Unit5 It must belong to Carla

Hello, everyone! Now, we’re going to study Unit 5. In this unit, we’ll talk about modal verbs, like must, can, could, may, might and can’t. I think you should learn or master the following things:

I. Vocabulary

author, toy, picnic, band, drop, optometrist, appointment, algebra, crucial, chase, creature, extremely, worried, neighbor, garbage, mystery, director, escape, ocean, finger, stone, ant, pour, dishonest, bark, wake, pretend, attempt

belong to 屬于 toy car 玩具車

at the picnic 在野餐 symphony hall 交響音樂廳

try to do sth 試圖，努力做 because of 因為

the final exam 期末考試 count 30% to… 計入…的30%

Chinese-English dictionary 漢英詞典 in the sky 在天空中

catch a bus 趕公共汽車 in our neighborhood 在我們社區

have fun 娛樂 next door neighbor 隔壁鄰居

be worried 擔心，焦慮 there must be… 一定有…

too much 太多 escape from 從…逃出

be careful of 小心，注意 use up 用光，用盡

II. Sentence patterns

Whose basketball is this?

It must be Mary’s. / It must belong to Carla. / It might belong to Alice.

Whose French book is this?

It could be Ning’s. It has her name on it.

It might belong to Alice. She studies French.

Whose T-shirt is this? It can’t be John’s. It’s much too small for him.

He might be running to catch a bus.

He can’t be running for exercise.

III. Language points

1. It must belong to Carla.

It could be Ali’s.

It might belong to Alice.

It can’t be John’s.

在這四句話中，我們可以看到幾種我們以前曾經學過的情態動詞(modal verbs)。在本單元，我們主要是分析和學習使用一些情態動詞在表示推測時的用法。

* must: show that you think something is probably sure.(90%)

must的語氣最為強烈，它是以事實為依據而進行的推測，可能性最大。

Listen to the songs! They must be very happy.

當must用來表示推測時，它的否定形式是can not，而不能用must not。

* might /could: show that you think something is possible sure. (20%~80%)

could 表示以事實、理由為依據而進行猜測，用來指現在的可能性，但語氣沒有must那么肯定。could的語氣比can更委婉。

This can be your good chance.

The French book could belong to Mary. She studies French now.

may/might在表示推測時，語氣比較弱，沒有那么肯定，一般沒有足夠的客觀依據，說話人對事情把握不大。

That might be Peter’s T-shirt.

*may和might不用于提問是否可能的疑問句，表示這種意思時應該用can或could。

*can’t : show that you are almost sure something is not true. (0%) 表示沒有可能或不可能，語氣肯定。

That T-shirt can’t be mine. That’s much too big for me.

*belong to 是屬于的意思

The car belongs to my uncle.

這句話還可以說：The car is my uncle’s.

當表述某物屬于某人時，注意這兩句的不同。

belong to后直接加人名或人稱代詞賓格，而第二句be動詞后要用名詞所有格形式。

The book belongs to me. / The book is mine.

The T-shirt belongs to Tom. / The T-shirt is Tom’s.

Does the car belong to your uncle?

Who does the car belong to?

2. section A 2c

*She’s the only one who's studying French. 她是唯一一個正在學法語的。

who’s studying French是定語從句，修飾the only one.

They’re both going to the concerts.

*both 表示兩者都,它的位置一般在be動詞后，實義動詞前。

We are both interested in music.

They both like playing basketball.

3. It’s much too small for him. (Grammar Focus)

much too 修飾形容詞，表示太…

The box is much too heavy for me. I can’t carry it.

too much 修飾不可數名詞

Be careful! There is too much snow.

4. section A 3a

*If you have any idea where it might be, please call me.

any 除了用于否定句、疑問句中，還用于if引導的條件從句中，表示“若干的”

If you have any interesting books, please lend me some.

*I think I dropped it during the concert so it might still be in the symphony hall.

drop 動詞，意思是掉下，掉落。

She dropped the book on the floor.

still是副詞，仍然，仍舊，位置在句中；否定句時，位于否定結構之前

I can still see him.

I still don’t understand.

*I have a test on algebra tomorrow.

on 表示在某方面

*crucial: adj 關鍵的

Studying grammar is very crucial.

