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Área: English Asignatura: English Curso: 11th
Fecha: 28 al 03-02 Periodo: I Nº Hor: 12hr Semana: 2
Tema: Modal verbs
Indicador Students will be able to use the modal verbs in indirect request
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Exploración using the modal verbs
Contextualización
Conceptualización
What are modal verbs?
Modals (also called modal verbs, modal auxiliary verbs, modal auxiliaries) are special verbs which
behave irregularly in English. They are different from normal verbs like "work, play, visit..." They are
EMOCIÓN
used to indicate modality. They give additional information about the function of the main verb that
follows it. They have a great variety of communicative functions.

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Producción
ModalsVerbs
1) Can
Use Examples
ability to do sth. in the present (substitute form:
I can speak English.
to be able to)
permission to do sth. in the present (substitute
Can I go to the cinema?
form: to be allowed to)
request Can you wait a moment, please?
ACCIÓN
offer I can lend you my car till tomorrow.
suggestion Can we visit Grandma at the weekend?
possibility It can get very hot in Arizona.

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2) could
Use Examples
ability to do sth. in the past (substitute form: to
I could speak English.
be able to)
permission to do sth. in the past (substitute form:
I could go to the cinema.
to be allowed to)
politequestion * Could I go to the cinema, please?
politerequest * Could you wait a moment, please?
politeoffer * I could lend you my car till tomorrow.
politesuggestion * Could we visit Grandma at the weekend?
possibility * It could get very hot in Montana.
3) may
Use Examples
possibility It may rain today.
permission to do sth. in the present (substitute
May I go to the cinema?
form: to be allowed to)
polite suggestion May I help you?
4) might
Use Examples
possibility (less possible than may) * It might rain today.
hesitant offer * Might I help you?
5) must
Use Examples
force, necessity I must go to the supermarket today.
possibility You must be tired.
advice, recommendation You must see the new film with Brad Pitt.
6) mustnot/maynot
Use Examples
You mustn't work on dad's computer.
prohibition
You may not work on dad's computer.
7) neednot
Use Examples
I needn't go to the supermarket, we're going to
notnecessary
the restaurant tonight.
8) oughtto
Use Examples

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advice You ought to drive carefully in bad weather.
You ought to switch off the light when you
obligation
leave the room.
9) shall
instead of will in the 1st person
Use Examples
suggestion Shall I carry your bag?
10) should
Use Examples
advice You should drive carefully in bad weather.
You should switch off the light when you leave
obligation
the room.
11) will
Use Examples
wish, request, demand, order (less polite than
Will you please shut the door?
would)
prediction, assumption I think it will rain on Friday.
promise I will stop smoking.
spontaneousdecision Can somebody drive me to the station? - I will.
habits She's strange, she'll sit for hours without talking.
12) would
Use Examples
wish, request (more polite than will) Would you shut the door, please?
habits in thepast Sometimes he would bring me some flowers.
* no pastforms - futureforms
Modelación
Modal verbs are special verbs which behave very differently from normal verbs. Here are some
important differences:
1. Modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third person.
Examples:
He can speak Chinese.
She should be here by 9:00.
2. You use "not" to make modal verbs negative, even in Simple Present and Simple Past.

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Examples:
He should not be late.
They might not come to the party.
3. Many modal verbs cannot be used in the past tenses or the future tenses.
Examples:
He will can go with us. Not Correct
She musted study very hard. Not Correct
Common Modal Verbs
Can
Could
May
Might
Must Ought to
Shall
Should
Will
Would
Taller
Choose the most appropriate answer to express the idea specified in parentheses.
1. You _____ go there with me. I can handle it, it's not difficult. (Absence of necessity)
a. may not
b. must not
c. don't have to
d. had better not
2. _____ bring me a glass of cold water? (Request)
a. Could you
b. Can't you
c. Would you mind
d. Why don't you
3. I ____ give you a lift to the station. My car broke down yesterday. (Ability)
a. must not
b. should not
EVALUACION
c. may not
d. can't
4. I don't know what to do. – You _____ your father for advice. (Suggestion)
a. are able to ask

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b. could ask
c. must ask
d. have to ask
5. He didn't go to the park with us yesterday because he _____ write a report. (Necessity)
a. should
b. must
c. had to
d. could
6. I left my bag here just five minutes ago. You _____ it! (Strong probability)
a. may have seen
b. must have seen
c. were able to see
d. could see
7. You _____ the bills two weeks ago. (Advice)
a. had better pay
b. should pay
c. ought to pay
d. should have paid
8. I don't know how to help you. Try asking Anton for help. He ____ be able to find a solution.
(Possibility)
a. must
b. has to
c. might
d. will
9. I _____ play tennis every day when I was younger. (Repeated action in the past)
a. had to
b. was able to
c. used to
d. could
10. You want to call them now? It's already after midnight! They _____ . (Strong probability)
a. must sleep
b. should sleep
c. may sleep
d. must be sleeping
Bibliografía

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I. Understanding and using grammar (1999). Third edition. Betty SchrampferAzar.
II. The big picture (2011). Santillana Education. S.L Richmond Publishing.
III. Top Notch (2011). Second Edition, Student book. Pearson Education, Inc.