modal verbs role-play activity
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A primary English lsson on modal verbs with role-play activity.TRANSCRIPT
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Modal Verbs
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What we will learn today
• Recognize what modals are
• Identify the variety of uses of modals in expressing meaning
• Use modals in writing
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What are modal verbs?
• Helping verbs used together with base form of main verbs
• Express different types of meanings
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Examples of modals
WouldCould
WillShall
MayMight
Must
Can
Should
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Where are modals put in a sentence?
I shall be leaving when everything is done.
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Where are modals put in a sentence?
I shall be leaving when everything is done.
Shall Be Leaving
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Where are modals put in a sentence?
will punish
can swim
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Base form verbs are used after modals
will punish
can swim
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Base form verbs are used after modals
will punish
can swim
I shall be leaving.
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Base form verbs are used after modals
will punish
can swim
I shall be leaving.
He could walk yesterday.
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Modals have tenses
Normally…
Present Tense Past Tense
Can Could
Will Would
Shall Should
May Might
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Modals have tenses
But look at these sentences…
She may be at home.
She might be in school.
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Modals have tenses
But look at these sentences…
I shall take part in the competition next month.
I should be doing my homeworkinstead of playing games.
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Meaning of modals
• Possibility --- How likely / Predictions
• Obligation --- Is supposed to
• Necessity/Insistence ---- Need to/ Have to
• Ability ---- Is able to
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Possibility• Indicate something is likely to
happen.
• Different degrees of likelihood
VeryUnlikely
Very Likely
MustWillShall
CanMay
CouldMight
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Possibility• Indicate something is likely to
happen or to predict
• Different degrees of likelihood
VeryUnlikely
Very Likely
MustWillShall
CanMay
CouldMightCannot
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Obligation
• Used to indicate that an action is required because someone is responsible.
Should: Not used as past tense of ‘shall’
Must: Used to give orders that someone is obliged to follow.
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Necessity/Insistence
• To indicate something that is needed by someone or insisted on by someone.
Need to: When voicing out what is needed/ insisted on.
Must: To insist on something to be done.
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Ability
• To indicate if something can or cannot be done.
Can Cannot
Could is used to express ability in the past.(Not to express likelihood in which it can used in present/past tense)
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Group Activity
• Work in your usual groups of fours and label yourselves 1 to 4.
• Listen to all instructions carefully before moving off to collect materials/get into groups.
• You will be practising how to use modals to show obligation, ability, necessity/insistence and possibility.
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Instructions• Each group collect a set of materials which comprises 1
activity sheet and 1 pack of markers.
• The activity will require the group to role play and think of what 4 different characters will say in unique situations to show obligation, ability, necessity/insistence and possibility.
• Each member will present 1 role at the end of group discussion.
• Discussion can only begin when the online timer starts ticking--- 10 minutes discussion time will be given!
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Four RolesMr. Judge: He is always right and always has advice for everyone.
Superman: He has superpowers that enables him to do just about anything and everything!
Bossy Betty: She is always demanding the others to give in to her and keeps insisting on her ways.
Old Mr. Think-A-Lot: He is always thinking of things that might happen.
OBLIGATION
ABILITYNECESSITY/INSISTENCE
POSSIBILITY
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In a classroom
Mr. Judge who is always right would say “
Superman who has superpowers would say “
Bossy Betty who demands a lot would say
Old Mr. Think-a-lot
would say “
__________________
_________
You should pay attention inclass so you must not talk to yourfriends.
I can remember how the humancirculatory system work becauseI paid attention!
I must talk to my friends in classeven if it makes the teacher unhappy. I need to be heard!
I will never be able to finishall that work by tomorrow.I could work faster if theywould stop making noise.
OBLIGATION ABILITY
NECESSITY/INSISTENCEPOSSIBILITY
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MOST IMPORTANTLY
• Ensure the volume of your group’s discussion does not affect the others.
• Include everyone in the discussion and respect each other’s views.
• Sound out to the teacher when the group has trouble agreeing to how things should be done.
• Basic discipline please!