Unit 7 - Modals and related verbs
Upper-Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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For the students to learn about modal verbs,how they're used and what they mean
Subsidiary Aims
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For the students to be able to paraphrase around words and define them
Procedure (38-53 minutes)
-T engages Ss in a short discussion about the relationship between freedom and regulations/obligations in real life,as a way to ease into the concept of modal verbs.
-T shows Ss a text in the context of a school assignment deadline. - After Ss read the text,T asks a few gist questions,then switches over to target language (modals).
- T chooses some marker sentences as models to do MPF on the target language with Ss
- T starts some CP activities to confirm the students' understanding of modal verbs.First underlining,then matching,then gap filling
-T does a bit of scaffolding with Ss to prepare them for the following activity - T asks students with making sentences using modal verbs,in the positive and negative form.
- T asks Ss : "do you believe that true/absolute freedom exists in our world? Why/why not?.." - T is monitoring and regulating