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Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World 课题: Function, everyday English and culture corner 课型： New 编写序号：17 编写人：郑征 时间：2014. 3. 7 审核人：赵洪宾 学习目标： 1. Learn how to talk about possibility and improbability Eg. It may/ might be a big fish. It’s unlikely to be a dinosaur. 2. Everyday English: back in the news throw light on come straight to the point almost overnight die out go for quite something 3. Cultural corner: The Universal Dragon 学习过程: 课前预习案 Function: talking about possibility and improbability Look at the sentences and answer the questions. a Many people think the monster may be related to Nessie. b They think there might be similar creatures in other lakes. c Scientists say the lake is unlikely to be able to support such a big creature. 1) Which sentences say that something is possible? 2) Which sentence says that something is improbable? 3) Which word is followed by to + verb? Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Example: Perhaps that snake is dangerous. (may) That snake may be dangerous. 1) Perhaps there are still dinosaurs somewhere. (might) There ___________________________________________________________. 2) Don’t go near the water. Perhaps it’s very deep. (may) Don’t go near the water. It __________________________________________. 3) We probably won’t see the monster. (unlikely) We are _________________________________________________________. 4) Perhaps there is an underground river from Loch Ness to the sea. (may) There ___________________________________________________________. 5) We must help him--- perhaps he can’t swim! (may) We must help him--- he _______________________________________________. 6) There are probably lots of strange creatures in that lake. (likely) There are ___________________________