Modals

1. OBJECTIVES:
a) Demonstrate appreciation and
understanding of Modals
through a song
b) View and react critically to the
music video presented
c) Expand vocabulary through
“word charge” activity
d) Analyze a comic strip
e) Recognize Modals and their
functions
f) Compose sentences using
Modals

2. Motivation: MTV Reflection
Watch the music video and answer the
following questions.
1.How did the writer of the song
define shoulda woulda coulda?
2.What did the singer put aside
for her ambition? Did she
regret her decision?
3.Were there instances in your
life when you regret your
decision? How do you move
on after regretting a decision
that you made? Relate them to
the class.

3. Vocabulary: Word Charge Activity
Write O if the pair of words are opposite in
meaning, S if it is similar in meaning.
1. Possible Probable
2. Obligation Necessity
3. Giving
permission
Requesting
permission
4. Recommended Advised
5. Advisability Thoughtlessness

4. Setting Purpose for Teaching
Dialogue - Comic strip

5. MODALS are special kind of auxiliary
or helping verbs. It is a verb that cannot
work without another verb.
These include can, will, must, ought
to, may, might,would, could, should
and shall.

6. A. May, can, and could are used in
polite expressions that request
permission. In a polite request, could
may have a present or future
meaning, not past. Can is used in
informal conversation. Can also
expresses ability or capability while
may and could expresses possibility.

7. Examples:
1.May I borrow your pencil?
2.Could I borrow your pencil?
3.Can I borrow your pencil?
Responses:
1.Yes, you may. Certainly.
2.Of course.
3.Sure. (Informal)

8. B. Must, have to, and have got to are
used to express stronger necessity.
The expression have got to is informal
English.

9. 1.If you want to study in college, you
must take a college admission test.
2.If you want to study in college, you
have to take a college admission test.
3.If you want to study in college, you
have got to take a college admission
test.

10. C. “Don’t have to”, and “need
not” express lack of necessity.
“Must not” expresses
prohibition.

11. 1. Next week is called Integration
Period. We don’t have to go to
school for we are expected to spend
the period in reviewing for the final
exam.
2. You need not worry about the exam.
It is usually easy.
3. We must not waste time during
Integration Period.

12. D. Modals should, should not,
ought, and ought not express
a range of advisability form
mere suggestions to a
statement of responsibility or
obligation.

13. 1. You should save more for the rainy
days.
2. You should not spend on trivialities.
3. You ought to respect your parents.
4. You ought not disrespect your
parents.
5. You shouldn’t eat much before going
to bed.

14. Activity 1: Read the
questions to the class and
select the right answer.

15. COLUMN A COLUMN B
I've got another meeting at 11am,
It's -15ºC outside.
Talk to Miriam in Human Resources.
He works every weekend, you know.
Mark's starting a new school on Monday.
I am thinking again about what Alison said.
The roads were very bad this evening.
I can't see your train on the board.
It was a pretty vicious dog.
There were no delays.
ACTIVITY 2: Select the endings from Column B and
match them to the beginnings of Column A.

16. ACTIVITY 3:
Answer Starter 1-10
on page 143.

17. AGREEMENT
Answer the SB for English Proficiency Book on
page 144, Reinforcer. Complete the chart. For
each situation, compose a polite request and an
answer.