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May vs Might - English Grammar - Teaching Tips

 

Even though many people use "may" and "might" interchangeably, they actually have slightly different meanings. The word "may", for example refers to a possibility, while "might" conveys slightly more uncertainty. In the example "There are dark clouds in the sky. It may rain later", we use "may" because the dark clouds suggest the possibility of rain. The sentence "I'm sick but I might come to the party" uses "might" because it is not certain the person will go to the party. This means, you should use 'may' when there is some kind of a sign that predicts or indicates future happenings. You should use 'might' when expressing something a little more unlikely or uncertain.


Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next.

Unit 8 was a little more challenging as it built upon previous learnt information from the class. we had to have a strong knowledge of the present tense and past tenses in order to combine them with the future tense. This unit was very rewarding as it felt I was able to recall specific information when needed from other units in order to properly answer the questions in unit 8.This Unit had a lot of new material for me. Was interesting and useful to know about the theories methods and techniques of teaching, the difference and the approaches over the times and what works or not for different stages of the class. The ideas for the engage phase and time -filling activities was really good and could be very useful in the future to use in the classroom.



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