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REAL ENGLISH Check this out!
A. (🎧2-19) Listen and read. Then repeat the conversation and replace the words in blue.
B. Practice with a partner. Replace any words to make your own conversation.
1. near the playground - on the soccer field
Look what I found behind the school.
What is it?
2. might - must
I think it's made of stone.
It could be an ancient arrowhead.
3. to fight other tribes - in fierce battles
Cooll It must have been used to hunt wild animals.
We should take it to the natural history museum.
4. I lost that the other day. - Where did you get that?
Hey, Stig! Check this out!
I've been looking for that! I made it in my jewelry-making class.
🎧2-20
| DESCRIBING PROBABILITY (P. 159) |
| Less Sure | More Sure | |
| Present | The lost treasure could/might be in a cave. But the treasure might not even exist. | It can't/couldn't be in that cave. It's too high. There are many jewels on this necklace. It must be very valuable. No one's ever found it. It must not exist. |
| Past | This house could/might have belonged to the royal family. However, it might not have belonged to an important person at all. | The house is huge, so it must have belonged to the royal family. There are bedrooms in the building, so it couldn't have been a temple. |
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C. (🎧2-21) Circle the correct answers. Then listen and check.
1. Mary: This ruin used to be a huge building. What do you think it was used for?
Greg: I don't know. It 1. (might have been / must have been) a temple. What do you think?
Mary: No, it 2. (couldn't have been / might not have been) a temple because there's one right next to it.
2. Ellen: I have no idea whose notebook this is. It 3. (might be / must be) Jessie's.
Lionel: Oh, here's a photo of a puppy. It 4. (must have belonged / must belong) to Laura. She just got a puppy.
3. Alice: Do you think Easter Island's population shrank because of disease?
Jon: Definitely. Disease 5. (could have played / must have played) a big part.
Alice: Yeah, but maybe there were other reasons, too. For example, some people 6. (might have left / must have left) the island because it was getting too crowded.
D. Rewrite the sentences. Use the words in parentheses.
1. It's possible that the treasure is in a cave. (could)
__The treasure could be in a cave.______________________________________
2. I'm certain that this building is a temple. (must)
_________________________________________________________________________
3. It's impossible for this site to contain any artifacts. (can't)
_________________________________________________________________________
4. They definitely got the stone from this valley. (must)
_________________________________________________________________________ OPTIONAL
5. It's possible that they didn't leave any written records. (might not)
_________________________________________________________________________ OPTIONAL
E. (🎧2-22) Work in a group. Listen to the stories of three mysteries and take notes. What do you think happened? Discuss your ideas.
A weather balloon might have crashed at Roswell.
Maybe. Or it could have been a secret plane.
A stone ball from Costa Rica
