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Expressing certainty, probability & possibility

Choosing must, might, or likely to on the strength of the evidence in front of you

  • Sciences expérimentales important
  • Mathématiques important
  • Ingénierie important
  • Gestion et économie important

6 minutes

Le contenu académique est en arabe, comme au BAC et comme dans l’application.

Ce que le programme attend de toi

  • Modal expressions of certainty/probability/possibility (must be, may/might/could be, is likely to)

La méthode

  1. Rank the modals by strength: must (certain) > may/might/could (possible)

Les erreurs fréquentes

  • Using 'must' for a weak guess instead of a strong deduction

Extrait du cours

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.

Le vocabulaire

  • likely to (من المرجح أن)
  • might/could (قد)

Ce qui n’est pas au programme

  • Gerund vs present simple (treated separately, next concept)

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