What was for homework?

Discuss/Complete
1. What had you been doing when your husband arrived home?
2. What should you have done last week but you didn’t?
3. What would have happened if you hadn’t had children?
4. What do you regret doing this morning?
5. If only I …
6. I wish I …
7. Say a sentence in past perfect…
8. If we had gone out, we would/could/might have been happy.
 Phrasal verbs of the day
1. run out of: We usually run out of water in Ciudad Victoria.
2. find out: I found out who cheated on the test.
3. figure out: The police is trying to figure out who the criminal is.
Modal verbs: Expressing Deduction
What is a deduction?
• Guesses based on facts you know.
 MODALS IN THE PRESENT
• MUST BE = very sure 99%
• CAN’T BE = very sure we think it’s impossible 99%
• MIGHT/COULD/MAY BE = we think it’s possible 50%

• He must be at school, he can’t be at home right now.

• I don’t know your brother, but that might be him because he is
looking at you.
• He could be at home right now, I don’t know.

• BE + NOUN/FEELING/PLACE
• I think that my friend must be at the doctor.
• Your husband must be at work right now.
• All children must be studying from home.
• He is enjoying the party, he must be very happy.
• She can’t be your sister because I know her.
• He failed the test, so he can’t be happy.
• Tania could be excited about her graduation.
• The call could be from my brother.
• That might be your taxi.
• The cheese may be sour.
• This class might be challenging.
What deductions can you make about these photos?
 MODALS IN THE PAST
modal verb + have + past participle
• MUST HAVE: very sure 99%
• CAN’T HAVE: very sure we think it’s impossible 99%
• MAY/MIGHT/COULD HAVE: we think it’s possible 50%

• He must have robbed a bank.

• He can’t have taken much money.
• The police might have seen him.
What deductions can you make about these photos?
1. Your neighbor is leaving the house running.
2. You are not home and your best friend leaves you 20 ‘’call
me’’ messages.
3. Your boss/teacher is wearing different color socks.
4. You walk into the library and all the books have
disappeared.
5. On your way back home, you see lots of reporters and
press cars in front of your house.
6. As you are walking on the street, everybody stops you asks
for your autograph.
Autonomous Learning
• Watch on NETFLIX (subtitles in English): Inside Bill’s Brain
• Practice vocabulary: https://
learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/vocabulary/intermediate-to-upper
-intermediate
 Homework
• Listen and repeat the conversations (As many as you want)
• Try to practice saying the phrases at the same time as the audio.
• Here’s the link: http://www.englishaudios.com/conversations-2/family/

• Watch the video (modals of deduction) https://

learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-grammar/mo
dals-deduction
• Answer the 3 exercises at the bottom.