Task 4 Business English 2

HAL 100  No : 1-5

MENGGUNAKAN COULD UNTUK MENGEKSPRESIKAN KEMUNGKINAN

=> Using Could To Express Possibility

(a) A : Why isn’t Greg in class?       B : I don’t know. He could be sick  (b) Look at those dark clouds. It could  start raining any minute

Could can mean past ability. But that is not its only meaning. Another meaning of could is possibility. In (a) : “He could be sick” has the same meaning as “He may/might be sick,” i.e., “It is possible that he is sick.” In (a), could expresses a present possibility In (b), could expresses a future possibility

LATIHAN 7 -- Gunakan could, may, and might

Example : made of metal and you keep it in a pocket

• TEACHER : I'm thinking of something made of metal that you can find in my pocket. What could it be?
• STUDENTS : It could be a pen. It could be same keys. It might be a paper clip. It may be a small pocket knife. It could be a coin.
• TEACHER : (...) was  right! I was thinking of the keys in my pocket.

1. has wheels and a motor

• A : I'm thinking of something has wheels and a motor, that you can find it. What could it be?
• B : It could be a motorcycle. It might be a car. It may be a bicycle.
• A : It was right. I was thinking of a motorcycle or a car. 

 2. is made of plastic and can be found in my purse/pocket

• Zi'an : I'm thinking of something is made of plastic that you can find in my purse/pocket. What could it be ?
• Metha :  It could be a pen. It might be a ruler. It may be a bottle of drinking water.
• Zi'an : It was right. I was thinking of a pen in my purse/pocket.

3. is brown, is made of leather, and is in this room

• Yuni : I'm thinking of something is brown, is made of leather that you can find in this room. What could it be ?
• Yuli : It could be a jacket. It might be a belt. It may be pair of shoes.
• Yuni : It was right. I was thinking of a jacket in this room.

4. is flat and rectangular

• Teacher : I'm thinking of something is flat and rectangular that you can find. What could it be ?
• Student : It could be a white board. It might be a paper. It may be a book.
• Teacher : It was right. I was thinking of a white board.

5. is white, hard, and in this room

• Teacher : I'm thinking of something is white and hard that you can find in this room. What could it be?
• Student : It could be white board. It might be some chalks. It may be floors in this room.
• Teacher : It was right. I was thinking of floors in this room.