10 Grade Modals: Advisability in the Past Presentation

1. Advisability in thePast Part VII: Modals: Review and Expansion

2. UnitOverview Studentswilllearn and practicethe use of shouldhave, oughttohave, couldhave, and mighthave, as well as thecorrespondingnegativeforms, toexpressadvisability in thepast.

3. Background Notes Whenthe magazine PsychologyTodaywasfirstpublishedabout 35 yearsago, mostpeoplethoughthatthewriterswouldquicklyrunout of topicstowriteabout. Totheirsurprise, the magazine has grown in popularity and scope, coveringsubjectslikedealingwithregrets.

4. Vocabulary Destructive: causingsevereor irreparable damage. Regret: sadnessthatyoufeelaboutsomethingbecauseyouwishithadnothappenedorthatyouhadnot done it. Paralyzed: unabletomoveorfunctionproperly. Disorder: diseaseorillness. Cognitivepsychologist: scientistwhostudieshowthoughtsaffectouremotions.

5. Vocabulary Fire: tomakesomeoneleavehisorherjob. Inconsiderate: notcaringaboutotherpeople’sneedsorfeelings. Jog: torunslowly and in a steadyway, especially as a way of exercising. Letsomeonego: tomakesomeoneleavehisorherjob. Confront: try tomakesomeoneadmitto a mistake.

6. ComprehensionQuestions Where do feelings come from, accordingtopsychologists? Fromthewaywethinkaboutreality, notrealityitself. How can pastmistakeshelpus? We can learnfromthem and improve.

7. ComprehensionQuestions How can feelingdeepregretbedestructive? Somepeoplethink so muchaboutmissedopportunitiesthattheybecomeunableto do anythingtoimprovetheircurrentsituations. How can a personletgo of regrets? Byrealizingthat he orshereallyhad no control overthesituationanyway.