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Exercise 2. Rewrite the underlined parts of the following sentences to form new sentences which include may or might and a negative form if necessary. Retain the original meaning.

Recognize me then. | Have been (done, signed, written, etc) | Exercise 4. Translate the sentences from Russian into English. |


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  1. A Decide which of these statements are true (T) or false (F).
  2. A good thesis sentences will control the entire argument.
  3. A peninsula is a piece of land, which is almost completely surrounded by water, but is joined to a larger mass of land.
  4. A strait is a narrow passage of water between two areas of land, which is connecting two seas.
  5. A The following are dictionary definitions of different types of markets.
  6. A) Give the Russian equivalents for the following word combinations.
  7. A) Make sentences in bold type less definite and express one's uncertainty of the following.

They may arrive tomorrow or the day after tomorrow

Они, возможно, приедут завтра или послезавтра.

She may know the MD.

Она, возможно, его знает.

2. The perfect infinitive – if the action refers to the past:

They may have arrived already, I’m not sure.

Они, возможно, уже приехали, но я в этом не уверен.

The continuous infinitive - if the action is in progress

He is in his room now. He may be writing letters or reading reports.

Он в своей комнате сейчас. Он, возможно, пишет письма или читает отчеты.

4. The perfect continuous infinitive – if the action lasts a certain period of time.

They may have been discussing the question for 2 hours.

Возможно, они обсуждают этот вопрос уже 2 часа.

Study the structure:

I / you /he (etc.) may (not) be (true / in his office etc.)

might be (doing/ working/ having etc.)

know/ work/ want etc.

Study the structure:

I/you/he (etc.) may (not) have been (asleep/ at home etc.)

Might have been ( doing/working/feeling etc .)

known/had/wanted/left etc.

 

Exercise 1. Translate from English into Russian. Explain the use of the modals...

 

  1. There may be a down turn in business later in the year.
  2. Because of the health risk, we might have to review safety procedures.
  3. Confidential documents may not be photocopied without prior approval.
  4. The computer system has just crashed. I think we might have lost a lot of data..
  5. Can I speak to Peter Franks, please?
  6. – Yes, I think the meeting may/might be over now.
  7. – Can I speak to Peter Franks, please? He was in the meeting before.
  8. – Just a moment. I think the meeting may/ might have finished now.
  9. Next year we may/might relocate to outside London.
  10. May/might I just interrupt here?
  11. May/might I make a comment at this point?
  12. – Yes, of course you may (not of course you might) (It is permitted for you to make a comment).
  13. May/might we point out a mistake in the figures?

 

 

Exercise 2. Rewrite the underlined parts of the following sentences to form new sentences which include may or might and a negative form if necessary. Retain the original meaning.

 

  1. It is possible that stock levels will rise in the final quarter of the year.
  2. I don’t know if we have any SuperFix in stock.
  3. We are considering changing to a just-in-time method procurement.
  4. It is possible that we will need to increase the quantity we hold in stock but there is a slight possibility that our present suppliers will not be able to meet our needs.
  5. If the quality is not good enough it is possible that we will change our suppliers.
  6. Is it okay if I check stock levels today instead of tomorrow?
  7. If you check stock levels today instead of tomorrow there is a slight possibility that you will get inaccurate information for the month.
  8. It is possible that we are already using that supplier.

 

 

Exercise 3 Below are six questions and answers. Complete the answers using may or might.

Use a negative form if appropriate.

 

  1. Q. Do you think this is a high risk product?
  2. A. Yes, it _____________ damage our reputation.

 

  1. Q. Why do you think we need to explain the project to the press?

A. If we don’t, the public ______________ misunderstand our intentions.

  1. Q. What are we going to do?
  2. A. We’ll have an ‘open’ day when everyone _______________ visit the factory.

 

4. Q. Why do you want to explain everything about the product?

5. A. If we don’t, we _______________ get the support we want?

 

6. Q. Did you tell the press they were not invited?

A. No, I said they _______________ come.

 

7. Q. Do you think the newspapers will write about the problem?

8. A. I don’t know. They ________________, or they ________________.

Exercise 4. Translate from Russian into English.

 

  1. Забастовка, возможно, продлится больше месяца.
  2. Развивающейся компании, возможно, потребуется дополнительный персонал.
  3. Если бы я знал его лучше, я, может быть пригласил бы его на переговоры.
  4. Директор болен, и переговоров в следующую пятницу, возможно, не будет.
  5. Он, может быть, обратится к Вам с подобной просьбой.
  6. В феврале производство, возможно, останется на уровне 6.000 единиц.
  7. Возможно, они потратили свыше 2 млн на эту рекламную компанию
  8. Их агенты могут перейти к конкурентам.
  9. Может быть, соглашение будет возобновлено.
  10. Мы не будем продавать этот участок земли. Возможно, он понадобится нашей компании..
  11. .Вы могли бы предупредить нас о его возможной отставке.
  12. Возможно, он плохо работал в последнее время.
  13. Она, возможно, сможет предоставить нам всю необходимую информацию.
  14. Компания, возможно, укрепила свое присутствие в Европе.
  15. Все это время мы, возможно, теряли своих постоянных покупателей.
  16. Он мог бы быть Вашим постоянным дистрибьютером в Германии.
  17. Возможно, эта компания была основана 10 лет назад.
  18. Такие соглашения могли бы быть заключены в ряде стран, но, к сожалению, компания не сделала этого.
  19. Возможно, такие соглашения будут заключены в ряде стран.
  20. Может быть они не обеспечили продвижение продукта.

 


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