Modal Verbs of probability: Present, Future, Past

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 393.

Find the words in the text which have similar meanings to these phrases.

Find the highlighted words in the text above. Try to work out their meaning from the contexts.

Paragraph 1

1. moving around

2. moving around by running and changing direction continuously

3. breathtaking

Paragraph 2

1. causing death

2. a large strip or area of smth

3. to plant or spread seeds on the ground

Paragraph 3

1. a place where young plants are growing

2. to take risks

3. to attack

Paragraph 4

1. a feeling of being cold

2. the action of sun, air or wind on rocks making them change their shape or colour.

Paragraph 5

1. to shake drops of liquid on smth

Paragraph 6

1. a piece of material that can hold water easily

2. a large piece of equipment that is used for taking oil or gas from the ground

Paragraph 7

1. to change frequently in size, amount, quality

2. several different sorts of the same thing

Grammar (2)

Read the article again paying attention to modal verbs and infinitives after them. Do they refer to the past or future? Put them into columns according to their meaning.

Modal verb of probability +infinitive Modal verb or probability +infinitive (with the present meaning) (with the past meaning)

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Pre-listening (2)

There are thousands of asteroids orbiting the Sun. They are rocky bodies that vary in diameter. As asteroids orbit, they occasionally collide and break into fragments.Can they bring harm to Earth?

Listening (2)

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