Write sentences to speculate about the situations. Use can’t, could, couldn’t, must, may, or might in your sentences.

1. You hear a noise in your house early in the morning.

It could be the pet.

2. Your friend passed you by and didn’t say hello.

He must be in hurry.

3. Someone rings the doorbell.

It might be my father.

4. The team looks sad as they are returning home from the baseball game.

They must have lost.

EXPANSION Units 4–6

1. Language Review

A. Rewrite the sentences as conditionals. Follow the example.

1. Khaled had a car accident because he answered his cell phone.

If Khaled hadn't answered his cell phone, he wouldn't have had a car accident.

2. My mother didn’t know we were coming, so she didn’t make any lunch.

If my mother had known we were coming, she would have made lunch.

3. He didn’t finish his homework because he went to see the football game.

If he hadn't gone to the football game, he would have finished his work.

4. Ahmed didn’t greet his boss because he didn’t see him.

If Ahmed had seen his boss, he would have greeted him.

B. Write sentences to speculate about the situations. Use can’t, could, couldn’t, must, may, or might in your sentences.

1. You hear a noise in your house early in the morning.

It could be the pet.

2. Your friend passed you by and didn’t say hello.

He must be in hurry.

3. Someone rings the doorbell.

It might be my father.

4. The team looks sad as they are returning home from the baseball game.

They must have lost.

C. Complete the story with the correct form of the verbs in parentheses.
Remember to use the past perfect where necessary.

• When Detective Malcolm got to his apartment, he noticed (1. notice) that someone had left (2. leave) the door open.
• He knew that he had locked (3. lock) the door when he went out.
• As he entered the living room, he smelled (4. smell) something in the air.
• Someone had been (5. be) there while he was out, and it couldn't have been (6. can’t be) the cleaning person. It wasn’t his day.
• He knew at once that someone had broken (7. break) into his apartment.
• He moved (8. move) quietly toward the bedroom.
• He heard (9. hear) the sound of water coming from the bathroom.
• Malcolm opened the door and started (10. stare) at the man who was lying in a robe on the floor of the bathroom. Was he dead?

D. Report what people said.

1. Qassim to Hameed: “I’ll meet you at seven tomorrow.”

Qassim told Hameed that he would meet him at seven the next day.

2. Mr. Jenkins to Mr. Taylor, an employee: “You must arrive on time.”

Mr. Jenkins told his employee, Mr. Taylor that he had to arrive on time.

3. Robert to his teacher: “I didn’t catch my usual bus.”

Robert told his teacher that he hadn't caught his usual bus.

4. The customer to the salesperson: “Does this jacket come in a bigger size?”

The customer asked the salesperson if the jacket came in a bigger size.

5. Mr. Timms, the witness, to the judge: “I’ve never seen that man before.”

Mr. Timms, the witness told the judge that he had never seen that man before.

6. The captain to the co-pilot: “It may be a falling star.”

The captain told the o-pilot that it might be a falling star.

Vocabulary

Find words and expressions in the chant that mean:

1. to see, realize notice.
2. immediately on the spot.
3. difficulties, tests trials.
4. request plea.
5. to renounce or abandon forsaken.

Comprehension

A. Answer true or false.

1. T The young man is regretful about his past actions.
2. F He is not sure about his choices.
3. T He knows what he has done wrong.
4. F He doesn’t think he should have asked for help.
5. T He is not satisfied with his performance.
6. T If he’d tried harder, he’d have gotten an A.

B. List three things that the young man says he should have done.

1. He said that he should had asked for help.
2. He said that he shouldn't had tried all it alone.
3. He said that he should had done much better.