Modals and how to use them

1. Welcome to English 8,
Grade 8-Legaspi

2. Prayer
Oh, Heavenly Father,
We know that you are in our midst today.
Please help us, your loving children, in our
studies, that we may be able
to understand our lessons fully well.
Please give us the courage and wisdom in
order to participate in all the activities we
have to undertake.
Let there be peace and harmony
inside our classroom.
We ask these, through Jesus Christ,
our Lord. Amen.

3. Good
afternoon,
Legaspi!

4. Word of the
Day

5. Word of the Day
minuscule

6. minuscule
mi·nus·cule
/ˈminəˌskyo͞ ol/
adjective
extremely small; tiny:

7. minuscule
1. These spots consist of minuscule white dots (like grains of salt or sand)
set onto a reddened bump and are characteristic of measles.
2. Animal products may also be present in minuscule amounts in prepared
foods containing multiple ingredients.
3. Think of all the minuscule details you can-how your socks felt when you
put them on, how your breakfast tasted, what you chose to wear.

8. Your Turn!
Use the word minuscule in meaningful
sentences.

9. Idiomatic Expressions
an expression whose meanings cannot be inferred from
the meanings of the words that make it up

10. Checking of
Assignment

11. Idioms Song
by Melissa Corbett
My family can be so confusing
Sometimes their words don't mean what they say!
When it's an idiom they're choosing,
Misunderstanding gets in the way!
My dad said, "It's raining cats and dogs now.“
So, I ran outside just to see.
I got really drenched in the rainstorms,
But I never saw Spot or Fifi.

12. Idioms Song
by Melissa Corbett
"You crack me up!" my grandma said.
After I told her one of my best jokes.
She was still all in one piece.
If I crack her up, she never broke.
My mom said to hit the sack.
My dad said to hit the hay.
I swung with my very best aim,
But they made me go to bed anyway!

13. Idioms Song
by Melissa Corbett
When my brother said he'd toss his cookies,
He put his hands over his lips,
Up came macaroni and cheese,
But I never saw one chocolate chip.
You're barking up the wrong tree,
You hit the nail on head.
This cake is out of this world.
Why can't we speak English instead?

14. Idioms Song
by Melissa Corbett
Just go fly a kite!
You're bouncing off the walls!
You're up the creek without a paddle?
Why must we use idioms at all?​

15. Modals

16. Modals

17. Modals
• are special verbs that behave irregularly in English.
• They are also known as modal auxiliaries or modal auxiliary verbs.
• They give additional information about the function of the main verb that
comes after it.
• When you use them, they express certainty, ability, willingness, necessity,
permission, obligation, and possibility.

18. Modals
Modal verbs that are most commonly used in everyday conversations or
writing are:
• can
• could
• may
• might
• should
• ought to
• must
• have to
• will
• shall
• would

20. Questions

21. Thank you for
lending me
your ears!