28. modals

Grammar 2IECP

Spring 2013Nikki Mattson

Agenda

• Boggle

• Return tests

• Modal verbs

Boggle!

Unit 3 and 7 Test

Modals

• What did you learn during the last class?• Which two modals do not have negative contractions?• may not and might not• What does “must” mean?• have to, have got to• What is the past tense of “must”?• There isn’t one. You can say “had to”.

Practice

• Pg. 246, ex. 7 (partner discussion)

• Pg. 247, ex. 8 (whole class)

• Pg. 247, ex. 9 (write + share with the class)

Practice

• Pg. 248, ex. 10-14, complete and share your responses with your partner

Pg. 252 chart

Practice

• Practice 1 – Imagine you are a parent who is telling a child how to behave. (must/have to/have got to/had better/are not allowed to)

• Practice 2– Imagine you are in class with a friend. Suggest what kind of behavior is appropriate for class. (should/ be supposed to/be permitted to/can/could)

Pre-reading

• Pg. 250 discussion questions

• listen

Post-reading

• What do you think the landlord should do?

• What do you think the tenant should do?

Practice

• Pg. 252, ex. 15

• Pg. 253, ex. 16 (listen + complete)

Pre-reading

• Pg. 254 discussion questions

• Pg. 255, listen

Craigslist

• Have you heard about Craigslist?

• Have you used Craigslist?

• http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites/

• What are some benefits?

• What are some drawbacks?

HW

• Review pgs. 250-255

Pg. 256 chart

Practice

• Pg. 257, ex. 17-19 (discuss with a partner)

Practice

• Pg. 258, ex. 20 (guess + listen)

• Pg. 259, ex. 21 (guess + listen)

Role Play

• Create a role play that uses modals (at least 15 “lines”)

• Be prepared to present your role play to the class

• You will have 15 minutes to prepare

• You can find a list of modals on

pg. 271