nervous or worried _________ young people _________

person in the next house ____ area where people live _____

animal like a very large dog ____ person who makes noise ____

理由：通过本题的词组搭配，让学生更好地理解文中主要的词汇。

2.Read the article carefully and write what people think about the strange noises. (多媒体展示)

Who gave opinions?

What are the opinions?

理由：该题是用来测试学生对短文的理解度。

Ⅴ.Drill

Choose the best way to complete each sentence using the words in brackets. (多媒体展示)

1. A: Where's Jean？

B: I'm not sure. She ___________ (is/might be/ must be) in the laboratory.

2.A: Everyone is going to the pool after school.

B: Really? It __________ (must be/can't be/ could be)hot outdoors.

3.A: That's the phone. B: Hmm. I wonder who it __________(must be/could be/ should be).

4. A: I wonder if these are Jim's glasses.

B: They __________(can't be/ might be/ could be) his. He doesn't wear glasses.

5. A: I hear water running in the bathroom.

B: It ___________(could be/ must be/ can't be) Carla. She was thinking of taking a shower.

理由：再次通过练习来强化这四个情态动词的用法。

Ⅵ.Consolidation