Review of shouldReview of shouldWe learned that should means it’s a good idea to do something. Shouldn’t means it’s a bad idea todo something.

Maria: Waiter! Can I have some water, please? Dan: Sure! Do you want a glass or a bottle of water?Maria: A glass is fine. This place is very crowded. Maybe I____________ leave.Dan: No, that’s okay. You _________ stay. There are places to sit.Maria: Thank you. I ___________ eat something. Can I see a menu, please?Dan: You can see a menu, but you ________ eat. The kitchen is closed. Maria: Oh. I can wait. I will eat at home. I ________ go to the market. Oh, it is probably closed,too.Dan: Maybe I _________ make a sandwich for you.Maria: Great! Do you see that girl at the table. I think she was in the band.Dan: Yes, you are right. She always comes here.Maria: Wow! Do you think I _________ talk to her? She is alone.Dan: Sure. She likes to talk to people.Maria: Okay. I will try.Maria: Hello. My name is Maria. I went to your concert tonight.Gloria: Did you like it? Please sit down.Maria: Yes, I liked it very much! You are a good singer.Gloria: Thank you. I will sing again tomorrow night. You ___________ come.Maria: Wonderful. ___________ I buy a ticket?Gloria: No, you __________. I will give you a ticket. Here, I have one in my pocket.Maria: Great. I will be very happy tomorrow. Thank you very much.

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LessonLesson Listen to the musicListen to the music99Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks. Use can, can’t, should, shouldn’t

Modal verb mayModal verb mayWe can use may to ask polite questions. We can also use may with politeanswers.I don’t have my pen. May I borrow your pen? Yes, you may borrow my pen.May I leave now? I don’t want to be late. No, you may not.Ed wants to go to his piano lesson. May he borrow your car? Yes, he may.I need a new CD. May I go to the store? No, you may not. You should doyour homework.

Here, may means the same thing as can for permission. We use may to be polite.We use may with polite questions and answers. The negative of may is may not.May Paul go to his piano lesson? Yes, Paul may go to his piano lesson. He may not go to the foot-ball match.May George go outside? No, he may not. It is raining.May my aunt go with us? No, she may not. She doesn’t have a ticket.May I play your guitar? No, you may not. You are never careful.

We can use may in polite questions and answers. We can also use may to mean maybe, a 50-50possibility.Is Paula going to the music show tomorrow? She may go. I’m not sure.Andy may eat at a restaurant tonight. He went to the bank this morning.Louise may play her guitar tomorrow. Her friend will return it tonight.Are we driving to the stereo store tonight? We may drive. My car may be repaired today.

We can also use the negative form, may not, to mean maybe not.Ed is tired. He may not go to his saxophone lesson tonight.The weather is very bad. The concert may not start on time.I may not go dancing tonight. I have a headache.We shouldn’t go to my flat. The stereo may not work.

The negative of may is always may not. There is no form, mayn’t.

Look at the difference in these sentences.Maybe he will be late.He may be late.

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Positive form of may subject + may + verb + object or complementWe may buy a new CD.

Negative form of may subject + may not + verb + object or complementWe may not buy a new CD

Yes/no question forms May + subject + verb + object or complementwith may May we buy a new CD, please?

See how maybe is one word? Usually it goes at the beginning of the sentence, but sometimes itgoes in the middle. When we use be with may, it is two words. May comes after the subject andbe comes after may.We may be happy at the theatre. Maybe we will be happy at the theatre.

She may be at the cinema. Maybe she is at the cinema.

Also, may is used for present time and possible future time.She may be at the cinema now.She may go to the cinema tomorrow.

Modal verb mightModal verb mightMight also means maybe, a 50-50 possibility.Tommy might learn how to play the violin.Her sister might buy the new Janet Jackson CD.Greg might sing at the cafe tonight.Molly might go to the theatre tonight. She isn’t sure.

We can see that might means maybe.Look at how the sentences are different, but they have thesame meaning.Tommy might learn to play the violin. = Maybe Tommy will learn to play the violin.

Greg might sing at the cafe tonight. = Maybe Greg will sing at the cafe tonight.

The negative form of might is might not. We usually don’t say mightn’t.Might not means maybe not. It might not be possible. It is raining. They might not go to the concert.She has a cold. She might not sing tonight.Millie has no money. She might not buy a new flute.The concert will be crowded. My sister might not go.

Here is a chart to help you remember:

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Positive form subject + might + verb + object or complementAlly might buy the tickets.

