Mastering Legal Role-Play with Modal Verbs

Mastering Legal Role-Play with Modal Verbs

Learning Objective

Understand the use of modal verbs in legal role-play scenarios.

What do you already know about modal verbs in legal contexts?

Introduction to Modal Verbs

Definition and examples of modal verbs (can, could, may, might, must, shall, should, will, would) in legal contexts.

Preparation for Role-Play

Students get into pairs and receive a legal scenario. They have time to prepare their roles and the use of modal verbs.

Role-Play 1: Contract Negotiation

Students engage in a role-play activity where they negotiate a contract using modal verbs to convey terms and conditions.

Role-Play 2: Client Consultation

Students play the roles of lawyers consulting clients, employing modal verbs to provide legal advice and suggestions.

Role-Play 3: Witness Examination

Students take on the roles of lawyers and witnesses, using modal verbs to frame questions and responses during examination.

Reflection and Discussion

Students reflect on their experiences and discuss how the use of modal verbs influenced the dynamics of the role-play scenarios.

Wrap-Up and Review

Recap key learnings and provide additional resources for further practice with modal verbs in legal contexts.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.