Taalvaardigheid: Modals lesson 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4

This week

Lesson	Subject
Taalvaardigheid	Modal verbs 1 Hw: Werkbundel maken
Leertaak	Stap 4
Literatuur	Blackout Poetry Hw: Blackout poem inleveren

MODALS

Let's teach you

all about

modal auxiliary 

verbs...

An auxiliary verb is ...

I ... study harder!

MODALS

add extra meaning 

to the verb

Modals in songs

Listen to the songs in the next video. 

Make a note of the modal verbs you hear. 

How many do you hear? 

Indicate ALL of the modals you hear!

Answer in the slide after the songs.

RULES!

* You can't conjugate modals

* Always followed by infinitive

* Add NOT to say the opposite or make the negative

CAN :  expresses ABILITY or POSSIBILITY. 

              asking for PERMISSION, a request

COULD:     making A SUGGESTION, an ABILITY

                     asking for PERMISSION, a request

MIGHT:       POSSIBILITY

MAY:     asking for PERMISSION

               A POSSIBILITY

CAN - COULD - MIGHT - MAY

I ___ swim very well.

1. can
2. should
3. be able to
4. need to

She ___ come to our party tonight.

1. could
2. can
3. are able to
4. have to

MUST :          NECESSITY, OBLIGATION, PROHIBITION

HAVE TO:     OBLIGATION

NEED TO:     ADVICE, OBLIGATION, NECESSITY

SHOULD:     ADVICE, RECOMMEND STH., PREDICTION

OUGHT TO:  ADVICE (formal)

'NOT' > opposite meaning

MUST - HAVE TO - 

NEED TO - SHOULD - OUGHT TO

I think you ___ study a lot for tests.

1. should
2. have to

You ___ do your homework or you'll get a punishment.

1. can
2. have to
3. should

WILL :          INTENTION, INSTANT DECISION, OFFER,      

                      PROMISE, PREDICTION

WOULD :     REQUEST, ASKING FOR PERMISSION,

                      INVITATION, PREFERENCE

SHALL :    SUGGESTION, OFFER, PROHIBITION (formal)

'NOT' > opposite meaning

WILL - WOULD - SHALL

David ... meet you outside the coffeeshop.

1. will
2. would
3. shall

I ... contact you again tomorrow.

1. can
2. must
3. shall

Exercise

Drag and drop the words in the correct groups.

Permission 

Possibility

Probability

Obligation

can

could

may

Toestemming

Mogelijkheid

Waarschijnlijkheid

might

will

would

Verplichting

should

must

ought to

I think I understand how to use
modal auxiliary verbs.

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