Maybe, perhaps, I've Got No Idea...

Wednesday 1^st October, 2014

Hello again!

We revised countries and nationalities so as to talk about the origin of products and produce. But, what’s the difference between these two words?

Look at these dictionary entries:

product LISTEN:USUK  /ˈprɒdʌkt/ n. [countable]

1. a thing produced by labor:farm products.
2. all the goods or services that a company produces:the gross national product.

produce LISTEN:USUK  /ˈprɒdjuːs/ n. prod•uce ,[uncountable]

1.    agricultural products thought of as a group, esp. vegetables and fruits: The farmers sell produce from the back of their trucks.

2.       anything that is produced; product

brand LISTEN:USUK   /brænd/ n. [countable]

1.    make or version of a product, as indicated by a trademark or the like: the best brand of coffee.

2.    a particular product or a characteristic that serves to identify a particular product

make LISTEN:USUK  /meɪk/ n. [countable]

1.    the style in which something is made;

2.    form, brand:a foreign make of car.

Do you remember where these products come from?

Where does maple syrup come from?	It comes from Canada.
Where do tulips come from?	They come from Holland.
Where’s caviar from?	It is from Iran.
Where are kiwis from?	They are from New Zealand.

Where + do /does + …+come from?

Where + is/are+ … + from?

But sometimes we aren’t sure about things. That’s why we use expressions of possibility and uncertainty.

    1.        We can use – may / could / might + infinitive.

What time is it?

I don’t know. It may be seven o’clock. (You are a bit surer)

I don’t know. It could /might be seven o’clock. (You are less sure)

    2.        Maybe, perhaps

Perhaps it is seven o’clock. Maybe, it’s seven o´clock.

    3.        Other Expressions of uncertainty.

Uncertain	I’m not sure
	I’m not certain
	I’m not completely sure
	I’m really not sure
	I’ve got no idea
More uncertain	He doesn’t have a clue!

We listened to some people using these expressions and then we practised them with a game. And you got points for it.

For homework, write sentences using the following expressions of uncertainty: may, might, could, I’ve got no idea, I’m not sure, I’m not certain.

Exercise on possibility /probability verbs

We started our games competition. This is the score for the first games:

GAME 1

Player 1	5
Player 2	5
Player 3	5
Player 4	7
Player 5	4
Player 6	5
Player 7	8

See you next Wednesday!!

Have a nice week!

Don’t forget to do homework if you want 2 extra points!

 Exercises on possibility /probability