3.2 modal verbs speculation

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Review 3.2 
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Welcome, GY3!
Need: SB and iPad.

Today:
Review 3.2 
Review formal letter



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Class Rules
Use English as much as possible --> Mistakes, no problem
Don't laugh at each other when making a mistake
Homework = whatever you don't finish
Have respect for each other
Speak with a soft voice when working together & be silent when working alone

Slide 2 - Slide

Have you done your homework
a.k.a watched the video?
A
Yes, I did and I understand.
B
Yes, I did but I want some extra instrution.
C
No, I didn't.

Slide 3 - Quiz

At the end of this lesson
You know when to use which modal verb in the past and present.

Talk about these questions
1: What are modal verbs?
2: What modal verbs do you know/remember?
Tip: what verb do you use to say you're 'not allowed'?

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Present tense: mv + verb

We know it's true (95-100% sure):
Thanks for cooking! I must say that
 this is delicious.

Something that's possibly true (50-50%):
Going to a Christmas market might be the best holiday activity ever.

Something we know isn't true:
A ten! That can't be right because I 
made a mistake.



Past tense: mv + have + past participle

Something we know was true:
You were in an accident? That must have been scary.

Something that was possibly true:
Sorry, mom. I may have eaten the last piece of chocolate.

Something we know wasn't true:
You saw Ms. Dangerfield on The Voice?? It couldn't have been her, she can't sing.
3.2 Modal verbs a.k.a. hulpwerkwoorden

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must be a strawberry
might be an orange but it could also be a mandarin
can't be a kiwi bc it's a veggie
= I'm sure it is a/an...
= I'm sure it isn't a/an...
= I think it's possible that it is a/an...

Slide 6 - Drag question

3.2 Modal verbs
Read 'Lion on the loose in Essex?' and complete ex 1 t/m 4 in pairs on page 34.

  • Next, rewrite the sentences
  • I'm sure it's a lion. --> must
  • It must be a lion.
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Perhaps it is very hungry by now. (could)
Start your sentence with 'It........'
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Slide 8 - Open question

It's possible it escaped from the zoo. (might)
Start your sentence with 'It .......'
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Slide 9 - Open question

I'm sure it isn't a lion. (can't)
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Slide 10 - Open question

Perhaps it was somebody's pet.
(may)
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Slide 11 - Open question

Guess what?
Jamboard game - reveal parts of the image one by one.

Speculate using the modal verbs = create sentences in the present:
must, might, may, could, can't

after 3 blocks = first guesses
Jamboard
Extra practice

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How are we going to use it?
  • In our unit test, you are going to get a sort of mystery & you will have to play a 'witness/(wannabe) detective' and write a short email to the police speculating what 'might have happened'
  • Let's try it: Your mentor didn't come back to school after the Christmas break...
  • Write a short story in which you speculate with the modal verbs in the past; use at least once:
    must, may/could/might, can't/couldn't

Slide 13 - Slide

Can you ...
... use modal verbs correctly?
... match the modal verb to the 
right situation?
... speculate in English?

TO DO:
Find examples of a formal letter (back of SB). Review structure and useful language to use.

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