Grammar - Modal Verbs
Intermediate (B1+) level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of modal verbs in the context of work place/s
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a presentation in the context of places (hospital, school, shopping mall, metro station)
Procedure (38-47 minutes)
- T uses context from previous session on ‘choosing partners’ - T tells a short story of Kate and Selim who’re from India; they met at a party, dated for couple of weeks and fell in love, now they’re visiting Istanbul** for the first time **this is to 'change' the context of previous session - from 'choosing partners/ dating' to 'places'
- T puts up some signage on WB and tells that - Kate sees some of these signs in the city (at metro, hotel, bus stop, roads etc.) - Ss work in pairs to make sentences referring to this sign boards so that it makes sense to Kate & Selim - T monitors the language used by Ss - to see whether they have any prior knowledge about modal verbs - Elicit few of the sentences and put it up on WB; highlight TL if it comes from Ss (should not, must, not allowed etc.)
- Give marker sentence/s and ask Ss to discuss it in pairs with TL highlighted - What is the difference between the two? - T gives set of questions based on marker sentence and Ss will discuss and answer in pairs - T monitors the discussion and notes the common error/s feedback: elicit from Ss (WC) marker sentences on : 1) Advice: should, have to, must 2) Permission: May i/we/ they/ you Can i/we/ they/ you
- a pair checks the answers with the next pair - T monitors for any confusion / diff. of opinion - WC checking and clarifying the function and use by providing definition
1) to check meaning: match activity for modal verbs - should, must, mustn't - T gives Match A with B activity - S work in pairs (give ONLY 1 HO); tell Ss that they will get another copy. - Let Ss match the sentences. FB: call few Ss to match it on the board. 2) to check form: - T elicits the form from Ss (same sentences) - Sub. + modal verb + verb
- show some pictures of different places – hospital, school, metro station, residential apartment, shopping mall - elicit some of the things that people are prohibited or permitted in these places - what are some of the obligation that you would give to people visiting these places
- T puts up different pictures of places – Hospital, School, Metro Station, Residential Apartment, Shopping Mall - Ask: what are some of the things that people have to follow in these places (rules, permission, prohibition) - Ss get in groups of 3 or 4 (depends on no. of Ss) and have to prepare & list down at least 2 sentences on each – obligation (should, must), prohibition (can’t, mustn’t, not allowed to), permission (allowed to, can) for their places - few of the Ss group / pair comes forward and present their list to WC