ENGLISH SECOND SEMESTER

ACTIVITIES FOR WEEK FROM MAY 4TH TO MAY 8TH

1.- QUIZ OF UNITS 9 AND 10

2. ANSWER THE EXERCISES BELOW, ABOUT ADJECTIVES ENDING IN –ED AND –ING , AND MODAL FOR SPECULATING IN
THE PRESENT.

I. Match each model verb deduction or speculation with the function.

1. Must (be) a)something you think will happen

2. Can’t (be) b)something you’re certain is true
3. May/might/could c)something that is possibly true
4. Should (be) d)something you’re certain isn’t true

II. Complete the deductions and speculations for the following situations.

1. You and your best friend have a dinner reservation at a restaurant downtown. Your best friend is over and
hour late.

He/She can’t be forget about it because he has been working a lot for the money to this dinner

He/She might be have a traffic accident because he doesn’t called

He/She must be still preparing because it’s a special day

2. Your neighbor’s door is open but they are on holiday in the Bahamas.

He/She can’t be here because he/she's on vacations

He/She might be returned to his home because she forgot something

He/She must be sending someone because she forgot his son

3. Your sister called the family together because she has a big surprise for everyone.

She can’t be kidding because

she is very serious

She might be pregnant because

She wanted a baby

She must be about to give us gifts

because she was in vacation

4. Your friend Isabella keeps smiling at her phone when she’s talking to a person who is not her boyfriend.

She can’t be in love with that

person because
She already has a boyfriend

She could be cheating his

boyfriend because

It is not easy for her to smile

She must be talking with his best

friend because

they get along very well

5. Your friend Lucas has started wearing a hat to class every day.
He can’t wear a hat in class

because it

is against the rules

He may he maybe got an ugly

haircut because

he is ashamed

He must be have cancer because

that is not normal

Remember:

 ED adjectives are used to talk about a person’s feelings or opinions. (These are the receivers of

feelings)

 -ING adjectives are used to describe things, people, places, activities. (These are the sources of

the feelings)

III.Listen to the song Who can it be now ( the Lyrics are below ) and answer the following questions:

Who do you think the person is? No one in particular but he's so desperate, he doesn't care

Where is he, and why do you think that?

In his house, because someone is

knocking his door

How does he feel? Very sick, tired

Make four deductions with, must, could, may/might, can’t ( one per each modal )

He must be imagining things

Someone might be knocking the door

The police could be knocking the door

He can't be entirely sane

What is the situation of this person? I think he needs professional help

WHO CAN IT BE NOW ( by Men at work )

Who can it be knocking at my door?

Go 'way, don't come 'round here no more
Can't you see that it's late at night?
I'm very tired, and I'm not feeling right
All I wish is to be alone
Stay away, don't you invade my home
Best off if you hang outside
Don't come in, I'll only run and hide
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be knocking at my door?
Make no sound, tip-toe across the floor
If he hears, he'll knock all day
I'll be trapped, and here I'll have to stay
I've done no harm, I keep to myself
There's nothing wrong with my state of mental health
I like it here with my childhood friend
Here they come, those feelings again!
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Is it the man come to take me away?
Why do they follow me?
It's not the future that I can see
It's just my fantasy
Yeah
Hoo, hoo, hoo
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Who can it be now?
Oh oh oh who can it be now?
Oh where we are
Who can it, who can it
Oh who can it now
Oh where we are
Yeah yeah yeah