English · Advertising, Consumers and Safety
Expressing certainty, probability & possibility
Choosing must, might, or likely to on the strength of the evidence in front of you
6 minutes
The academic content is in Arabic, as at the BAC and as in the app.
What the syllabus expects from you
- Modal expressions of certainty/probability/possibility (must be, may/might/could be, is likely to)
The method
- Rank the modals by strength: must (certain) > may/might/could (possible)
The common mistakes
- Using 'must' for a weak guess instead of a strong deduction
From the lesson
A street vendor sells miracle weight-loss pills for a tenth of the pharmacy price. The bottle has no expiry date, and the label carries several spelling mistakes.
The vocabulary
- likely to (من المرجح أن)
- might/could (قد)
What is not on the syllabus
- Gerund vs present simple (treated separately, next concept)