Good Communication
B1+ Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification/review and practice
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To provide clarification/review and practice of will/could/may/might in accordance with the reading text on communication
Subsidiary Aims
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Necessary vocabulary to help express possibility in parallel with the modal verbs
Procedure (37-48 minutes)
Show pictures and ask the following questions: Pic1: “What might happen to this cat?” Pic2: “Could the cat eat the fish?” Pic1 and 2:“What do you think may happen?”
Distribute the worksheet and ask students to work in pairs for the exercise 1. (3 mins) Feedback and going through the answers with T (2 mins)
Go through the meanings may/can/could/might/will and the negative forms by using the exercise and separately write modal verbs used for possibility and certainty on the board. Use CCQs to support understanding. Write the formula on the board: Affirmative: Subject + may/might/could/will + infinitive (base form) Negative: Subject + may not/might not/can’t/won’t + infinitive (base form)
Tell ss to make the exercise 2 from the worksheet on their own (3 mins) Tell them to pair check (2 mins) Feedback (2 mins) T monitors and notes down errors and corrects
Tell ss to make the exercise 3 in pairs. (3 mins) Then whole class feedback (2 mins)
Give meanings of the vocab. Draw a scale: Definitely>Most likely>likely/may well>probably>less likely>unlikely Use CCQ. Drill and model pronunciation Point out and correct any errors seen based on the previous task (7 mins)
Tell students to make exercise 4 individually (3 mins) Feedback (2 mins) Error correction (3 mins)