Grammar and usage(1): Modal verbs: general introduction教学设计(教案)

A “special” gift

——情态动词在语境中的灵活运用

Teaching aims 1.

Students are able to understand modal verbs’ meaning of “making guesses” and “unreal condition”.

2.

Students are able to handle exercises with skills. 3.

Students are able to write and express flexibly with modal verbs.

Teaching difficulty and focus 1.

It is difficult for students to tell differences between “can”

“should”

& “may”.

2.

It is difficult for students to tell differences between “should” & “应该”.

3.

It is difficult for students to understand “unreal conditions”.

4.

Students should be taught with skills to do exercises.

Teaching procedures making guesses about me Good morning everyone! Before we start our lesson, I want you to know more about me. But let’s do it differently.

Please tell me which one do you think is true? a.

Professor Wang, who gave you a lecture in Oct. was once my teacher. b.

I am a good harp player. c.

My birthday is on the day before this year’s Thanks-giving Day. Sorry to let you down, but none of these three is true. But they are very close to truth.

I cannot play harp, but I am a good Chinese harp player. My birthday is on the day before Halloween. So, these days while you are busy doing your homework, I am busy receiving gifts! It is always a pleasant moment to receive a gift. But this year, I received a “special” gift! Do you want to know that?

Yeah!

I was just as anxious as you are now so I asked my friend in advance. This is our dialogue:

Please translate our dialogue into English using modal verbs: 1. 相信我，一定是你的菜！It must be your favorite! 2. 你能给我些提示吗？___________ you give me some ideas? 3. 这是日常可能用到的工具。It ___________ be used in our daily life. 4. 日常？那我以前一定买过吧。

I _________________________(buy) it before. 5. 很新奇，你以前一定没买过！It is special! You _______________(buy) it before. 6. 好期待，我竟然猜不出～I ___________ be stuck by your gift! Waiting~~~ 7. 周日应该会到了。等等哦～It ___________ be received on Friday! Be patient! 

Invite 2 students to write their answers on the blackboard. As we can see there are similarities and differences here. Which one do you think is correct? …Well, you must be confused.

making guesses about the present “Now, suppose you were my friend”: After a day’s busy work, you are too tired to talk a word. You turn on the computer and for a long time surf. Finally, you choose a surprise for her. Please read the inner thoughts of my friend with emotion! Students read together: Zisa works in a senior high, so she must be busy! Therefore, what can be her ideal gift? What can be her favorite? What can impress her most? I have to make up my mind tonight or it may be late to pay.

Ermm… I got it! If I send her a gift used everyday, it should be of great help to her! How clever am I! “Please summarize the usage of modal verbs”: 1.

肯定句推测用：___________, ___________, ___________/___________ 2.

否疑句推测用：___________ optional question: 1.

might/may；should; must 的区别是什么？

2.

can不能用于肯定句吗？

making guesses about the past These are modal verbs for present guesses, what if we make guesses about the past?

Please make analogy to fill in the blanks here. 1.

形式：V情态

+ ______________________ 2.

肯定句语法强弱依次为___________，___________，___________ 3.

否定／疑问句用：___________／___________ have done 4.

should have done 含义___________ ，___________ (有／无)推测用法

optional questions: 1.

should have done 是什么含义？

Summary: check answers & do some exercises

modal verbs expressing unreal conditions Let me show you my gift! Walala~~~ It is a box of seals and quill-pens, which is very delicate and useful for an English teacher! However, as I was appreciating them, I found a horrible mistake! My name was mistaken! I felt so upset and awkward that I told my friend without hesitation! And she was very embarrassed! So she rushed to the shop and argued with the salesman.

Please find the mistakes in the following sentences and correct them.

1.

你们居然做错了字母！ You must have made the wrong letter!  should

2. 应该是弄错了。It should have been a mistake. __________

3. 你们本该和我确认的！You should check it with me before. __________

4. 电脑制图有时会有问题。Even computers can make mistakes.___________

5. 我本可以给她一个惊喜。I might give her a surprise. __________

6. 你们必须重做一个，否则差评！You must make a new one for me! __________

7. 不好意思，我们不会再出错了。Sorry, we can not make mistakes. __________

optional questions: 1.

What do they mean?

You should have made the wrong letter：______________ I might/may have given her a surprise：______________ It could have been a mistake：______________ You should have checked it with me before：______________ Must have done：______________ 2.

Which one is better?

You must make a new one for me! You shall make a new one for me! Summary: check answers

Finally, my friend sent another one for me. This time she made my name correct. Therefore, we can’t be too careful about our gift!

preparing a gift Since we are now senior students, it is not long before we say goodbye to our beautiful school and lovely teachers. Please come up with a gift for your head teacher after graduation and write reasons for your choice. You should write with modal verbs as many as possible.