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Ways of Teaching Modal Verbs in Secondary School

The document discusses ways of teaching modal verbs in secondary school. It begins by outlining the structure of the paper, which includes chapters on different approaches to modality, an analysis of exercises in school manuals, and a practical display of teaching rules for modality. It then provides details on 10 main modal verbs and what they express, such as possibility, permission, obligation, prohibition, advice and suggestions. Examples are given for how each modal verb is used. The document concludes by thanking the reader.

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Ways of Teaching Modal Verbs in Secondary School

The document discusses ways of teaching modal verbs in secondary school. It begins by outlining the structure of the paper, which includes chapters on different approaches to modality, an analysis of exercises in school manuals, and a practical display of teaching rules for modality. It then provides details on 10 main modal verbs and what they express, such as possibility, permission, obligation, prohibition, advice and suggestions. Examples are given for how each modal verb is used. The document concludes by thanking the reader.

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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
INSTITUTE OF CONTINUING EDUCATION
FOREIGN LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT
FOREIGN LANGUAGES CHAIR

Ways of Teaching
Modal Verbs in Secondary School
 

WRITTEN BY

ILCA VALENTINA
 
 
CHIȘINĂRU 2021
Ways of Teaching Modal Verbs in Secondary School
The major aim of our research is to investigate the category of
modality from the lexico-grammatical point of view and to account
for the means of expressing lexical and grammatical modality in
English and Romanian and the ways of teaching Modals in
Secondary School.
Ways of Teaching Modal Verbs in Secondary School

The tasks of investigation determined the structure and volume


of our paper which consists of:

Introduction, Chapter One, Chapter Two, Conclusions,


Bibliography, Summary, and Appendix
In Chapter I we have studied different approaches to the
category of modality. The grammarians treat the semantic value of
modality rather differently
In the Chapter II we have analyzed the exercises included in
the school manuals used for teaching Modal Verbs.
Chapter III is a practical display of rules of teaching modality in
pictures.
Ways of Teaching Modal Verbs in Secondary School

Modal verbs are also called modal auxiliary verbs, modal


auxiliaries, or simply modals. They are verbs which 'help' other
verbs to express a meaning: it is important to realise that these
"modal verbs" have no meaning by themselves.
10 Modal Verbs

can may will shall must

could might would should ought


FORM
MODAL VERBS do not have a third person –s
Ex: She can swim. (not - She cans swim.)

MODAL VERBS take the bare infinitive (without “to”)


Ex: I should go now. (not – I should to go now.)

MODAL VERBS take “not” to form the negative


Ex: You can’t smoke in here. (not – You don’t can smoke in here.)

MODAL VERBS use inversion of the subject in questions


Ex: Can I come in? (not – Do I can come in?)
What do modals express?

ability request advice

necessity
obligation

permission desire
offer

suggestion probability
POSSIBILITY (1)
MAY / MIGHT / COULD

There is someone at the door. It to show that


may / might / could be Ann. something is possible,
but not certain

MAY(more possible) MIGHT/COULD (less possible)

to express a
It may not / might not be Ann. present/future
uncertainty

We do not use COULDN’T to express uncertainty in the present.


POSSIBILITY (2)
CAN/ COULD

It can be very cold in winter.


to make general
(it is sometimes very cold)
statements about what
It could be very cold in winter. is/was possible
(sometimes it was very cold)

SHOULD (very likely or certain)

It’s nearly 6. They should be here to suggest something


that is true or will
any minute. happen
POSSIBILITY (3)
MUST
You haven’t eaten all to show that we are
sure something to be
day. You must be true (we have reasons
quite hungry. for it)

CAN’T / COULDN’T

She can’t be in Italy. I saw her to show that


today. something is
impossible
We knew it couldn’t be true.
PERMISSION
CAN / COULD / MAY
Can / could / may I answer the asking for permission
phone, please? to do something

CAN (less formal) COULD (formal) MAY (more formal)

Yes, you can / may. You can / may giving permission


answer your phone.

No, you can’t / may not. refusing permission

To give or refuse permission we use CAN/MAY but not COULD.


ABILITY
CAN / COULD (being able to do something)

He can run quite fast. ability in the present

He could run quite fast when he ability in the past


was younger.

lack of ability in the


I can’t speak English fluently.
present

I couldn’t speak English at all a lack of ability in the


year ago. past
OBLIGATION
MUST (strong obligation)

You must stop at a red to say that it is


necessary to do
light. something

SHOULD(N’T) (weak obligation)

He should drive more carefully. to show what is right /


appropriate to do
You shouldn’t drink and drive.
PROHIBITION
MUSTN’T / CAN’T

to show that something


You mustn’t / can’t smoke here. is prohibited / not
allowed

Can’t tells us that something is against the rules. 

Mustn’t is usually used when the obligation comes from the


person who is speaking.
ADVICE / SUGGESTIONS
SHOULD(N’T) / COULD

You should send him
to make a suggestion
an email. and give advice
You should see a doctor.

We could meet at the weekend. to make a suggestion


Examples:

 should not — shouldn't


 may not —mayn't
 must not — mustn't
 need not —needn't
Thank you for your attention!!!

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