IEC: Sept. 6th.

Comprehension questions:

1. Who is Peter Gibson?

2.Why is he calling Charles?

3.What part of the trip doesn’t change?

4.What time may they arrive to Kuala Lumpur?

5.What may they do there when they arrive?

6.What could Charles do instead of going on a sightseeing tour?

7.Where might they have dinner on Sunday instead of at Raffles?

8.What might they arrange on Tuesday?

9. What might Charles buy?


C=Charles; P=Peter

C: Hello.

P: Hello. is that Charles?

C: Yes.

P: Charles, this is Peter Gibson. You know, the one organizing the Manchester United trip.

C: Oh, yes.

P: Just calling to tell you about a few possible changes.

C: Not the date, I hope. I couldn’t ask my boss for any more time off work.

P: No, no. The beginning and end dates are the same. It’s just that you may need out of bed a little earlier on Friday. We might leave at ten o’clock in the morning, not twelve o’clock.
C: Oh? So we could arrive in Kuala Lumpur in the middle of the night?

P: Yes, we may arrive in Kuala Lumpur at around four o’clock in the morning Malaysian time. The we may take a taxi or we could take a bus to the hotel. You can go to sleep when we get there.

C: I see. Anything else?

P: Yes, a couple of things. On Sunday we might not be able to get a bus for the sightseeing tour. You could take a walking tour instead if you want to.

C: Right.

P: And on Monday, Raffles is full already, so we might have diner at the restaurant in our hotel instead.

C: Oh, that’s too bad.

P: Yes, sorry about that. But if someone cancels their reservation at Raffles, they might be able to fit us in. And the last thing is… since some people may not want to go sightseeing on Tuesday, we might arrange a shopping trip, too.

C: Yeah, that sounds good. I might have to buy some things for my girlfriend. She said she might even give me a list! I really can’t wait to go. It’ll be interesting to see if Manchester….




Handy websites where you can read more about the use of may/might and could for possibility.
http://esl.lbcc.cc.ca.us/eesllessons/maymight/maymight.htm

A website where you can learn more about time prepositions:
http://www.english-the-easy-way.com/Prepositions/In_On_At_Time.htm
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslprep4.html

HOMEWORK: All of unit 12 in the Workbook