Negative form subject + might not + verb + object or complementAlly might not buy the tickets.

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David: Hello. My sister’s birthday is next week. I ___want___ to buy her something.Andrew: Welcome! Do you ____________ to buy her a new guitar or an old guitar?David: A new guitar. She has an old guitar. She _________ not like another old guitar!Andrew: Okay. Do you like this one?David: I like it. She _________ not like it. It is very big. She has little hands and short fingers.Andrew: I have a good guitar for her, then. It’s not expensive. This is it.David: It’s beautiful. She ________ like this guitar. It is not big. It is not expensive.Andrew: Do you _____________ to play it first?David: No, I can’t play. I _________ break it.Andrew: Okay. Let’s talk about the price.Later that night..........David: Happy birthday, Jane! I have a big surprise for you!,Jane: Not another dog! Mother _________ be happy.David: Of course not. Here you are!Jane: Oh, my! It is wonderful. Where did you buy it?David: I can’t tell you. You _________ go there to learn the price.Jane: Don’t be silly! It is so nice! You are a great brother.David: I ________________ be a great brother but I __________ be a clever brother. Remember,my birthday is next month!

Example: It’s possible that I will go to the music store.I may go to the music store.

It’s possible that I will see you after the concert.____________________________________________________

Maybe Ann will forget her guitar.____________________________________________________

Maybe we will watch the movie tomorrow.____________________________________________________

It’s possible that he will buy a new piano chair.____________________________________________________It’s possible that Janet won’t come to the show.____________________________________________________

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks. Use want, might, or might not

Exercise 3: Change these sentences. Use may or might.

Maybe I won’t meet you after the concert.____________________________________________________

Maybe we will not go out this weekend.____________________________________________________

It is possible we will be home late.____________________________________________________

Maybe our friends will meet us after the concert.____________________________________________________

Maybe they will take us out for dinner.____________________________________________________

Example: Where are you going for your holiday?I’m not sure. I might go to Italy.

What are you doing this weekend?I don’t know. I _______________.

When will you see Anna again?I’m not sure. I __________________.

What are you doing after dinner?I don’t know. The sea is beautiful today. I _____________________.

How are you going to get home tonight?I’m not sure. I ___________________.

You have a lot of money! What are you going to do?I don’t know. I __________________________.

Where is your brother?I’m not sure. He _________________________.

I can’t find my books. Do you know where they are?I don’t know where they are, but they ____________________________

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Exercise 4: Answer the questions, filling in the blanks with words from the box.Please use might in your answers. Use each phrase one time.

go fishing go away go to Italy Monday new stereo take a taxi at school under the newspapers visit my grandparent be in trafficeat a steak

Are you going to play soccer tomorrow afternoon?I’m not sure. I __________________________________.

Anne is late. Where is she?I don’t know. She ________________________________.

What are you going to eat?I’m not sure. I __________________________________.

ReadingReading

1). What is an insomniac?2). How is Ray doing in school?3). What did his mother tell him to do?4). What advice did the doctor give Ray?5). Does Ray like classical music?6). What was the doctor’s second suggestion?7). What was Ray’s problem with the doctor’s second suggestion?8). What CDs did Ray put in his CD player that night?9). How did Ray sleep that night?10). Who is having problems sleeping now?

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R ay is an insomniac. He has many problems sleeping at night. He is doingpoorly in school. He can’t sleep so he is too tired to study. His mother toldhim that he should see a sleep specialist.

Ray visited a sleep specialist. The doctor told him he should listen toclassical music before going to bed. “ It might relax you,” the doctor said. The prob-lem for Ray is he hates classical music. The doctor said to listen to some soft jazz.“That may help you get tired,” he remarked. Listening to soft jazz makes Ray ill.“You should try the kind of music you like and see what happens,” the doctor stated.

Ray left with little hope. That night Ray couldn’t sleep. He remembered what thedoctor had said. He got up, took out a Metallica CD and a Pantera CD and putthem in his CD player. He turned the volume up and in five minutes, he was sleepinglike a baby.

Now, Ray has no problem sleeping. He just turns up the heavy metal. It’s his fami-ly who can’t sleep now!

Read the following story and answer the questions.

