English Modal Verbs ?English Modal Verbs ?

FL790 Summer 2010Instructor: Dr: Sehlaoui.FL790 Summer 2010Instructor: Dr: Sehlaoui.

Introduction of Lesson I

DEFINITION OF ENGLISH MODAL VEBS I am giving a general information about modal verbs

in this lesson:* By giving Modals sentences to observe .* By teaching students how to use inductive strategy

to synthesize and generalize the governing rules. • By using the inductive strategy, students will become

autonomous learners and independent thinkers who discover the rules of learning materials themselves.

• Part of my examples in classroom was taken from Sentence Concordance proto: http://www.lextutor.ca/concordancers/sentences/

• I think it is a very helpful and powerful to look up sentences or group of words that we need to identify meaning when we are not sure on other websites.

QUESTION 1

Modal verbs are auxiliary words that provide additional and specific meaning to main verbs of the sentence which convey the speaker's opinion about or attitude towards what is being expressed.

There are different moods and different ways to express modal verbs in English .

What are modal verbs?

Here are some samples of Modals:

Can

CouldBe able toMayMustHave toShould

Ought toWillWouldShallHad betterMight

S+ M+V+..O+..A.

How to use the modals:BASIC STRUTURE FORM

ABILITY, PERMISSION, POSSIBILITY, OBLIGATION, EXPECTABILITY & PROBABILITY.

Notice: Modal verbs do not take "-s" in the third person.

How to use the modals:BASIC STRUTURE FORM

Essential Optional

-You need to play Modals between the subject and the

main Verb.- You must keep the main Verb in

the same form.

First, Modals are not verbs

Correct She can play.

They do not accept conjugation and they do not need other auxiliaries

Incorrect She can plays.Incorrect She can plays.

MODALS: BASIC PRINCIPLES

Another principle is they carry complimentary verbal meaning as well.

Correct:Will she play?

Incorrect Will she can play?

-Are you going to see your advisor ? -I don’t know. I think I should.

Question 2: What modals do we have in English?

-Single concept Modals.

-Double concept Modals.

-Modals in Past

What modals do we have in English? We can split them into three main categories that are:

How we use single concept Modals

Modals Concept Examples

Will Future promising I will see you in August.

Can Present ability I can buy you dinner.

Might Small probability I may see her tomorrow.

Should Recommendation You should visit your sister . She is sick.

Ought to Formal recommendation

All our staff ought to participate in the meeting.

Had better Warning You had better tell your mother about this issue.

How we use double concept Modals

Double concept Modals

Concept Examples

May (1) Permission May I come in?.

May (2) Good probability

Davis may use the tax bill as a means to effect a transition from special sessions of the Legislature to normalcy. ttp://www.lextutor.ca/concordancers/sentences/conc.pl?inputs=may&this_corp=Brown_strip.txt&output=aligned&sizer=14

Must (1) Obligation/Responsibility

Once again, the United States must choose.http://www.lextutor.ca/concordancers/sentences/conc.pl?inputs=must&this_corp=Brown_strip.txt&output=aligned&sizer=14

Must (2) Assumption She did not arrive. She must be sick.

How to use double concept Modals

Would (1) Past ( used to) When I was younger I would run five miles every day.

Would (2) Present unreal I would buy this car, but I can’t not afford it.One might think the problem would be similar.

How we use double concept Modals

Double concept Modals

Concept Examples

Shall (1) Educated expression

I’m sorry. I shall leave now.

Shall (2) Contractual obligation

The company shall pay to their workers by the end of the month.

Could (1) Unreal ability If I had money ,I could buy you that watch.

Could (2) Past ability He could terminate special sessions of the Legislature.http://www.lextutor.ca/concordancers/sentences/conc.pl?inputs=could&this_corp=Brown_strip.txt&output=aligned&sizer=14

That is the End of the lesson 1.

The Past Modals we will take a look in lesson 2 after tomorrow. What I want you to do for this lesson is to practice what you just learnt by doing exercise from the hand out which I printed out from the link. I also remind you that you must do your home work at home before you go to class. http://www.englishpage.com/modals/modalintro.htmlI found a very useful website where you can look up group of words or sentences that you want to verify. Here is the website: http://www.lextutor.ca/concordancers/sentences/

REFLECTION ON TEACHING & LEARNING WITH CALLT

The experimental group improved as a result of blending online and in-class instruction.

From different sources together

with good instructional

strategies applied will bring

students good inputs.

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