Modal verbs - positive and negative year 3 3-2-2025

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

Modal verbs & Negations

Ch. 4 To the Extreme 

Planning

• Targets for today
• Brief recap modal verbs 
• New explanation about modal verbs  
• Practice & self-study time
• Evaluation & Reflection

Targets for today

After today's class, you:

- Know all modal verbs in English

- Can divide modal verbs in different categories

- Can apply modal verbs in your own speech and can write them accurately.

What categories of modal verbs do you know?

All options for a possibility?

All options for an obligation?

All options for an ability?

Additions to old categories

- Verplichting 

           + must   &   mustn´t

           + need to   &   don´t need to

- Vaardigheid

           + be able to   &   not be able to 

New categories

- Toestemming        -     Permission

- Advies                       -     Advice

- Verzoek                    -     Request

Toestemming     (permission)

-> Als iets wel/niet mag

      - You may leave the table.

      - You aren´t allowed to eat candy in class

may (not)                        >     (niet) kunnen / mogen

might (not)                    >      misschien (niet) mogen

can/could (not)           >      (niet) kunnen

(not) allow                     >       (niet) toestaan

(not) be allowed to    >       (niet) toegestaan zijn / mogen

Advies   (Advice)

-> Als je iets aanraad/afraad

       - You should leave if you want to be on time.

       - You had better not eat the yellow snow.

should (not)               >      zou (niet) moeten

(don´t) ought to      >       (niet) behoren 

had better (not)       >       zou maar beter (niet)

Verzoek     (request)

-> Als je iets wil van iemand (altijd een vraag!)

       - Would you pass me the sauce?

       - Would you guys buy some bread at the baker´s?

Would     >     zou(den)

Which modal verb do you use?
Je hoort op te letten tijdens de les?

1. ought to
2. had better
3. need to
4. could

Which modal verb do you use?
¨Ik ben in staat om een hele zak chips leeg te eten¨

1. could
2. might
3. can
4. be able to

Which modal verb do you use?
¨Ik moet nu gaan, anders kom ik te laat.¨

1. had better
2. have to
3. need to
4. be allowed to

Which modal verb do you use?
¨Ik zou maar beter gaan, anders kom je te laat.¨

1. had better
2. have to
3. need to
4. be allowed to

Time for practice!

-Laat de LessonUp website open staan!

- Go to Teams

- Team VH3a/G3a EN

- Modal verb practice year 3 revision

- Complete the exercises 1 to 20 yourself

- Done? Check your answers yourself with the added key.

Homework for next class

Study the part of E-grammar: Modals and Negations, 

ch. 4, p. 24 + 25

Study the theme words of p. 46 of Ch. 4

What have you learned about modals and negations this class?

What tip(s) would you give to yourself when it comes to applying modal verbs and negations?