Understanding the Use of 'May' in Sentences

Unit 5

Free talk Wild animals may become dishes on the table any time. I / You may die without them.

She may be on the playground. She may be in the Reading Room.

do homework have lunch They may be doing homework. They may be having lunch.

I / You may die without them. She may be on the playground. They may be doing homework. Tip 1 1. may ______ _______ . do 2. may _______, ________, __________. be + be + doing

1. pandas may not have a place to live or food to eat. 2. Mr. Zheng may not be in the office. 3. He may not be working. Tip 2. may not Tip 3. may

1. 1. Can pandas live a happy life if ? May pandas live ? may 2. He can t know the truth. He may not know the truth.

Millie is in the zoo. She is telling Sandy on the phone about what happens. Complete what Millie says using may with the words in brackets. 1. The elephant is going towards the water. It ___________ (need) a bath. may need

2. The little boy is crying when he saw the tigers. He ________ (be) afraid of them. 3. I cannot go near the lions and tigers. They __________ (hurt) me. 4. The baby panda is not drinking its mum s milk. It _____________ (not be) hungry. may not be may be may hurt

5. The monkeys are jumping around. They _______________ (be playing) with each other. 6. The horse is standing with its eyes closed. It ______________ (be sleeping). may be sleeping may be playing

1.---Do you have any plans for this weekend?(2011) ---I m not sure. I _____ go climbing Mount Yuntai. A. must B. need C. may D. can 2---How nice the building is! What is it for? ---It ________ a hotel. But I m not sure.(2012) A. must be B. have to be C. may be D. can be 3.---When are we going to have a picnic?(2012) ---I m not sure. Ask Millie, please. He _____ know. A.need B. can C. may D. shall

Practice He may like pandas very much. We may go to visit the zoo tomorrow. She may want to go to exercise now. You may need to look after yourself well.

B Using verbs + to-infinitives

1. She started to go outside for the first time at 4 months old. 2. She learnt to look after herself when she was 20 months old. 3. People have decided to take action to protect pandas. to + do. Tip 1

Tip2. , agree to do sth. begin to do sth. decide to do sth fail to do sth. forget to do sth. hope to do sth

learn to do sth plan to do sth prepare to do sth. remember to do. try to do sth want to do.

need to do seem to do / be start to do would like to do can t wait to do try one s best to do

Tip3. to : hear sb. do see sb. do watch sb. do make sb. do let sb. do help sb. do /

remember __________ sth. to do doing remember __________ sth. forget _________ sth. to do doing forget _________ sth. (forgot)

e.g. Tom, Tom, ________ ________ play basketball with us after class. I _________ __________ a letter to you last month. remember to remember writing

stop to do sth. ( stop doing sth. ( ) ) ( ) e.g. Let s ______ ______ _______ a rest. ________ _______. The teacher is coming. Stop talking stop to have

to have 1. They are preparing _______ (have) a sports meeting. 2. Jim agreed ______(go) to the West Lake. 3. It s easy _________(play) softball. 4. What made you______ (feel) sad? 5. Mr White learned ________ (ride) a horse last year? to go to play feel to ride

to read 6. We will try our best ________ (read) more books. 7. Let s ______(share) our joys together. 8. Where do you plan _______(visit ) next year? 9. Max decided________(stay) with us at home. 10. Are you ready________(drive) me home? 11.Kitty enjoys ________(dance). 12.The teacher lets him ________(read)loudly. 13. You should practise ________(speak) often. 14.The joke makes me _________(laugh). 15.She often helps me ___________(carry) water. 16.You must finish __________(do) your homework on time. 17.The teacher lets him ____ read read share to visit to stay to drive dancing read speaking laugh (to) carry doing loudly.

Homework Finish the exercise on page 62 More about wild animals.