外研版高中英语必修四备课Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the .pdfVIP

Period 4 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 Jack may have been upset. I couldn’t really Jack ma not have been upset. may possibilit tell if he was annoyed or tired. Perhaps he was tired. She may have spoken to him yesterday. To speculate about things that were probably true in the past She might have taken the bus. I’m not sure She might not have taken the bus. might possibility how she got to work. She might have walked home. I might have left my books on the bus. Step 2: Putting “may” and “might” into dialogues ‘May’ DIALOGUE Woman: …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 m