Modals of Deduction / Speculation

Get into pairs or a small group and discuss the following series of pictures:

Use these modal auxiliary verb phrases

For present circumstances

has to be (inf verb)
must be
may be
might be
could be

For past circumstances

Must have been (pp verb)
Can't have been
May have been
Might / could have been

Also make other comments using modals:

What advice would you offer the person in the photograph? (would, should, ought to, could)
What should they / what should they not have done? (should, should (n't) have)
What do you predict will happen next? (will, may, might, could, should)
What would you do in this situation? (would (n't))

Link to images:

Modals of Deduction

Warm Bodies

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Warm Bodies

 

 

1.R thinks he should…
2. People would…               if…

respect R more                     stand up straighter                   stood up straighter

R can't
R thinks he shouldn't
R wishes he could
R's hoodie would suggest
R thinks the apocalypse could have been caused by
R is unable to 
R feels he must have been                              when everyone could 
The Boney's will       anything
He will too, but at least he’s

Discussion

1. What do you think R and his friend  ____ do next?
2. What _____ happen to them in the city?
3. Do you think this _____ have been a fun sequence to shoot?
4. What does the main actor _____ to be _____ to do?
5. How do you think he ______ have prepared for this role?
6. Is there a message in this film? What ______ it be trying to say?
7. ______ you be going to see this movie?

Vivid Verbs

Emotion
Movement
Gesture
Face

Body
Animal
Mechanical
Natural
Noise
Voice

Behaviour

In groups write a suitable noun next to any of these verbs: e.g. shatter + glass

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

abolish

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

break

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

capture

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

deliver

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

ensure

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

foresee

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

identify

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

jump

 

Can could must may might will would shall should (not)

master

 

 

 

Rotating stories:

I didn't foresee that the results of my actions would be so catastrophic. We had all gathered in the meeting room to discuss....

Verb of emotion + by (passive verb)

amaze	bewilder	disgust	impress
amuse	bore	ecstasize	irritate
anger	confuse	enrage	please
apprehend	delight	excite	sadden
astonish	depress	frighten	shock
awe	disappoint	horrify	surprise

I'm __________ed  BY ___________

Think of a synonym 

accept	discourage	humiliate	rebel
ache	disgust	incense	reinforce
admire	disillusion	inflame	reject
affect	disinterest	infuriate	relax
afflict	dislike	injure	rely
agonize	dismay	inquire	resent
alarm	dissatisfy	inspire	reserve
alienate	distress	insult	respect
amaze	distrust	intend	satisfy
annoy	dominate	interest	scare
appall	doubt	intrigue	secure
bless	dread	irritate	snoop
bore	elate	liberate	stupefy
brave	embarrass	like	sulk
calm	encourage	loathe	surprise
challenge	energize	lose	suspect
cheer	engross	love	sympathize
comfort	enjoy	menace	terrify
concern	enrage	mourn	thank
confide	enthuse	need	threaten
consider	excite	offend	thrill
crush	fascinate	overjoy	torment
dare	fatigue	pain	torture
deject	fear	panic	touch
delight	force	paralyze	understand
deprive	free	perplex	upset
desire	frighten	play	victimize
despair	frustrate	please	want
determine	fume	prefer	warm
detest	grieve	preoccupy	wish
devote	hate	provoke	work up
diminish	hesitate	quiet	worry
disappoint	hope	reassure	wrong

Lost Generation - palendrome

I am part of a lost ___________.

And I refuse to believe that

I can change the __________.

I realize this may be a __________, but

“__________comes from within”

Is a lie, and

“___________will make me happy”

So in thirty __________, I will tell my children

They are not the most important ________in my ___________.

My ____________will know that

I have my __________straight because

Work

Is more important than

__________

I tell you this:

Once upon a _________

__________stayed together

But this will not be true in my era.

This is a quick fix ___________

Experts tell me

Thirty years from now, I will be celebrating the tenth ___________of my divorce.

I do not concede that

I will live in a ___________of my own making.

In the _________,

Environmental destruction will be the _________.

No longer can it be said that

My _________and I care about this __________. 

It will be evident that

My __________is apathetic and lethargic.

It is foolish to presume that

There is _________.

Lost Generation

There is hope.

It is foolish to presume that

My generation is apathetic and lethargic.

It will be evident that

My peers and I care about this Earth.

No longer can it be said that

Environmental destruction will be the norm.

In the future,

I will live in a country of my own making.

I do not concede that

Thirty years from now, I will be celebrating the tenth anniversary of my divorce.

Experts tell me

This is a quick fix society

But this will not be true in my era.

Families stayed together

Once upon a time

I'll tell you this:

Family

Is more important than

Work

I have my priorities straight because

My employer will know that

They are not the most important thing in my life.

So in thirty years, I will tell my children

“Money will make me happy”

Is a lie, and

“True Happiness comes from within”

I realize this may be a shock, but

I can change the world.

And I refuse to believe that

I am part of a lost generation.

What are the plural forms of these words?

man

fish

woman

goose

ox

person

tooth

mouse

foot

leaf

• Men, fish, women, geese, oxen, people, teeth, mice, feet. leaves

REFUGEES

They have no need of our help
So do not tell me
These haggard faces could belong to you or me
Should life have dealt a different hand
We need to see them for who they really are
Chancers and scroungers
Layabouts and loungers
With bombs up their sleeves
Cut-throats and thieves
They are not
Welcome here
We should make them
Go back to where they came from
They cannot
Share our food
Share our homes
Share our countries
Instead let us
Build a wall to keep them out
It is not okay to say
These are people just like us
A place should only belong to those who are born there
Do not be so stupid to think that
The world can be looked at another way

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