3.2 modal verbs speculation

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

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Today:
How was your holiday?
Recap grammar for next week.

Class Rules

Use English as much as possible --> Mistakes, no problem

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Homework = whatever you don't finish in class

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Which 3 emojis best describe your break?

Choose 3 emojis and be ready to explain!

At the end of this lesson

You know when to use which modal verb in the past and present.

Talk about these questions

1: What are modal verbs?

2: What modal verbs do you know/remember?
Tip: what verb do you use to say you're 'not allowed'?

Present tense: mv + verb

We know it's true (95-100% sure):

Thanks for cooking! I must say that

 this is delicious.

Something that's possibly true (50-50%):

Going to a Christmas market might be the best holiday activity ever.

Something we know isn't true:

A ten! That can't be right because I 

made a mistake.

Past tense: mv + have + past participle

Something we know was true:

You were in an accident? That must have been scary.

Something that was possibly true:

Sorry, mom. I may have eaten the last piece of chocolate.

Something we know wasn't true:

You saw Ms. Dangerfield on The Voice?? It couldn't have been her, she can't sing.

3.2 Modal verbs a.k.a. hulpwerkwoorden

must be a strawberry

might be an orange but it could also be a mandarin

can't be a kiwi bc it's a veggie

= I'm sure it is a/an...

= I'm sure it isn't a/an...

= I think it's possible that it is a/an...

3.2 Modal verbs

In your book -->

Perhaps it is very hungry by now. (could)
Start your sentence with 'It........'

It's possible it escaped from the zoo. (might)
Start your sentence with 'It .......'

I'm sure it isn't a lion. (can't)

Perhaps it was somebody's pet.
(may)

Start the review on p. 44 now

Next lesson: recap used to/would and time for final questions.

Done? continue practicing with the review in the online workbook.

Guess what?

Jamboard game - reveal parts of the image one by one.

Speculate using the modal verbs = create sentences in the present:

must, might, may, could, can't

after 3 blocks = first guesses

Jamboard

link

Extra practice

Gameshow

Maze chase

Gap fill

Explanation + grammar tests

How are we going to use it?

• In our unit test, you are going to get a sort of mystery & you will have to play a 'witness/(wannabe) detective' and write a short email to the police speculating what 'might have happened'
• Let's try it: Your mentor didn't come back to school after the Christmas break...
• Write a short story in which you speculate with the modal verbs in the past; use at least once:
  must, may/could/might, can't/couldn't

Can you ...

... use modal verbs correctly?

... match the modal verb to the 

right situation?

... speculate in English?

TO DO:

Find examples of a formal letter (back of SB). Review structure and useful language to use.