ANSWER KEY Lesson 9Exercise 1: Fill in the blanks. Use can, can’t, should, or shouldn’t.Maria: Okay. Waiter! Can I have some water, please? Dan: Sure! Do you want a glass or a bottle of water?Maria: A glass is fine. This place is very crowded. Maybe I should leave.Dan: No, that’s okay. You can stay. There are places to sit.Maria: Thank you. I should eat something. Can I see a menu, please?Dan: You can see a menu, but you can’t eat. The kitchen is closed. Maria: Oh. I can wait. I will eat at home. I should go to the market. Oh, it is probably closed, too.Dan: Maybe I can make a sandwich for you.Maria: Great! Do you see that girl at the table. I think she was in the band.Dan: Yes, you are right. She always comes here.Maria: Wow! Do you think I can talk to her? She is alone.Dan: Sure. She likes to talk to people.Maria: Okay. I will try.Maria: Hello. My name is Maria. I went to your concert tonight.Gloria: Did you like it? Please sit down.Maria: Yes, I liked it very much! You are a good singer.Gloria: Thank you. I will sing again tomorrow night. You should come.Maria: Wonderful. Should I buy a ticket?Gloria: No, you shouldn’t. I will give you a ticket. Here, I have one in my pocket.Maria: Great. I will be very happy tomorrow. Thank you very much.

Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks. Use want, might, or might not.

David: Hello. My sister’s birthday is next week. I want to buy her something.Andrew: Welcome! Do you want to buy her a new guitar or an old guitar?David: A new guitar. She has an old guitar. She might not like another old guitar!Andrew: Okay. Do you like this one?David: I like it. She might not like it. It is very big. She has little hands and short fingers.Andrew: I have a good guitar for her, then. It’s not expensive. This is it.David: It’s beautiful. She might like this guitar. It is not big. It is not expensive.Andrew: Do you want to play it first?David: No, I can’t play. I might break it.Andrew: Okay. Let’s talk about the price.Later that night..........David: Happy birthday, Jane! I have a big surprise for you!,Jane: Not another dog! Mother might not be happy.David: Of course not. Here you are!Jane: Oh, my! It is wonderful. Where did you buy it?David: I can’t tell you. You might go there to learn the price.Jane: Don’t be silly! It is so nice! You are a great brother.David: I might not be a great brother but I might be a clever brother. Remember, my birthday isnext month!

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Exercise 3: Change the sentences. Use may or might.

It’s possible that I will see you after the concert.I may see you after the concert.

Maybe Ann will forget her guitar.Ann may forget her guitar case.

Maybe we will watch the movie tomorrow.We might watch the movie tomorrow.

It’s possible that he will buy a new piano chair.He might buy a new piano chair.

It’s possible that Janet won’t come to the show.Janet might not come to the show.

Maybe I won’t meet you after the concert.I might not meet you after the show.

Maybe we will not go out this weekend.We might not go out this weekend.

It is possible we will be home late.We may be home late.

Maybe our friends will meet us after the concert.Our friends might us after the concert.

Maybe they will take us out for dinner.They might take us out for dinner.

Exercise 4: Answer the questions, filling in the blanks with words from the box. Please use might in your answers. Use each prase one time.

What are you doing this weekend?I don’t know. I might go away.

When will you see Anna again?I’m not sure. I might see her Monday.

What are you doing after dinner?I don’t know. The sea is beautiful today. I might go swimming.

How are you going to get home tonight?I’m not sure. I might take a taxi.

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You have a lot of money! What are you going to do?I don’t know. I might buy a new CD player.

Where is your brother?I’m not sure. He might be at school.

I can’t find my books. Do you know where they are?I don’t know where they are, but they might be under the newspapers.

Are you going to play soccer tomorrow afternoon?I’m not sure. I might visit my grandparents.

Anne is late. Where is she?I don’t know. She might be in traffic.

What are you going to eat?I’m not sure. I might eat a steak.

ReadingReading1). What is an insomniac?

It’s a person who can’t sleep at night.

2). How is Ray doing in school?He is doing poorly in school.

3). What did his mother tell him to do?She told him to see a sleep specialist.

4). What advice did the doctor give Ray?He said he should listen to classical music before bed.

5). Does Ray like classical music?No, he doesn’t.

6). What was the doctor’s second suggestion?Ray should listen to soft jazz.

7). What was Ray’s problem with the doctor’s second suggestion?Listening to soft jazz makes Ray ill.

8). What CDs did Ray put in his CD player that night?He put a Metallica and Pantera CD in his CD player.

9). How did Ray sleep that night?Ray slept like a baby that night.

10). Who is having problems sleeping now?Ray’s family is having problems sleeping now.

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