*count…to : v 計，值

Spoken English counts 10% to the mid-term exam.

5. section A 3b

because of +代詞/名詞 是“因為”的意思，而because后加從句

We can’t go to the party because of the rain.

We can’t go to the party because it’s raining.

6. section B 2b

He could be running for exercise.

must/could/might/can’t + be + doing 是對正在進行的動作表示猜測。

She might be running to catch a bus.

He can’t be running for exercise because he is wearing a suit.

They must be studying for a test.

Tom could be doing his homework in his room.

7. section B 3a

*unhappy 是happy的反義詞，類似這樣的在詞首加詞變為其反義詞的情況在英語中很常見。

happy- unhappy

lucky- unlucky

fair-unfair

comfortable- uncomfortable

*call the police 報警

是名詞，通常用the police表示復數名詞，意思是警察，警方，如果表示一名警察，則用a policeman 或a policewoman。

*There must be something visiting the homes in our neighborhood.

There must be一定有…

There must be someone singing in the next room.

8. section 3c & 4

*escape from 從…逃出

It’s said that a tiger escaped from the zoo yesterday.

*I was swimming in an ocean of paper.

(in) an ocean of或 (in) oceans of是介詞短語，口語中常用，意思是“極多的，用不盡的”，of后接不可數名詞或可數名詞復數形式。

He thinks he has oceans of time.

9. self-check 2

在本課的課后練習第二題中，給我們介紹了一些諺語。以下答案可作為參考：

One finger cannot lift a small stone. 眾人拾柴火焰高。

When an ant says “ocean”, he’s talking about a small pool. 井底之蛙。

It is less of a problem to be poor than to be dishonest. 誠信為首。

Be careful of the person who does not talk, and the dog that does not bark. 暗箭難防。

You can’t wake a person who is pretending to be asleep. 不做無用功。

Tell me and I’ll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Let me try, and I’ll understand. 實踐出真知。

Don’t let your yesterday use up too much of today. 今日事今日畢。

He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone. 一個好漢三個幫。

Don't try to teach your grandmother to suck eggs . 不要班門弄斧。

A bad thing never dies. 遺臭萬年。

A little body often has a great soul. 濃縮的是精華。

A new broom sweeps clean. 新官上任三把火。

Do as you would be done by. 己所不欲，勿施于人。

Courtesy （禮貌）on one side only lasts not long. 來而不往非禮也。

【模擬試題】（答題時間：60分鐘）

I. 選擇

1. Liu Mei’s name is on the bag. It _____ hers.

A. was B. has been C. must be D. will be

2. Dick isn’t at school today. He _____ ill at home.

A. may be B maybe C. was D. can’t be

3. My friend has lost his blue bike. This one ______ his.

A. maybe B. must be C. might be D. is

4. Who _____ this building belong to?

A. is B. does C. was D. has

5. There is _____snow and it’s _____ cold this winter.

A. too much, much too B. too much, too much

C. much too, much too D. much too, too much

6. What are you _____? I’m _____ my backpack, I can’t _____ it.

A. look for, find, look for B. finding, finding, look for

C. looking for, looking for, find D. finding, looking for, find

7. What _____ in Bell tower Neighbor this time yesterday?

A. happened B. was happened C. was happening D. is happening

8. This CD belongs to _____.

A. my B. I C. me D. mine

9. The T-shirt ______ be mine. It’s too small for me.

A. must B. could C. might D. can’t

10. The basketball might be ______.

A. he B. him C. his D. he’s

II. 按要求完成下列句子

1. He could be _______ (run) for exercise.

2. Be ________ of the dog that doesn’t bark. (care)

3. Brad is afraid of ______ (walk) in the dark.

4. These ______ (photo) must be Li’s.

5. There must be something ________ (visit) the homes in our neighborhood.

6. The bad news made her _______. (happy)

7. We can’t go to the party ________ _____ the heavy rain. (因為)

8. This book must be Lu’s. (改為否定句)

9. The CD might belong to John. (同義句)

10. The backpack belongs to Tom. (就劃線部分提問)

III. 完型填空

Some people make money by studying the weather. For example:

Weather forecasts at radio and TV station tell us ___1__ the weather is going to be like today. That way, we know when to carry ___2__. They can also help us to ___3__ our weekends.

