her ？ 3. Would you like to go with me? 4. Fish will die out of water. 5. Every morning at seven he will read English. 6. He would read English at seven in the morning five years ago. 7. Who will go with me? willingness request Very polite request custom habit habit in the past intention

4. shall and should 1. You shall have the book as soon as I finish it. 2. Shall we go out for a walk? 3. You should do it right now. 4. He shall be punished. 5. We should look after the old. promise ask for agreement advice threat 威胁 duty Shall 可用于第二、第三人称的陈述句，表示承诺、威胁、命令或警告 ; 也用 于第一、第三人称的疑问句，表征求对方的意见或向对方请示。 He shall go to school, whether he is willing or not. You shall fail if you don’t work harder. What shall we do this evening ? When shall he be able to leave the hospital ?

5. must and can’t Must I hand in my exercises now? ---- Yes, you must. (No, you needn’t.) 2.You mustn’t play in the street. 3.I can’t believe it. 4.This must be the book you want. 5. He can't be at home. (duty/obligation) (forbidding) (possibility) (positive prediction) ( negative prediction)

巩 固 练 习巩 固 练 习 1.---What ____ it be? ---It ____ be a mail box, for it is moving. It ___ be a car. A. can; can’t; must B. can; can; must C. can; mustn’t; must D. must; mustn’t can 2. You ______ take the book away from the library. A. may not B. mustn’t C. won’t D. shall 3 _____you tell me what’s happening over there ? A. Could B. May C. Might D. Shall 4.---Are you coming to Jeff’s party? ---I’m not sure. I ___ go to the concert instead. A. must B. would C. should D. might A B A D

5. —Could I borrow your dictionary? —Yes, of course you ______. A. might B. will C. can D. should 6. —The room is so dirty ． ______we clean it? —Of course A. Will B. Shall C. Would D. Do 7. You ______ take my raincoat. I ______ do without it till tomorrow morning. A. may, can B. may, may C. can, may D. must, can 8. To my surprise, such a little boy ____ ride such a big bike. A.may B. can C. must D. will 9. Man ____ die without air or water. A. will B. shall C. should D. would 10. A teacher______ do every exercise, but a pupil must. A. may not B. needn’t C. can’t D. mustn’t C B A B A B

Translate the following into English  1. 他们不可能迷路，因为他们有地图。  2. 如果你再欠作业，你一定会被惩罚的。  3. 周末你打算做什么？还没确定，可能会去爬山。  4. 我奶奶会坐在那儿几个小时，什么都不做。 They can’t lose their way because they’ve got a map. If you don’t finish your homework again, you shall be punished. ---What are you going to do this weekend ? ---I’m not sure. I might go climbing the hill. My grandma will sit there for hours doing nothing.

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