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5 GRAMMAR modals of deduction

a Look at the photos o f three people. Then in tw o m inutes,
m atch three sentences w ith each person.

I I He / she might be a criminal.
j He / she might not know how to use the Internet.
I I He / she could be a model.
] He / she could be Germ an or Scandinavian.
I I He / she may not have a job.
] He / she may be a millionaire.
I I His / her hair must be dyed.

] He / she must be retired.
I I He / she can’t be a business person.
b C om pare with a partner. / think he could be a m odei^

c > - Communication Judging by ap p earan ces p.106. Find out about
the three people. Did you guess correctly?

d Look at the sentences in a and answ er the questions.

1 W hich modal verbs mean it ’s possible?
might _________ _________
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2 W hich modal verb means it’s very likely to happen? _______ about modals o f deduction and practice them.
3 W hich modal verb means it’s impossible? _________

6 LISTENING & READING

a In pairs, look at the d Look at the tw o photos o f Susan Boyle in the article.
m an in the photo. M ake D o you know w ho she is? Can you guess why she has
sentences about him using changed her appearance?
might I may / could (not) be,
e Read the article once and choose the best summary.
must be, or can’t be and
words from the list. 1 We now realize that it is wrong to judge people by their
appearance.
American British
very famous homeless 2 judging people by appearance can be useful and is
often right.
funny dangerous
3 If you try to judge people by their appearance, you will
b 3 47)}) Listen to a woman usually be wrong about them.
talking about the m an in
f Read the article again and m ark the sentences T (true)
a and answ er the questions.
or F (false). Say why the F ones are false.
1 W here were the speaker
and her friend, Ny? 1 Most people predicted that Susan Boyle would be

2 W hat were they doing successful as a singer.
when they saw the man? 2 After her appearance on TV, people started saying
3 W hat did he look like? that we shouldn't judge people by their appearance.

4 W hat did Ny want 3 Scientists think that judging by appearance is an
to do? important skill.
5 W hat did the speaker do? 4 It is more important to be able to make quick
judgements about people than it used to be.
c 3 48))) W hy do you think the speaker stopped Ny?
5 W hen we judge people by their appearance, we are
Listen and find out. W ho was the man?
usually wrong.
6 Susan Boyle has probably realized that people will
never stop judging her by her appearance.

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