Unit 2 It must belong to Carla.
SECTION A
Language Goal
Make inferences
1a Look at the picture.
Write the things you see in the correct columns in the chart.
1b Listen and match each person with a thing and a reason.
Whose volleyball is this?
It must be Carla's.She loves volleyball.
How about this toy car?
Oh,that toy car must belong to
Jane's little brother.
He was the only little kid at the picnic.
And the magazine must belong to Deng Wen.
He loves cats.
Oh,and look,someone left a book.
Oh,yeah...This book must be Mary's.
Hemingway is her favorite author.
OK...and how about this CD?
Hmmmm...The CD must belong to Grace.
She always listens to classical music.
1c PAIRWORK
Practice the conversation in the picture above.
Then make conversations using the information in the chart in 1b.
Whose book is this?
It must be Mary's .
Hemingway is her favorite author.
2a Bob and Anna found a backpack in front of their shcool.
Listen and write down the things in the backpack
Oh,look!
Whose backpack do you think this is?
I don't know.
Look,here's a school T-shirt.
Well then,the person must go to our school.
Oh!Here is a hair band,
so the person can't be a boy.
It could be Mei's hair band.
She has long hair.
Or the hair band might belong to Linda.
She was at the picnic,wasn't she?
Yes,she was.
But then the backpack could belong to Rita.
She's always forgetting things.
Oh,look!Tennis balls.
Then it must be Linda's backpack.
She has long hair and she's on the tennis team.
You're right!
2b Listen again.Fill in the blanks.
Oh,look!
Whose backpack do you think this is?
I don't know.
Look,here's a school T-shirt.
Well then,the person must go to our school.
Oh!Here is a hair band,
so the person can't be a boy.
It could be Mei's hair band.
She has long hair.
Or the hair band might belong to Linda.
She was at the picnic,wasn't she?
Yes,she was.
But then the backpack could belong to Rita.
She's always forgetting things.
Oh,look!Tennis balls.
Then it must be Linda's backpack.
She has long hair and she's on the tennis team.
You're right!
2c Fill in the blanks with "must","might",
"could" or "can't".
Then tell your partner why you chose the words.
Grammar Focus
Whose notebook is this?
It must be Nin's.
It has her name on it.
Whose French book is this?
It could be Carol's.
She studies French.
Whose guitar is this?
It might belong to Alice.
She plays the guitar.
Whose T-shirt is this?
It can't be John's.
It's much too small for him.
3a Read the thank--you message Linda wrote to Anna.
Number the parts in order and find out the words you don't know.
Subject: Thanks!
From: Linda
Dear Anna,
If you have any idea where it might be,
please call me.
I think I dropped it during the concert
so it might still be in the symphony hall.
I tried to call you but your mom said you were still at your optometrist
appointment(I hope your new glasses look nice!)
I really need it because I have a math test tomorrow.
It's crucial that I study for it because it makes up 30% of the final exam.
I'm really anxious, because I can't find my backpack.
Thanks, Linda
3b PAIRWORK
Talk about the words you don't understand.
Use "can't","must","could" or "might".
What do you think "anxious" means?
Well,it can't mean "happy".
It might mean "worried."
Oh,yes.
She's worried because of her test.
4 PAIRWORK
Look at the things in the backpack below.
Make guesses about the owner of the backpack.
Write your ideas in the chart.
Then talk about your ideas.
Here are some earrings.
Then owner can't be a boy.
Well, it could be a boy.
The earrings might be a present for his mother.