ENGLISH INTEGRATED SKILLS IV:

LISTENING AND SPEAKING

UNIT IV: IT MIGHT BE AN

ELEPHANT
 Might, May, Could, Can’t, and Must

We use Must to say we are It has a long neck.

almost 100% sure of
something that is true.
It...

We use could, can, I’m not sure, it has fins, it might be a dolphin.
might and may to say I’m not sure, it has fins, it could be a dolphin.
there is a possibility that
I’m not sure, it has fins, it may be a dolphin.
something is true.
I’m not sure, it has fins, it can be a dolphin.
 Might, May, Could, Can’t, and Must

We use might not and may not
to say it is possible that
something might not be true or
might not happened. Example:
He was sick yesterday. He might
not /may not come to class
today.
We use can’t, couldn’t and
must not to say we are
almost 100% sure of
something (negative).
Example: I saw him in the
church five minutes ago. He
can’t be at school.
Asking about probabilities

•Use COULD for example:

• Could it be a parrot?
•Could it be a kite?
 let’s praCtiCe
Alan: What kind of animal do you think this is?

Might / may
Mario: I’m not sure, it has paws, so it ________ might,, must
be a kind of tiger.

Can’t must, can’t, might,

Alan: It doesn’t have any stripes, so it ______
Could
may, must not be a tiger. _______ might, could, may, must it be a
leopard?

Mario: Yes, it Might/ must

_________ must, can’t, might, be a leopard
because it has spots.
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partners
Alan: What kind of animal do you think
this is?

Mario: I’m not sure, it____________,

so it ________be a ______________.
Could it be a _____________?

Alan: Yes, it _________ be a

_________ because it
____________________.