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I tan talk. abont outtomcs and pćssibilities.

may, might and could

Read the text about the Truth Machinę. Which lights come on if a person tells a lie?

If you tell a lie, your voice contains signs of stress.

Vou can't help itl This gadget is called the Truth Machinę. It measures the amount of stress in a person's voice. If the person is very relaxed, the green lights come on. The red lights come on if there is some stress in the voice.

6 Read the text and underline all the examples of may, might and could. Which two are negative?

Imagine a boy is talking to a girl he secretly loves. But how does she feel about him?

2 Look at the sentences in blue in the text. Which tense do we use in the ifc\ause? Which tense do we use in the main dause? Complete the rules in the Learn this! box.

?l We use the zero conditional to talk about a result •H which always foltows from a particular action. We use

| the_to describe the action and the_to

< describe the result.

■|2 The //dause can come before or after the main dause. I If it comes after, we don’t use a comma.

" Your voice contains signs of stress ifyou tell a lie.

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3 Work in pairs. Can you complete the facts? Use the zero conditional.

1    Ifyou heat water to 100° Celsius,...

2    Ifyou dial *#06# on your mobile phone,...

3    Ifyou mix blue paint and yellow paint, ...

4    Ifyou mix green light and red light, ...

5    Ifyou teave a fish out of water....

6    Ifyou multiply 1111111 by 1111111, ...

ł Complete the sentences with information that is true for you. Use the zero conditional.

1    Myteachergets annoyed if...

2    I don't sleep very well if ...

3    I speak morę in English dasses if...

4    Igotobed late if...

5    Ifeel happy if...

6    I get angry if...

3 tailzjaiiM Work in pairs. Compare your sentences from exercise 4. Are any of them the same?

She may love him too, or she may not even like him. How can he find out?

Ask her? That could be embarrassing for both of them and she might not give a true answer. No. this boy needs the Romance Reader. Load the software onto a pocket PC, press 'start' and just chat to the person you are interested in. The Romance Reader listens and tells you how he or she really feels about you.

It might be the start of a big romance ...

7    Study the information in the Learn this! box. Complete the rules.

5^ J To talk about possibility in the present or futurę, we z can use may, might or could followed by the infinitive z without to.

< They may/might/could be at home now. (present)

■jj. She may/might/could buy a new DVD recorder. (futurę)

™ 2 We use may not or_not for the negative. We

don’t use_not.

8    MilMHIMd Tell your partner something that you:

•    might do this evening.

•    may not remember to do next week.

•    could have in your pocket or bag.

•    may eat this evening.

•    might not enjoy doing tomorrow.

•    could wear tomorrow.

Grammar Builder (6D): page 114

Unit 6 • Technology