MODALS
MODALS
MODALS
GRADE 10!
KNOW ME NOT?
Solve fun Letter Riddles! Tease your brain with these cool
mind boggling puzzles that will stump you.
M
What letter is the center of joy
and the principal mover of
sorrow?
O
Every dawn begins with me At dusk I’ll be
the first you see And daybreak couldn’t
come without What midday centers all
about Daises grow from me, I’m told And
when I come, I end all cold But in the sun I
won’t be found Yet still, each day I’ll be
around
D
What's at the end of Christmas?
S
While I am in air, I am not in oxygen.
I am also in water, but not in hydrogen.
I am necessary in all animals, but you won't
find me in the zoo.
Look in all brains and you'll find me there
too.
What am I?
A
What letter adds great value to a
pear?
MODALS
MODALS
OBJECTIVES
1. Identify modals
2. express permission, obligation
and prohibition using appropriate
modals;
What I Know
Tell whether the underlined phrase expresses
Permission, Obligation or Prohibition.
1.Passengers must not play music or talk on this
part of the train. prohibition
prohibition
2. You can’t go in a mall without your mother.
3. You have to show your ID before you can enter
the place. obligation
4. You can sit here. The seat is free. permission
5. I must hand in all requirements before Friday
obligation
What’s In
Activity 1: Guess What?
Guess the words described below. Use the boxes as your clue.
1. This is a type of modal which indicates that something should not be
done or that someone must not do something.
P I I I N
P R O H I B I T I O N
C
2. A. You can turn right.
B. You must turn right.
C. You have to turn right.
3. A. You can use mobile phones inside the classroom.
B. You can’t use mobile phones inside the classroom.
C. You mustn’t use mobile phones inside the
C
classroom.
D. You don’t have to use mobile phones inside
the classroom.
4. A. You must throw garbage anywhere.
B. You can’t throw garbage anywhere.
C. You mustn’t throw garbage anywhere.
C
D. You don’t have to throw garbage anywhere.
The second example uses the modal verb can. Notice how the meaning changes
slightly. The speaker does not swim every Tuesday; they’re saying they are
capable of swimming every Tuesday if they need to
WHAT ARE MODAL VERBS?
S V
Subject M Verb
MUSTN’T,
MUST, NEED TO,
HAVE TO, DON’T HAVE TO
CAN, CAN’T, COULD
Modal Verbs: Prohibition, Obligation and
Permission
A. Prohibition – can’t, mustn’t
Can't and mustn't (must not) are used to show that something is
prohibited or not allowed.
Examples:
You can't drive in this country unless you are over eighteen.
You can’t enter in ths school without complete uniform
Examples:
Can I borrow a pen?
Can I go now?
Could I open the window?
WHAT I KNEW
Complete the following sentences using appropriate modal verbs. Choose
the correct answer from the box
6. People_______smoke
MUSTN’T
in public places.
7. Students _____manage
MUST
their time carefully when taking a
timed test.
8. People______turn
MUST off their mobile phones at the movie
theater.
9. Men and women_____HAVE TO
be treated equally.
10. If you are going to drive, you_____
MUSTN’T consume alcoholic
drinks.
JEOPARDY GAME!
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GROUP ACTIVITY
Playtime Mode!
Directions: Make five guidelines in playing the sports identified below.
Choose only one sport. Use the modals specified in the parenthesis (can,
can’t, must, mustn’t, have to, don’t have to). The first one is done for you.
EVALUATION:
ANSWER THE GIVEN PRINTED
QUIZ. ENCIRCLE THE
CORRECT ANSWER
NOTE:
EXEMPTED NUMBERS:
nO. 3, 10, 14, 18
ANSWERS:
1. A 6. A 11. A 16. B
2.B 7. A 12. A 17. B
8. B 13. B
4. B
9. A
5. B
15. A
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