The modal verb May – Positive, Negative and Interrogative form

You will study the different uses of modal verb May.

add
B@UNAM

The modal verb May – Positive, Negative and Interrogative form

British People

Instructions: Read about British people. Look at the words in bold.

King Arthur in "Christian Heroes Tapestry". Unknown (ca.1385), Wikimedia Commons

British people, or Britons, are the citizens of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown dependencies, and their descendants.

British nationality law govern modern British citizenship and nationality, which may be acquired, for instance, by descent from British nationals. When used in a historical context, “British” or “Britons” may refer to the ancient Britons, the indigenous Brittonic-Pictish Celtic inhabitants of Great Britain and Brittany, whose surviving members are the modern Welsh, Cornish and Bretons.

British people. Retrieved and modified January, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_people

Getting started: National identity

Instructions: Read the following information about British national identity:

Although early assertions of being British date from the Late Middle Ages, the creation of the united Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 triggered a sense of British national identity. The notion of Britishness was forged during the Napoleonic Wars between Britain and the First French Empire, and developed further during the Victorian era. The complex history of the formation of the United Kingdom created a "particular sense of nationhood and belonging" in Great Britain and Ireland; Britishness became "superimposed on much older identities", of English, Scots, Welsh, Irish and Cornish cultures, whose distinctiveness still resists notions of a homogeneized British identity. Because of longstanding ethno-sectarian divisions, British identity in Northern Ireland is controversial, but it is held with strong conviction by unionists.

British people. Retrieved and modified January, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_people

US General Information

Instructions: Choose T (true) or F (false) for the following statements:

StatementTF
Assertions of being British may not date from the Late Middle Ages.

Being born in the United Kingdom of Great Britain may trigger a sense of British national identity. 

The notion of Britishness may be strengthened due to political events.

The complex history of the formation of the United Kingdom may create a "particular sense of nationhood and belonging" in Great Britain and Ireland.

Let’s study the modal verb May.

Instructions: Look at the following information about the modal verb May:

We use may:

  1. When we are not sure about something:
    • Michael may be going to England soon.
    • My boss may be late for the meeting.
    • There may not be very many students in the class tomorrow.
  2. to make polite requests:
    • May I borrow your mobile?
    • May we go to the party?

When we use may not for a refusal it is emphatic:

  • You may not!
  • You may not borrow the car.

 

Important: We always use the simple form of the verb after May.

Quiz

Modern Britons

Instructions: Drag and drop the words to make positive sentences with May.

may descend Modern Britonsfrom varied ethnic groups
may settleTheyin any British Isles
may facilitate migration,Union of varied groupscultural and linguistic exchange
Migrationmay facilitate intermarriagebetween the peoples of England, Scotland and Wales
may become British citizensthe Commonwealth, mainland Europe and elsewhereMigration to the United Kingdom by people from Ireland

Quiz

A multicultural society

Instructions: Change the following statements to the negative form.

  1. The British may be a monocultural society. .
  2. They may have a unique accent, expression and identity. .
  3. The social structure of the UK may be always the same. .
  4. Ethnic diversity may increase for a while. .
  5. The population of the UK may concentrate only in the British islands. .
done Check

Evaluation

British nationality

Instructions: Correct the mistakes.

  1. British people, or Britons, may not be citizens of the United Kingdom, British Oversea Territories, and Crown dependencies. .
  2. May govern British nationality law British citizenship and nationality? ?
  3. British nationality may be acquire by descent from British nationals. .
  4. “British” or “Britons” refer may to the ancient Britons, the indigenous Brittonic-Pictish Celtic inhabitants of Great Britain and Brittany. .
  5. Brittany surviving members may not been modern Anglos. .
done Check
menu