MODALS: LOGICAL DEDUCTION,

POSSIBILITYmust/ might/ could/ can‘t

By Mgr. Šárka Jurajdová

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Are you a skilled observer?Look at the following pictures and try to deduce anything from them.

http://pixabay.com/cs/photos/download/smarties-50838.jpg

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Children must love it!It must contain a lot of sugar!It might be very tasty.It can‘t be very healthy.

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http://pixabay.com/cs/photos/download/sunset-49564.jpg

It _______ be really nice to spend some time there.It _______ be a noisy place.

3Are you a skilled observer?

http://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2012/02/29/15/59/baby-19295_640.jpg

http://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2010/11/29/laos-449_640.jpg

http://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2011/12/13/17/09/astronaut-11050_640.jpg

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http://pixabay.com/static/uploads/photo/2011/12/14/12/13/city-11087_640.jpg

Prejudice or fact?Try to finish the sentences according to what you logically think must/ might/ could/ can‘t follow.

1/ People in Japan ________ must be already used to earthquakes.___ might have problems understanding the European mentality.___ can‘t be as open as we are according to what I have heard.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Japanese_summer_KIMONO.jpg/800px-Japanese_summer_KIMONO.jpg

Try to finish the sentences according to what you logically think must/ might/ could/ can‘t follow.

2/ Being a rock star ____3/ Having a child ____4/ People who study at the university ____5/ The Americans ____6/ Being very rich ____7/ Women who undergo abortion ____8/ Those who cheat on their partners ____

Try to finish the particular sentences with these statements. Use the proper modal verb of logical deduction to join them. (and elaborate the sentence to show it‘s just your opinion or logical deduction)

Bring a lack of free time/ suffer from remorse/ end up well/ be extremely exhausting/ be stressed by the exams/ have a high self-confidence/ be dumb/ be dangerous/ make many people love you/

Prejudice or fact?