English · Astronomy and the Solar System

Expressing hypothesis/supposition about space phenomena

Use may, might, could and it is likely that to state what is not yet certain

  • Experimental sciences important
  • Mathematics important
  • Engineering important
  • Management and economics important

6 minutes

The academic content is in Arabic, as at the BAC and as in the app.

What the syllabus expects from you

  • Making hypotheses/suppositions about space phenomena (may/might/could be, it is likely that...)

The method

  1. Frame the hypothesis with a modal of possibility before stating the supporting evidence

From the lesson

Astronomers assume many things about space long before they can prove them. Read the report below and find every word that shows this is still a guess, not a fact.

The vocabulary

  • suppose/assume (يفترض)

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