Other weather forecasts work for __4__. They tell airplane pilots when bad weather is coming. Airports all over the world need experienced weather forecasters.

Big businesses, like electric and gas companies, need weather forecasters. They help the company plan large ___5__ jobs. If bad weather is coming, the company can put ___6__ workers on a job and ___7__ it early.

The government also hires weather forecasters. They study ___8__ weather and prepare the country for ___9__ storms. They also help ___10__ plan for planting crops.

1. A. when B. what C. how D. that

2. A. a handbag B. an apple C. a bike D. an umbrella

3. A. end B. start C. plan D. study

4. A. airlines B. schools C. hospitals D. zoos

5. A. indoor B. outdoor C. good D. few

6. A. more B. better C. many D. busy

7. A. take B. get C. help D. finish

8. A. city B. bad C. strange D. nice

9. A. interesting B. light C. dangerous D. usual

10. A. workers B. officers C. farmers D. students

IV. 閱讀理解

A

Manual came home crying. The children had called him “Fatso” again. He sat down, and looked very sad. “Don’t worry, I’m fat too,” said his mother. “ But it’s me they call Fatso,” manual cried. His mother felt very sorry for him. “ All right then,” she said. “ We are both too fat. Let’s go on a diet together.”

It would not be easy. They both loved bread, cakes, potatoes and chips. To diet, they had to eat salads. The first day was fun, but by nighttime, they felt very hungry. “ We won’t think about food. Let’s think about airplanes,” said his mother. “ But keep seeing chocolate in my mind,” Manual answered. The second day was hard, for they both kept thinking about cream cakes. The third was worse. By now they both wanted to give up. “No, no, we must be strong,” said Manual’s mother.

Somehow, they kept on dieting for three weeks, and lost a lot of fat. They liked their new bodies so much they kept going until they were really slim. After a few months, Manual enjoyed eating fruit, or nuts instead of sweets. Nobody called him Fatso anymore. Some were calling him Spider Legs- and he loved it.

1. It’s clear that the word “diet” in the reading is about_____.

A. one’s bad name B. food for each day

C. flying in the sky D. cooking at home

2. Manual and his mother kept thinking about cream cakes because _____.

A. the cakes could help them lose weight

B. they had no other food to eat

C. they liked eating them a lot before

D. the cakes could make them think about airplanes

3. We know from the reading _____.

A. there was no fun at all in losing weight for Manual

B. Manual’s mother didn’t eat cream cakes at all

C. “potatoes and chips ” can make people thin

D. Manual and his mother eat salads to lose weight

4. Manual’s mother felt sorry because _____

A. her son was too fat

B. Manual was very sad

C. the other children were not fat

D. Manual could not eat cream cakes any more

5. Manual loved others calling him Spider Legs because _____

A. Spider Legs sounds good for him

B. the other children are all Spider Legs

C. he didn’t eat cream cakes any more

D. he could eat lots of sweets now

B

Bill Clinton became the 42nd US president on Jan 20, 1993. He is one of the youngest of all US presidents. Clinton was born in a poor family in 1946. Three months before he was born, his father, William Blats, died. His mother remarried Norger Clinton when he was young. So the boy’s family name became Clinton.

In the summer of 1963, Clinton won a drama contest (戲劇比賽), so he had a chance to go to Washington. He saw President Kenney in the White House. At that time, he made up his mind to become a president.

He wasn’t a president any longer in Jan, 2001. Who is after him? George W. Bush.

Time Events

1946 ___1___

___2___ Clinton saw President Kennedy

At the age of ___3___ Clinton became the 42nd US president

In Jan, 2001 ___4___

V. 寫作

上課鈴響過5分鐘了，Tom還沒來上學。同學們議論紛紛并做出了種種不同的推測。請用must, might, could, can’t寫出四種不同的推測。

【試題答案】

I. CACBA CCCDC

II. running, careful, walking, photos, visiting, unhappy, because of

The book can’t be Lu’s.

The CD might be John’s.

Who does the backpack belong to?

III. BDCAB ADACC

IV. A：BCDBA

B：1. He was born. 2. In 1963. 3. 47 4. He was not a president any more.

V. Answers will vary.