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PREPOSITIONAL PHRASES:

It´s a group of words that begins with a preposition and the word which it follows
(a complement) a noun, a pronoun or a noun phrase, etc. They modify or describe
nouns, adjectives, adverbs.

Book page 46. Exercise. 2-3-4

Activities from the Workbook.

Modals of Deduction.

Video of Explanation.(youtube)

https://youtu.be/dotB-8uzv9g?si=ZheAbiY6zq-aTy1i

A)MATCH

1.I’m sure that’s Katie. a. That must have been Katie.


2. I’m sure that isn’t Katie. b. That girl must be Katie.
3. It’s possible that it’s Katie. c. It might not be Katie.
4. Maybe that isn’t Katie. d. That girl can’t be Katie.
5. I’m certain that wasn’t Katie. e. It may be Katie.
6. Perhaps that was Katie. f. It can’t have been Katie.
7. It was definitely Katie. g. It could have been Katie

B) WRITE a modal verb to fill the gaps.

1. She's won prizes for her research. She _______________ be really intelligent.

2. I'd take an umbrella if I were you. It looks like it _______________ rain.

3. It _______________ be him. He's on holiday until next week.

4. Hey guess what?! I _______________ be getting a car for my birthday! It's not
completely definite yet though.

5. I can't believe you've been waiting all this time! You _______________ be really
bored.

6. His car's not here. He _______________ have gone out.

7. Look how much sugar and salt it's got in it! It _______________ be good for you.
8. Have you looked next to your computer? I think you _______________ have left your
keys there.

Extra Activities MODALS VERBS

A) Match 1–7 to A–H. There is one extra option.


1 My bike has disappeared. …D…
2 Our air conditioner was broken all summer.
3 My bag was 12 kilos overweight on the return flight.
4 That parcel hasn’t arrived yet.
5 Grace is never usually late for work.
6 Do you think I should change my password?
7 They should be here by now.

A She must have overslept.


B It may have got delivered to the wrong address.
C You must have bought lots of souvenirs!
D Someone must have stolen it.
E Probably. You might have been hacked.
F They can’t have learned much.
G That can’t have been very comfortable for you.
H Yes, they should. But they could have got lost .
B) Read each situation. Then write a deduction using must have, might have or can’t
have and the prompts in brackets. Sometimes more than one answer is possible.
1 An elephant was walking down Oxford Street in London.
……They might have been making a film. …… (They / be making / a film)
2 A man who robbed a bank in New York was seen in Paris 40 mins later.
…………………………………… (It / be / his twin)
3 Someone in Texas won the lottery three times in five years.
…………………………………… (He / cheat)
4 A plate fell off the top of a tall building but it didn’t smash.
…………………………………… (It / be / a real plate)
5 A man in Scotland ate no food for 382 days.
…………………………………… (He / lose / a lot of / weight)
6 A woman paid 1 million euros for a potato.
…………………………………… (She / need / the money)

C) Rewrite the sentences using the modal verbs in brackets.


1 It’s possible that someone stole Lauren’s headphones.
……Someone might have stolen Lauren’s headphones. …… (might)
2 It’s impossible that William has broken his leg again.
…………………………………… (can’t)
3 Maybe someone took photos of the attacker.
…………………………………… (could)
4 I’m sure that the investigation took a long time.
…………………………………… (must)
5 Perhaps someone gave the police new evidence.
…………………………………… (may)
6 It’s not possible that the burglars got in through that tiny window.
…………………………………… (can’t)

Book page 47 Read the article.

Activity 8- 9- 10

Extra practice: page 113 Exc. 1- 2- 3

Activities of Reading to practice.

Page 124 Reading

Page 125 Use of English

Page 125 Writing

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