module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World 教案(外研版 必修4).docVIP

Period 2 Grammar—May have/ might have ■Goals To learn to use may have/ might have ■Procedures Step 1: Learning about ways to talk about possibility and improbability May—Possibility We can use may to say that something is a possibility may + verb ----- Events in present may + have + past participle ----- Events in past She may be rich. = It is possible that she is rich. She may have missed her train. = It is possible that she missed her train. Might—Possibility Might is used to say that something is possible in the present or the future like may What is difference between might and may? Usually may and might have same meaning but might is used when the situation is not real. If you don’t hurry up, you might be late. She might be having lunch at Chinese restaurant. To speculate about or consider things that were probably true in the past may possibility Jack may have been upset. I couldn’t really tell if he was annoyed or tired. She may have spoken to him yesterday. Jack may not have been upset. Perhaps he was tired. To speculate about things that were probably true in the past might possibility She might have taken the bus. I’m not sure how she got to work. I might have left my books on the bus. She might not have taken the bus. She might have walked home. Step 2: Putting “may” and “might” into dialogues ‘May’ DIALOGUEWoman: …thanks very much, been very useful. But we still have a lot to talk about. We’ll need another meeting. What about next week?Boss: May I make a suggestion?Woman: Of course.Boss: Could we meet again next month? We may have more information by that time.Woman: Ah. Um. I may be on holiday next month.Boss: I see. Well, next week then.Woman: (CONVERSATION FADES) I think that’s best. ‘Might’ DIALOGUEMary: I can’t find my phone.Tom: It might be in your briefcase.Mary: No. I always…. oh dear. I think I might have left it in the taxi.Tom: Oh Helen. You’d better call them.Mary: Oh great, yes, of course. (CONVERSATION FADES) But I