They helped send her bat to the hospital; otherwise, she thought, the baby might have died.

She might not have left home when I got to school.

(3) 对过去的事情进行猜测，并且可能性较大时，肯定形式一般用must have done，否定形式一般用can’t have done。如：

Your score is the highest; you must have studied very hard.

You can’t have seen her in her office last Friday; she’s been out of town for two weeks.

3. Practice

Ask Ss to do Activity 2 on page 57. Then call back the answers and correct them.

Suggested Answers:

(1) might have caused

(2) may have cut off

(3) may have survived

(4) might have been killed

4. Supplements

Explain how to use modal verbs to talk about something which happened at present—perhaps.

用来表猜测的情态动词有：must, can, may等，但它们所表示可能性是不同的。

(1) 对现在的事情进行猜测，并且可能性较大时，肯定形式一般用must加动词原形，此时，must不再表示“必须”，而是表示“肯定”;否定形式一般用can’t加动词原形，此时，can不再表示“能够”，而是表示“肯定不……”。如：

I saw him go out just now. He can’t be in his own room.

It must be Linda in the classroom, because she is on duty today.

(2) 对现在的事情进行猜测，但把握较小时，肯定形式一般用may加动词原形，此时，may不再表示“可以”，而是表示“可能”;否定形式一般用may not加动词原形。如：

He may tell the truth to his father.

She may not angry because she is good-tempered.

(3) 对现在的事情进行猜测，但把握更小时，肯定形式一般用might加动词原形;否定形式一般用might not加动词原形。如：

She might not be angry because she usually is very patient.

He might be at home now, but I’m not sure.

(4) 情态动词+动词现在进行时，表示对现在或将来正在进行的情况进行推测。如：

At this moment, our teacher must be correcting our exam papers.

Doctor Wang isn’t here. He might be giving a lecture in the hall.

(5) 情态动词+动词的现在完成进行时，表示对过去正在发生事情的推测。如：

Your mother must have been looking for you.

The light was on the whole night. He may have been doing his homework all the time.

5. Consolidation

Ask Ss to translate the following sentences.

(1) 他们也许错过了那班飞机。

(2) 快点!他们正在机场等我们。

(3) Tom是个诚实的孩子。他今晚可能会把真相告诉他父亲。

(4) 他五年前来看过我，他也许不费劲就能找到我的住处。

Suggested Answers:

(1) They may have missed the plane.

(2) Let’s hurry! They may be waiting for us at the airport.

(3) Tom is an honest boy. He may tell his father about the truth this evening.

(4) He came to see me five years ago. He might find my house without any difficulty.

Step 4. Homework

1. Ask Ss to review Grammar.

2. Ask Ss to finish Grammar exercises in the Workbook pages 97~98.

Period 5 Cultural Corner, task, Module File

Teaching Goals:

1. To arouse Ss’ interest in learning the differences of the dragon in different countries.

2. To make Ss develop the patriotic feeling.

3. To let Ss learn how to write a mystery of China.

4. To help Ss review what we have learnt in this module;

Teaching procedures:

Step 1. Revision

Check the workbook grammar exercises on pages 97~98.

Step 2. Cultural Corner

Purpose: To arouse Ss’ interest in learning the differences of the dragon in different countries.

1. Group work

Show two pictures of Chinese dragon and western dragon. Ask Ss to discuss the differences and tell something about them.

For your reference:

Western dragons were typically bad creatures which had to be killed. But in China they were generous and wise, and associated with the royal family to show power and strength.

2. Individual work

Ask Ss to read the passage and fill in the blanks by using the key words from the passage.

People talk about (1) almost everywhere in the world but have _(2)_ opinions. In _(3)_ culture, dragons are generous and _(4)_.The dragon was closely _(5)_ to the royal family. According to popular belief, _(6)_you were born in the year of the dragon, you are _(7)_, brave and a natural leader.