15th Session Modal Verbs

15th Session Modal Verbs Subject Modals can I Can May Might Could Can’t you

A polyglot Can A lot of people

Money Can Some students The war

I I She has just decided she I Would My parents think I You We We Shall

Couldn’t Could May Might could will Won’t would You Should Ought to should must mustn’t We

Verbs speak use be

complement several languages my mobile? working now

Function Ability Permission Possibility

solve help

all our issues me?

attend end

yesterday’s class soon

Inability Asking for a favor Request Inability In Past Possibility

get love go prefer like start dating

A job before finishing university you forever with us the window seat to go to the cinema? someone else

Ability in Past Promise Instant Decision Preference Invitation/Offering Action to be made

see respect drive Call

a doctor nature being drunk the police?

Advice Obligation Prohibition Asking for an action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ckl_XQDDQqs

Structure using modals Affirmative

Negative

Question

Subject + modal + Inf verb

Subject + modal + not + Inf verb

Modal + Subject + Inf verb

You must go (debes ir)

Patricia Wouldn´t call him without you (Patricia no lo llamaría sin ti)

May she go to the cinema with us?

(Puede ir al cine con nosotros?)

She could win the game (Ella podría ganar el juego)

I will not do it (No lo haré)

Can we take this? (¿Podemos tomar esto?)

Existen 4 propiedades o características en los modal verbs: 1. Como lo mostramos anteriormente, nunca se conjugan.

2. Cambian o transforman los verbos, es decir, que siempre después de usar un modal verb, el verbo debe estar en su modo infinitiva (sin el “to”), por ejemplo: You can read better (Tú puedes leer mejor) 3. Expresan necesidad, probabilidad, habilidad, capacidad, sugerencias o consejos; permiso, solicitud; obligación, certidumbre o disposición.

4. Cuando los modal verbs en inglés se encuentran en forma negativa o interrogativa no necesitan de un auxiliar, puesto que el verbo es usado con ese objetivo; por ejemplo: I can't dance (No puedo bailar) · Can you sing? (¿Puedes cantar?)

Let’s Listen https://soundcloud.com/user-619121075-87532061/travel-advice-modals-pronunciation

Listen to the pieces of advice and identify what they are talking about (Topics)

1) Transportation 2) Keeping your most important things with you (Luggage) 3) Food 4) Driver’s license (Documents) 5) Health 6) Money

What can we say about these pictures?

He might/may/could have a serious health problem

He can run real fast

The man should start meditating

She might / may / could get some good news

The woman should consult with a doctor

The man can’t stop working

That man’s priority should be his daughter

May I go to the bathroom?

You mustn’t carry weapons there

They might / could / may / be actors

We must pay our taxes

They should get married

Next Class Activity Complete the text with the words you listen

I’m not very good at decisions. I don’t really know what I want to do. I might go to work for my father. He’s got a shop, but that’s not very interesting or I might go traveling with my friend James. The problem is that I don’t have much money, so I might get a job in a bar or a shop and save some. I’m quite good with computers, so I might do a course in computer programming, who knows?

Complete these sentences with an appropriate modal verb Might/may/could

Shouldn’t should Was able can Have to must couldn’t

yesterday’s Activity Listening & Reading