BOOK ONE · LESSON 132

He may be... He may have been... 他可能是…… 他可能已经……

他可能是…… 他可能已经……

A picture lesson on possibility: 'may be/do' (present or future possibility), 'may have been/done' (past possibility), and 'I'm not sure'. Six pictures show someone guessing where Harry is, where he will go, why he is late, what he is doing, why he was late and what he was doing. The lesson introduces written exercises on answering questions about the Lesson 131 conversation, and answering 'Do you think ...?' questions with 'I'm not sure. She may (have) been ...'. The workbook drills rewriting answers with 'may' and answering personal questions; the grammar workbook writes sentences with 'may' and 'may have ...' according to examples.

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READ & UNDERSTAND

Lesson 课文

Listen to the tape and answer the questions. 听录音并回答问题。

听录音并回答问题。

Six numbered pictures in a 3x2 grid, each showing two people with thought-bubbles and a question mark: 1 where Harry is (a man at a desk); 2 where he will go (a cinema sign); 3 why he is late (a man on the phone); 4 what he is doing (a man reading); 5 why he was late (a man reading at a desk); 6 what he was doing (a man reading). — l132-pictures

1. Where's Harry? He may be in his room. I'm not sure.
2. Where will he go? He may go to the cinema. I'm not sure.
3. Why is he late? He may be busy. I'm not sure.
4. What is he doing? He may be reading. I'm not sure.
5. Why was he late? He may have been busy. I'm not sure.
6. What was he doing? He may have been reading. I'm not sure.

1. 哈里在哪里？他可能在他的房间里。我不敢肯定。
2. 他要去哪里？他可能去看电影。我不敢肯定。
3. 他为什么迟到了？他可能很忙。我不敢肯定。
4. 他在做什么？他可能在看书。我不敢肯定。
5. 他为什么迟到了？他当时可能很忙。我不敢肯定。
6. 他当时在做什么？他当时可能在看书。我不敢肯定。

Listen and answer the questions

Listen to the tape and answer the questions. 听录音并回答问题。

听录音并回答问题。

One question per picture (6 pictures); the answer is the spoken possibility from the picture captions.

1Where's Harry? (Picture 1)

2Where will he go? (Picture 2)

3Why is he late? (Picture 3)

4What is he doing? (Picture 4)

5Why was he late? (Picture 5)

6What was he doing? (Picture 6)

Written A: Answer the questions

Read the conversation in Lesson 131 again. Then answer these questions. 重读第 131 课的对话，然后回答以下问题。

重读第 131 课的对话，然后回答以下问题。

7 comprehension questions about the Lesson 131 conversation (Martin and Gary).

1Is Martin talking to Gary?

2Where may Gary and his wife go this year?

3Who wants to go to Egypt?

4How will they travel?

5Isn't it cheaper to travel by sea?

6Doesn't it take a long time?

7Why might Gary and his wife not go anywhere?

Written B: Answer the questions

Answer these questions. 模仿例句回答以下问题。

模仿例句回答以下问题。

20 'Do you think ...?' rewrite items; 2 printed examples on the page (Do you think she is Danish? (Swedish) → I'm not sure. She may be Swedish. / Do you think she was Danish? (Swedish) → I'm not sure. She may have been Swedish.).

1Do you think they are Canadian? (Australian)

2Do you think she is Finnish? (Russian)

3Do you think they are Japanese? (Chinese)

4Do you think they were butchers? (bakers)

5Do you think she was a dentist? (doctor)

6Do you think he is a sales rep? (the boss)

7Do you think she is seventeen? (twenty-one)

8Do you think they were five? (seven)

9Do you think he was seventy-six? (over eighty)

10Do you think she was fifty-five? (under fifty)

11Do you think it is the 17th today? (16th)

12Do you think it was Tuesday yesterday? (Wednesday)

13Do you think it is the 19th today? (20th)

14Do you think it is cheap? (expensive)

15Do you think it was easy? (difficult)

16Do you think she was old? (young)

17Do you think he was ill? (tired)

18Do you think they are listening to the radio? (watching television)

19Do you think she was retiring? (looking for a new job)

20Do you think they are sitting? (standing)

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

Practice A: May be and may have been

Rewrite the answers in these dialogues using may (may be, may do, may have been, may be doing, may have been doing). 用 may 和相关的动词改写以下句子。

用 may 和相关的动词改写以下句子。

7 dialogue-rewrite items; item 1 (Was he right, do you think? → I'm not sure. He may have been right.) is the printed example.

1A: Was he right, do you think? B:

I'm not sure. He may have been right.

2A: Is Liz cooking the dinner? B:

3A: Was Harry working in the garden? B:

4A: Is she the youngest in the class, do you think? B:

5A: Were they waiting for their friends? B:

6A: Were you wrong, do you think? B:

7A: Are you going abroad this year? B:

Practice B: About you

Answer these questions about yourself with full sentences. 根据你自己的情况用完整的句子回答以下问题。

根据你自己的情况用完整的句子回答以下问题。

3 open-ended personal questions; the workbook answer key gives only possible sample answers.

1How long does it take you to get to school or college in the mornings?

2Where and how do you usually spend your summer holidays?

3What do you think you may do tomorrow evening?

BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION

Grammar 语法练习

Grammar I: Write sentences using 'may'

仿照例句用 may 造句。

10 sentence items; item 1 (You'd better go to bed early. (feel better/in the morning) → You may feel better in the morning.) is the printed example.

1You'd better go to bed early. (feel better/in the morning)

You may feel better in the morning.

2He'd better not go out tonight. (his cold/get worse)

3You'd better try on that coat. (it/fit)

4You'd better take an aspirin. (it/help your headache)

5You'd better telephone first. (she/not be at home)

6You'd better put on more clothes. (it/get colder)

7We'd better wait for them. (they/be on their way)

8You'd better not worry him. (he/be busy)

9You'd better ask his advice. (he/know the answer)

10We'd better not shout. (they/be having a lesson in the next room)

Grammar II: Write sentences using 'may have ...'

仿照例句用 may have ... 造句。

10 sentence items; item 1 (We'd better hurry. (the film/already started) → The film may have already started.) is the printed example.

1We'd better hurry. (the film/already started)

The film may have already started.

2We'd better call the police. (a thief/broken in)

3We'd better call the doctor. (he/caught flu)

4You'd better stop. (that policeman/seen you)

5I'd better go home now. (my mother/prepared supper)

6You'd better help that man. (he/lost his way)

7We'd better telephone him. (he/lost our number)

8You'd better look for her in her classroom. (she/gone there)

9We'd better ring the police. (they/had an accident)

10Perhaps he didn't hear the telephone. (he/been in the garden)

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A little practice, every day. 每天一点，慢慢积累。