Unit 4 Modal Verbs 3H/V

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 3

WELCOME! (grab your Notebook+pen+laptop)

• Lesson goals:

We will start with a vocabulary Warm-up

You will gain a deeper understanding of the Modal Auxiliary Verb

You can apply the modal verb in Agony Aunt's messages

Vocabulary warm-up!

He asked me a ... question about my weight

1. Concerned
2. Bold
3. Anxious
4. Upset

I .... .... her - she just lost the competition and now her dog is missing.

1. feel for
2. slow down
3. have praise
4. freak out

That show was ... from beginning to end

1. celebrated
2. messed with
3. enchanted
4. mesmerizing

They were awarded medals in ... of their bravery

1. admiration
2. recognition
3. impression
4. desperation

Not fair! I was ...!

1. anxious
2. distracted
3. strapped
4. aware

The opposite of "cozy"

Another way of saying "unknown"

The opposite of "significant"

When you mess with the police you (p...) (...) (...)

At an (......) the highest bidder gets the item.

What are modal verbs and which ones do you remember?

Mention other modal verbs you can think of that apply ability, advice or obligation

Listen to the songs in the next video. Make a note of the modal verbs you hear. How many do you hear? Answer in the slide after the songs.

Songs in video. Answer here.How many modal verbs did you hear and which ones?

Can & Be able to

1. If you want to say someone can do something you can use "can" or "be able to".

2. If you talk about skills you use can, cannot and can't

3. If you want to say someone is able to do something e.g. go to a party.

Phrases with "be able to" are more formal than "can"

4. if you want to say someone could do something use was / were able to + whole verb.

I ___ swim very well.

1. can
2. am able to
3. be able to

She ___ do the impossible.

1. is able to
2. am able to
3. are able to
4. be able to

I ___ come to your party tonight. (polite)

1. can
2. am able to
3. is able to
4. are able to

He ___ do that yesterday.

1. was not able to
2. were not able to
3. could not able to

Must, have to, should, ought to

1. Should (not) + whole verb if you think something should (not) be needed. You give advice or advise against something.

2. must (not) + whole verb if you think something must (not) happen. More powerful than should.

3. has to / have to + whole verb to express certainty, necessity or obligation. Something is required by someone (else)

4. don't have to / doesn't have to + whole verb something is not required, it is not an obligation.

5. ought to + whole verb to give advice or of something should be done. This one is very formal.

I think someone ___ study a lot for tests in order to pass.

1. should
2. has to

I ___ send the report today.

1. must
2. have to
3. should

There are plenty tomatoes in the fridge, you.... buy any.

1. must not
2. should not
3. don't have to

It's a hospital. You ... smoke.

1. must not
2. don't have to
3. should not

May, might, be allowed to

1.  May / might + whole verb to ask permission or say that something is not allowed. 

2. be allowed to + whole verb to say that something is (not) allowed by the rules.

... I ask you a question sir?

1. may
2. might
3. am I allowed to

.... smoke in the school?

1. may
2. might
3. are you allowed to

you ... (not) drive faster than 30km/h.

1. may not
2. might not
3. are not allowed to

Drag the modal verbs to the correct expressions in the following slide.

Permission 

Possibility

Probability

Obligation

can

could

may

Toestemming

Mogelijkheid

Waarschijnlijkheid

might

will

would

Verplichting

should

must

ought to

Exercise

Choose between:

must (not) / have to / has to / do not have to / does not have to

Type only the modals

I __ visit my friend. It's her birthday.

Sam __ wear a uniform at school.

You __ go to the supermarket. I'll do it.

You __ swim in this part of the river. It is very dangerous.

You __ drink a lot of water when it's warm.

Exercise

Rewrite the sentence using the given words

You are not allowed to talk during the test. (must not)

It isn't necessary to bring food. (do not have to)

I am obliged to finish this letter before midday. (have to)

You are not allowed to leave the classroom without permission. (must not)

It is not necessary to pay for the tickets. (do not have to)

Agony Aunt

In the next three slides there are three people with a dilemma.

You, as Agony Aunt, will reply to to these requests with as much of the Modal Verbs used in this lesson as you can think of.

I think I understand how to use
modal auxiliary verbs.

1. Strongly agree.
2. Agree.
3. Disagree.
4. Strongly disagree.