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LET'S READ! 📖
Direction: Read the passage below then answer the questions being asked.
The brain just like the body, needs exercise. Some scientists say that doing puzzles may help you to think more clearly. Puzzles could also improve your memory, especially as you get older. One puzzle a year may not make much difference- but doing one every day might even prevent mental illness.
Puzzles may stimulate and exercise the brain, potentially enhancing cognitive abilities, promoting mental clarity, and boosting memory function. Regular puzzle practice could contribute to the formation and strengthening of neural connections, resulting in improved cognitive performance.
Consistent puzzle-solving might have a cumulative effect. While completing just one puzzle a year may yield minimal results, engaging in daily puzzle-solving could significantly contribute to mental well-being and potentially reduce the risk of mental illnesses. By actively challenging your brain through puzzles, you may proactively maintain cognitive health and foster mental resilience.
QUESTIONS:
1. How might puzzles potentially benefit cognitive abilities?
2. What is the suggested frequency of puzzle-solving to achieve significant mental well-being benefits?
LET'S UNDERSTAND! 📚
Possibility and Certainty in the present and future
- must, may, might, could, and can't are modal verbs.
- We use the infinitive without -to after them. The modal verb does not change.
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The decision could be one he lives to regret.
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You may not know it, but you have a third eyelid.
Example: could
- We use must to say that you think something is certain or very probable.
The negative of must is can't.
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It must be difficult to cope with three small children and a job.
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I can't be in two places at once.
Example:
📌 The negative of must is can't, not musn't in this context.
- We use may, might, or could to mean 'it is possible that...'
- We often use might when something is less likely.
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One wrong thought may cause a lifelong regret.
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He speculated that this might lead to a success.
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If the allegations about the misuse of funds are true, it could lead to her termination.
Example:
- We use may not and might not to mean it is 'possible that .. not ...'.
- We don't often use could not in this context.
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The tiles may not/might not adhere properly if you do not use the correct glue.
Example:
- We use may, might, or could to talk about something which will possibly happen in the future.
- Negatives are may not and might not. Could not is not often used in this context.
LET'S PRACTICE! 📝
Direction: Imagine and think about your future travel plans or destinations you want to visit. Use modal verbs of possibility and certainty to express your thoughts and intentions regarding these future travel plans. Share your travel aspirations with your mentor, using modal verbs in the present and future tense.
