Supernatural modals of probability discussion

New Headway Pre-Intermediate Unit 12

With a partner, discuss whether you think the statements below are true or not, and why:

Ghosts exist

Fortune telling is nonsense

Fortune telling is nonsense, but fortune tellers really believe it is true

Aliens live somewhere in the universe

Aliens visit the earth from time to time

Governments hide facts about aliens from ordinary people

Stories about dragons are based on real creatures

Stories about mermaids are based on real creatures

People can read other people’s minds

You can tell someone’s personality from their blood type

Change the sentences above to make them match your own level of (positive or negative) certainty or doubt, e.g. “Ghosts probably don’t exist”.

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Use these words to help with the task above:

might/ may

probably

almost certainly

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