1、Modal verbsModal verbs Unit4 Grammar and UsageUnit4 Grammar and Usage Watch the video 1. What is the question? 2. How does Alisha explain? Watch the video 1. What is the question? 2. How does Alisha explain? Can you explain what Modal Verbs are?Can you explain what Modal Verbs are? How does Alisha e
2、xplain? Modal Verbs are Modal Verbs are used to talk used to talk about about possibility, possibility, ability, ability, suggestion, suggestion, necessity, etc.necessity, etc. Modal verb What Modal Verbs have we learned? Modal verbs could may might shall should have to must ought to can Read the di
3、alogue A: May I ask you a question? B: Yes, please. A.: I find it hard to decide what to read. Would you give me some advice? B: Of course, I will. You can ask your teacher, classmates or friends for recommendations, go to bookshops, or read book reviews. SuggestionSuggestion(1) RequestRequestWouldW
4、ould you give me some advice? PermissionPermission(2) willingnesswillingness(3) You cancan ask your teacher MayMay I ask you a question? Of course, I willwill. Read the article on the book Read the article and try to find sentences with modal verbs. Then, try to divide the sentences into four parts.
5、 Fill in the blanks SuggestionSuggestion What shall shall I read? AbilityAbility NecessityNecessity PossibilitPossibilit y y Check your answers SuggestionSuggestion What shall shall I read? AbilityAbility NecessityNecessity PossibilitPossibilit y y you cancan get ideas from different sources You cou
6、ldcould also read book reviews in newspapers, in magazines or online. Teachers in particular cancan provide suggestions for interesting reading materials that can be found in the library or bookshop easily. A book review cancan often tell you whether a book is worth reading or not. what books you ou
7、ght to ought to read. However, you mustmust also decide for yourself what kind of books to read. You do not have to have to read a book just because everyone recommends it. You mightmight have asked yourself this question more than once. These ideas shouldshould point you in the right direction. you
8、 maymay find yourself better able to seek out books to your taste Exploring the rules Modal verbs can express ability or necessity. They can also make suggestions or describe the probability of an event. The same modal verb can have different functions. Modal verbs can be followed by _. * You can ch
9、oose more than one answer for the blank. a. do (the base form) d. be done (the passive voice) b. doing (the verb-ing form) e. be doing (the continuous form) c. did (the past form) f. have done (the perfect form) a, d, e, f Conclude the rules Suggestionshould, ought to, could, can, shallshould, ought
10、 to, could, can, shall Abilitycan, could, can, could, Necessitymust, have to, should, ought to, must, have to, should, ought to, Possibilitymay, might, could, should, mustmay, might, could, should, must Make sentences You should /ought to You can/could We/I shall Make sentences 我能跑的特别快我能跑的特别快 I can/
11、could Make sentences must/have to/should/ ought to Make sentences 你可能爱上了我你可能爱上了我 You may/might/could/ must be/should Reread the article and complete the mind map To solve the problem of “What shall I read?” Get ideas from different sources. (1) (2) (3) (4)Look through the collection in library. Deve
12、lop your own taste. Ask friends, parents and teachers to recommend books. Read book reviews in newspaper, in magazine or online. Look for books on topics that interest you. Homework 1. Summarize the different functions of the following modal verbs: can, must, should, may/might and shall. 2. Write a paragraph on books you would like to recommend with at least five sentences, using proper modal verbs. THANK YOU
