ModalofPossibility Modalsofpossibilityshowthatsomethingispossiblenowormighthappeninthefuture. Modalsofpossibilityincludemight,could,andmay. Pattern modal+baseverb Modalsarealwaysfollowedbyabaseverb.Abaseverbisaverbwithnoending(no-s,-ed,-ing,etc.)addedtoit. ● Johncouldbelate. ● Shemightgetanewpuppy. ● Theymaygotothepartylater. Might,could,andmayhavethesamemeaning.Mightandcouldarecommon.Useeitherone.Mayismore formalandnotoftenusednowadays. FillintheBlanks Writemight,could,ormayinthesentencesbelowtoshowpossibilities.Morethanoneanswermightbe possible. Ex.C ouldthisphonecatchonfire? 1. She__________callherfriendlater. 2. Mybrother___________goonahike. 3. Luis___________notwatchamoviewithus. 4. ___________thatbeaUFO? 5. Ourneighbor___________mowourlawn. 6. Dan___________notgosnowboardingnextweekend. 7. ___________thisbethemissingpuzzlepiece? 8. Hismother___________notmakecookiesforus. 9. I___________forgeteveryone’snames. 10. Myteacher___________notgiveusanyhomeworktonight. Writing Writeasentencewithmight,could,ormayforeachscenario.Morethanoneanswerispossible. Ex. Lisaisn’tinclasstoday.S hecouldbeonvacation. 1. Davidisn’tatschooltoday._____________________________ 2. Sandraisn’tathometoday._____________________________ 3. Herkidsaren’tattheparktoday._____________________________ 4. Juanisn’tatthebeachtoday._____________________________ 5. Fionaisn’tatthelibrarytoday._____________________________ 6. Leeisn’tattherestauranttoday._____________________________ 7. Hisbrotherandsisteraren’tatthepartytoday._____________________________ 8. Herdadisn’tatworktoday._____________________________ TalkingtoaLandlord landlord-anapartmentmanagerorowner tenant-apersonwhorentsanapartment f urnace-anappliancethatheatsaspace keepmeaningto-tocontinuetoforgetorpostponetakinganaction clogged-blocked plumber-apersonwhofixesandinstallspipesanddrainage rent-thefeeforborrowing(e.g.,borrowingaspacetolivein) reasonable-acceptable,fair utilities-heat,electricity,water bringtoone'sattention-tomakesomeoneaware,toprovidenewinformation DialogueReading Readthedialoguewithyourpartnerafewtimes.Taketurnsbeingeachcharacter.Practiceyourintonationand pronunciation. Landlord:Hello? Tenant:Hi.I’matenantinUnit#22. Landlord:Whichbuildingareyouin? Tenant:Uh,33JohnStreet. Landlord:Y ep.Okay.I sthereaproblem? Tenant:Yes.Thef urnaceisnotworking. Landlord:Hmm.That’snotgood.I’llsendatechnicianovertherethisafternoon. Tenant:Great!Also,Ikeepmeaningtocallaboutthebathroomtoilet.Itkeepsgettingclogged. Landlord:Oh,really?H owlonghasthisbeenaproblem? Tenant:Foraboutamonth. Wetriedafewthings,butnothingishelping. Landlord:I canhaveaplumberi nonFriday. Doesthatworkforyou? Tenant:Friday.Uh,d oIhavetobehome? Landlord:No.Icanlethiminifyou’renotthere. Tenant:Thanks.Also,whileIhaveyouonthephone,I keepmeaningtoaskyouabouttherent.Willthere beanincreaseinthenewyear? Landlord:Yes.Therentincreasethisyearis2%.Theutilitieswillstaythesame.You’llgetanofficialnoticein yourmailslotsoon. Tenant:O kay.T hat’sreasonable.T hanksforlookingaftertheseproblems. Landlord:T hanksforbringingthemtomyattention. Workwithyourpartner.Role-playthedialogueaboveswitchingthedifferentexpressionsbelow.Thenswitch roles. 1. Hi.I’matenantinUnit#22. ● I’marenterinUnit#5. ● Irenta napartmenthere.Unit#3. 7.Doesthatworkforyou? ● Willthatbeokay? ● Canyouwaituntilthen? ● Isthattoolate? ● Isthatconvenient? 2. Isthereaproblem? 8.DoIhavetobehome? ● ● ● IstheresomethingIcandoforyou? HowcanIhelpyou? Issomethingwrong? 3. ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Thef urnaceisnotworking. Ourdishwasherisbroken. Mywindowwon’tclose. There’samouseinhere. Wefoundsomebugsinthebedroom. Thetoiletwon’tflush. Ihavealeakyfaucet. Ilockedmyselfout. Ourneighborsarereallyloud. 4. ● ● ● Howlonghasthisbeenaproblem? 10.That’sreasonable. Howlonghaveyoubeenexperiencingthis? ● acceptable Hasitbeenlikethisforlong? ● okay Whendidthisstart? ● fair ● fine ● toomuch ● ridiculous ● ● ● 9.Ikeepmeaningtoaskyouabouttherent. ● theelectricitybill ● ourwaterbill ● thecableservice ● theInternet ● theparkingrules 5. Wetriedafewthings,butnothingis helping. ● nothingworks ● wecan’tfixit ● wedon’tknowwhatelsetodo 11.Thanksforlookingaftertheseproblems. ● Thanksfortakingcareofthis. ● Thanksforsendingsomeone. ● Thanksfortakingthiscall. ● Thanksfordoingthis. ● Iappreciateyourhelp. 6. ● ● ● ● ● ● 12.Thanksforbringingthemtomyattention. ● Thanksforlettingmeknow. ● Thanksfortellingmeaboutthis. ● Thanksforcalling. IcanhaveaplumberinonFriday. anelectrician pestcontrol amechanic apainter alocksmith arepairman Comprehension: Answerthefollowingquestionsbasedonthedialogue. 1. Whydid thetenantcallthelandlord? 2. IsitokayifI’matwork? DoIneedtobehere? CanIleaveyouakey? Whatdoesthelandlordoffertodo? 3. Whatadditionalproblemdoesthetenantmention? 4. WhatwillhappenifthetenantisnotintheapartmentonFriday? 5. Whatchangewilloccurinthenewyear? Problems&Concerns Thinkof fiveproblemsatenantmighthavetotalktoalandlordabout. Ex.Myfridgeisn’tworking. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Questions Writefivepossiblequestionsalandlordmightaskatenantoverthephone. Ex.Whichunitareyouin? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.