1/14/2014

Modal verbs (speaking)


MODAL VERBS - speaking activities


1.   Guess the place they're talking about (group work)



2.  In pairs ask students to imagine a perfect society. They must then write the rules for their Utopia. Place the rules on the wall and the class votes for their favourite society. Or ask students to read their rules and have a vote instead.


3.  Teach your students about the modal verbs of obligation have to and has to with this useful worksheet. Students write sentences about what David has to do today, according to the items on his desk and a list of verbs and nouns. The students then write sentences about what they have to do today.


4.  Your group has just taken over the management of the hotel. With your group members look at the following information and decide what the rules are going to be in your hotel. Use the modal verbs
must, mustn't, have to, don't have to, can and can't




5.  How to make a cup of tea?

ESL/EFL Writing Activity - Pre-intermediate - 30 Minutes
In this pairwork activity, students practice modal verbs of obligation for describing different situations. The teacher starts the teaching activity by writing 'How to pass an exam' on the board. Then, under the sentence, the teacher writes the modal verbs of obligation: You have to... You mustn't... You should... You don't have to... You must... You shouldn't... The students give examples to complete each sentence. Next, the students are spilt into pairs and given six 'How to' cards. The students are then given another 'How to' situation. The pairs race to write six sentences expressing obligation for the given situation. As soon as a pair has finished their sentences, they read out their sentences to the class. If their sentences are correctly formed and match the situation, they win the round. Six rounds are played in all.




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