H4A - P2 - Week 5 - Lesson 1 - Grammar: modals

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H4A - P2 - Week 5 - Lesson 1

Lesson goals

- You will have refreshed and practised your grammar skills. 

- You will have practised your watching skills. 

Today's Lesson

Grammar: modals

Watch the news

Promise me you won't / can't sing 'Happy Birthday'.

1. won't
2. can't

Een modal is.....?

1. een hoofdwerkwoord
2. een hulpwerkwoord

Modals

Er zijn twee soorten werkwoorden:

• Hoofdwerkwoorden (verb), zoals walk / work / drive

• Hulpwerkwoorden (modals), zoals can / should / may

De modals nemen een aparte plaats in de grammatica in. Ze zijn met hun subtiele betekenis belangrijk voor een heldere communicatie. 

Onder de modals worden de volgende hulpwerkwoorden gerekend: can, could, may, might, must, should, ought to, have to, need to, will.

• Can / can't
  

Je gebruikt can om te zeggen dat je iets (niet) kunt:

- She can swim.

- We can't pay the rent.

• Could
  

Je gebruikt could om aan te geven dat iets zou kunnen. 

Ook kun je could gebruiken om een beleefde vraag te formuleren:

- They could give you some more information.

- Could you help me for a second, please?

She can / may say 'Happy Birthday' in twenty different languages.

1. can
2. may

• Must
  

Je gebruikt must als je zelf vindt dat iets zou moeten:

- I must finish this assignment today.

- I must go to the gym now.

• Have to
  

Je gebruikt to have to als iemand anders vindt dat iets moet, en dus NIET omdat jij dat zelf vindt:

- Children under sixteen have to go to school. It's the law.

- Jim has to take two pills every day. That's what they told him at the hospital

You can / must remember to write your grandmother a 'thank you' letter.

1. can
2. must

• Can/could/may/might
  

Je kunt deze woorden gebruiken om toestemming te vragen:

- Can I borrow a plen, please?

- Could I use your phone? - is iets beleefder dan can

- May I enter, sir?

- Might I borrow your pen? - is iets beleefder dan may

• Would / wouldn't
  

Je gebruikt would in beleefde vragen of als iets onder bepaalde omstandigheden (wel of niet) zou gebeuren:

- Would you be so kind to carry this bag for me?

- She would never go out on her own.

I would / will be very angry if my father forgot my birthday.

1. would
2. will

• Ought to / Should / shouldn't
  

Je gebruikt "should/ought to" om aan te geven dat iemand iets eigenlijk zou moeten doen. 

Je geeft bijvoorbeeld advies of je wilt iets afraden:

- You should/ought to try to get some more exercise.

- You shouldn't go out alone, it's dangerous!

• Will / won't
  

Je gebruikt will als je wilt aangeven of iets in de toekomst gaat gebeuren:

Tomorrow I will take the bus.

- I will be waiting at the bus stop.

- The weak building won't survive another storm.

Je gebruikt will ook als je een voorspelling doet zonder dat je weet dat het ook echt zal gebeuren.

- We have to say goodbye now, but we will meet again!

Fill in the gap: Modals

1. ________ you speak many languages?
   
2. I don't know what I'm doing this weekend, but I __________ go to London.
   
3. I promise I __________ call you every day.
   
4. Smoking is very unhealthy. You _______________ stop it.
   
5. Michele was sure he _________ pass his exam, so he was amazed when he got such a good result!
   
6. We couldn't find a hotel room so we ___________ sleep in the car.
   

Put the answers here:
Modals (hulpwerkwoorden)

1. ________ you speak many languages?

2. I don't know what I'm doing this weekend, but I __________ go to London.

3. I promise I __________ call you every day.

4. Smoking is very unhealthy. You _______________ stop it.

5. Michele was sure he _________ pass his exam, so he was amazed when he got such a good result!

6. We couldn't find a hotel room so we ___________ sleep in the car.

Write a home made sentence using a modal

Practise time

Grammar Booklet page 26

Do the Modals exercises

Test preparation:

Grammar:

Past Simple

Past Continuous

Prepositions

Modals

Irregular Verbs

Vocabulary: 

Reunited by TikTok

Unusual Jobs

Bigorexia

Klepto Dad

Lying Chatbots

Watching

We are going to watch the news

- Pay close attention

- Take notes

- We will talk about each news item together 

edition.cnn.com

Lesson goals

- You have refreshed and practised your grammar skills. 

- You have practised your watching skills. 

Well done!