WWI lesson 3

WWI lesson 3

Rules

• I will not ask you to hand in your phone BUT don't use your phone unless asked to in class. 
  
• Don't react to each other in the middle of the lesson. It doesn't help. 
• Follow the lesson. 

Plan

• Grammar explanation: modal verbs + exercise
• Listening exercise: Demanding the vote.
• reasearching information for articles. 

Goals 

• At the end of this lesson you can use modal verbs correctly

Modal verbs 

Modal verbs = hulpwerkwoorden 

They don't have meaning on their own. They always come with a main verb. 

They change the meaning of the verb 

        she might come tomorrow 

        she can come tomorrow  

use

to express:

1. Obligation
 

2. Necessity

3. Permission

4. Possibility

5. Probability

6. Certainty

7. Ability

They might come later. (possibility)

She can speak several languages. (ability)

can, could, may

We use can to ask for permission 

Could is a more formal and more polite way to ask permission 

May is another more formal and polite wat to ask permission 

Can I open the window please? 

Could I open the window please? 

May I open the window please?

answers

1. too outrageous 
2. iron will 
3. rigid
4. aristocracy 
5. men
6. emotional
7. write letters, give speeches
8. no men

answers

9. domestic

10. deeds not words

11. insult

12. dictator

13. violence, appalled 

14. in prison

15. forced feeding, like

16. threw herself, king's 

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• next week we will do exercises on modal verbs
  
• a handout will be uploaded on SOM as homework. Please read the handout
  
• Please use the rest of the lesson to work on finding topics for your articles