--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

How does James support his opinion?

--answers--

He guarantees that there won't be any problems.

--feedback--

James does not say there won't be problems.

He says the deployment will definitely fail.

--feedback--

James does not say failure is certain.

He says the deployment could go smoothly, but there might be some bugs.

He refuses to answer Sophie's question.

--feedback--

James does answer, but he explains that the outcome is uncertain.

--video-solution--

3

--explanation--

Could and might are modal verbs used to describe possibilities.

Could suggests something is possible but not certain. For example:

If we don't fix this bug, it could cause a system crash. - There is a possibility that the system will stop working.

Might suggests something is possible but less certain than could. For example:

We might need to rewrite some parts of the code. - It is possible that changes will be necessary.

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