MODALS

OBJECTIVE

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to express abilities or difficulties to do something

WARM UP

Considering the chart below, identify among your relatives who can do these activities, write the names, and make sentences with them. (Teniendo en cuenta el siguiente cuadro, identifica entre tus familiares quiénes pueden realizar estas actividades, escribe los nombres y escribe oraciones con ellos).

Ex: Speak other language: Name: Duperlis - Sentence: Duperlis can speak English               

ABILITY	NAME / SENTENCE
SWIM
PLAY SOCCER
DANCE CUMBIA
SING VERY WELL
PLAY AN INSTRUMENT
DRIVE A CAR
SPEAK OTHER LANGUAGE
RIDE A MOTORCYCLE
WRITE POETRY
RUN FOR HOURS

GRAMMAR

Modal verbs are special auxiliary verbs that we use to talk about possibilities, probabilities, abilities or formal requirements. They are considered as auxiliary -or transitive-, because they must be used along with another verb. In this chapter, we will learn four modal verbs. (Los verbos modales son verbos auxiliares especiales que usamos para hablar sobre posibilidades, probabilidades, habilidades o peticiones formales. Se consideran auxiliares -o transitivos-, porque se deben usar junto a otro verbo. En este capítulo aprenderemos cuatro verbos modales).

Let’s look at the conjugation of each modal verb (Miremos la conjugación de cada verbo modal).                   

 Examples:

• I can speak English = Sé hablar inglés
• He could run very fast = Él podía correr muy rápido
• They must go now = Ellos deben irse ya
• You shouldn't smoke = No deberías fumar

ACTIVITIES

Ejercicio 1: Completa con CAN, COULD, CAN’T o COULDN’T

a.                  Penguins ____ swim very well.

b.                  I ____ run very fast when I was younger.

c.                  It's snowing, so we ____ go out now.

d.                  Yesterday we _____ play.

e.                  _____ you play the piano when you were seven?

f.                    You have a nice tricycle. _____ you ride it?

g.                  He has a broken leg, so he _____walk for a few days.

h.                  I ____ sleep last night.

i.                    We came as fast as we _____.

j.                    Why are you crying? Is there something I ____ do for you?

Ejercicio 2: Completa con SHOULD, SHOULDN’T MUST o MUSTN’T

a.                  I ______ take some exercise if I want to feel fine.

b.                  I ______ worry about the exam if I were you. You have worked really hard.

c.                   You look tired. I think you _____ take a few days off.

d.                  You ______ swim in that river. It's full of crocodiles

e.                   You ______ drink so much. It's not good for your health.

f.                    You ______ brush your teeth after every meal, if possible

g.                  You _______ touch anything electrical if you are in the bath.

h.                  You ______ focus more on your family and less on work.

i.                    Jenny, you _______ play in the street!

j.                    You ______ come to school on time.