Modals of deduction and speculation

What language can you use when you're gossiping? Pippa and Phil talk about some office gossip, and our grammar guru Georgie explains language we can use when we're speculating about something which may or may not be true. Learn about reported speech, and how to use 'may' or 'migh ... Show More

What did you know how to cook before you learnt properly? Maybe it was a simple cake, or you could boil an egg and put bread in a toaster! Pippa and Phil talk about how they learnt to cook, and our grammar guru Georgie explains how to use adverbs like 'finally', 'previously' and ... Show More

What language can you use when you notice or see something suspicious? Pippa and Phil talk about surprises they've had in their life, and our grammar guru Georgie explains language we can use when we're curious about what's happening.TRANSCRIPT AND WORKSHEET: Find a full transcri ... Show More

If you don't know what's going to happen next, you have to guess. 

Learn an expression for when you're not sure what to say or do in a certain situation. 

Learn a phrase about understanding the situation. 

Talking about what you might do in certain circumstances using the conditional forms of verbs. 

Guess 

Not sure what to expect? Learn a phrase about hoping your choice will turn out ok 

When you don’t have the facts and figures at hand, you have to make a quick guess. 

Learn an expression about likelihood.