CULTURAL ASPECTS
(habits,
customs, gestures, ways of greeting and farewell)
(Taken from google images)
-listen
-read
Differences
-India-US
-Japan-Korea
-China-Japan_US
-Russia-US
Globalization
Table manners
- korea
-Japan
House manners
-Japan
Ways of Greeting
Birthday traditions
Weird birthday celebrations
bizarre customs
Weird wedding rituals
THAT’S
A POSSIBILITY!
She may/might not have remembered the time.
Past Modals for degrees of certainty:
IT’S ALMOST CERTAIN
-She must have left
already
-He must not have turned
on his cellphone
IT’S NOT POSSIBLE
-She couldn’t have been at
home
-He couldn’t have heard good
news
-she could have told us before
-she could have told us before
IT’S POSSIBLE
-She may have forgotten
the time
--She might have forgotten the time
-She may not have remembered
the time
--She might not have remembered the time
-Her car could have broken down
Read each situation and choose the best explanation. Then practice
with a partner.
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SITUATION
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EXPLANATION
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1. Jane
is in a terrible mood today…
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a. He
may have gotten a raise
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2. Brian
got a call and looked worried…
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b. She
must not have gotten enough sleep
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3. The
teacher looks very happy today…
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c. He
might not have done his work on time
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4. Maura
couldn’t keep her eyes open…
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d. She
could have had a fight with her boyfriend
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5. Jeff
was fired from his job…
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e. She
must have spent too much last month
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6. My
cousin is short of money again…
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f. He
couldn’t have heard good news
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SPEAKING ACTIVITY
Pair work: What do you think were the reasons for these
events? Suggest two different explanations for each.
1. Two friends met again after not seeing each other for many years. One
looked at the other and burst out laughing.
2. Two people were having dinner in a restaurant. One suddenly got up
and ran out of the restaurant.
3. A woman living alone returned home and found the TV and radio turned
on. They weren’t on when she went out.
4. Late one night, a man wearing pajamas was seen in a field. He was carrying
broken leash.
Group work: Each student thinks of two situations like
the ones above. Others suggest explanations.
PRACTICE 1
Complete the conversations using past modals with the verbs given.
Then practice with a partner.
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1. A) I invited my boyfriend over to meet my
parents, but he arrived wearing torn jeans. He looked so messy!
B). Well, he………………. (dress)
neatly. I…………..… (ask) him to wear something nicer.
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2. A) John borrowed my car
and dented it. When he returned it, he didn’t even say anything about it!
B) He……………………... (tell) you! Well, I ……………………….(not lend) it to him in
the first place. He’s a terrible driver.
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3. A) I’m exhausted. Mary
came over and stayed until 2 A.M.!
B) She……………..………………….(not stay)
so late. You……………….………….. (start) yawning. Maybe she would have gotten
the hint!
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4. A) Tom invited me to
aplay, but I ended up paying for us both!
B) I…………………………. (not pay) for him. He………………………. (not invite) you if he
was short of money.
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WRITING TASK
Think of a predicament from your own experience. Write a paragraph
describing the situation, then explain how you resolved it.
-Example: My teacher invited my
class to a party and told us to “dress up”. The problem was, the party just
happened to be on Halloween night, and I thought “dress up” meant to wear a
costume! I arrived at the party dressed as a bee, and everyone else was wearing
nice clothes! I was so embarrassed.
-I should
have asked my teacher what “dress up” meant.
MODAL VERBS: CAN,
COULD, MAY, MIGHT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaBH_huiJSMExercises
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