1. Lesson Plan 5
Date : Jun 15st , 2012 Level : 1ero Medio
Activity: Introducing modal verbs: Can, Can’t , Should, Shouldn’t, May, Might etc
Skills: Listening, writing, speaking
Expected outcomes: By the lesson students will indentify different modal verbs and the meaning they
convey: obligation, necessity, ability, request and suggestion. Also they will be able to start producing
some sentences where modals are set in context. Resources: dictionary, markers, board, worksheets
etc.
Time Comments:
Introduction : 15 min Teacher greets the students , calls the roll and introduce
Greetings. The topic which is “Modal verbs” used to express
Roll Calling, obligation, necessity, ability , request , suggestion:
Topic Introduction Should, Shouldn’t, Can, Can’t, Must, Might, Have to.
Before doing that, teacher briefly asks to handle a modal
Verbs chart he previously provides them by sending it
To the class e-mail account.
While –Stage 20 min Teacher now starts by giving a definition of modal verbs:
“They are Auxiliary verbs that provide additional
And specific meaning to the main verb of the sentence.
Modal verbs are sometimes referred to as
Modal Auxiliary verbs because they help other verbs”
“What are Modals verbs? Teacher starts writing on the board the modals which are
How do they work?” the focus of the lesson:
1) Should- Shouldn’t : To express recommendation
Then he writes some simple examples in order to show
Them working in context, by saying an stamen and then
Writing the recommendation it is possible to give according
To the statement e.g.:
“ we don’t understand modal verbs: I think we should
Check out the lesson contents again”
“ The teacher is explain the lesson’s contents: Students
Shouldn’t make noise meanwhile the teacher explains”
2) Can – Can’t: To express ability and to ask for
permission:
To express ability: I can play the guitar, I can play football
To express permission: Can I borrow your pain?
Teacher follows the same methodology along with the rest
Of modal verbs which are included in the lesson, giving the
Opportunity to make examples to the students and to share
Them with the rest of students.

2. The idea on this, is guiding student to start producing
By using their speaking skills some simple sentences
And clarify the use of them.
As Long as the students try to put them in context,
Making errors in this case, will be useful in order to clarify the way
Modal verbs work.
Post stage: 15 min In order to work on them in grammar context, teacher provides a
“ Modal verbs modals verbs worksheet where they have match according to the use
Worksheet” of each and every modal, it is a three stage worksheet.
Teacher provides individual assistance and clarify doubts related to
Vocabulary, expression and use of modals.
Closing. Teacher anticipates next lesson about modals which consists on
A interactive presentations about modal and the engagement on
A series of ESL on line games for young learners in order to reinforce
Modal verbs definition and use.