Mert Arda Güler
Modals Lesson Plan - Intermediate level
Modals Lesson Plan
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of modals in the context of talking about work
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a conversation and discussion in pairs in the context of talking about work
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To provide fluency speaking practice in a drilling for pronunciation in the context of talking about work
Procedure (44-63 minutes)
Ss talk about what certain things millionares do and don't do. After that, T will ask Ss to think of millionares that they have heard/know of (T will provide pictures to hang on the board to help students think) and T will ask Ss if they agree with what the article says.
Write on board “you don’t have to be born rich to become a millionaire”. Underline “have to”. Elicit this is a modal verb by giving examples (f.e.: "You have to do your homework or you can't play with your friends" Does the person have to do their homework? Is it a rule?".)
T elicits other examples of the 5 modals using the PPT that they have prepared which includes sentences that are personalized or relatable to these students.
Ask students to underline all the modals they can see in the “have you got what it takes” text. T asks ICQ's "What are we going to underline? Modals or conditionals?" Pair check as usual, feedback.
T calls out a few sentences, pick out a student to give you an appropriate answer. (f.e.: T says “I’m going outside now in the rain” – student says something like “you should take an umbrella”.)
Ex.5. Students match sentences with meanings. Pair check, feedback.
T writes a sentence on the board to show students it’s always "modal + bare infinitive". (f.e.: "I must go, you must go, he must go… or is it he must goes…?")
Ss do ex 6. Pair check, feedback.
T gives out cards to students that have jobs on them. (Teacher, Doctor, Engineer, Athlete, Scientist etc.) At the back of these cards, there are qualities written. (careful, lazy, motivated, careless, competitive, etc.) T will ask students to get up from their seats, and find someone to discuss their cards with. Ss will go up to each other, and ask about the qualities of the jobs using obligation verbs (have to/must/should). For example, Student A has "doctor" written on their cards and their qualities are "careful, lazy, skilled". Student A will go to Student B and ask "Should doctors be lazy?" and Student B will reply with something like "No, they shouldn't." using the correct form. T will demo this with one student
