Grammar and usage(1): Modal verbs: general introduction教案教学设计导入设计

Grammar and usage Teaching Aims: 1、

Learn that modal verbs can be used to talk about ability, obligation, certainty or permission, to make requests, suggestions, offers and to give advice. 2、

Enable students to learn that some modal verbs can be used with the continuous form and the perfect form to talk about current affairs or past actions. Teaching Important Points: 1、

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Develop the students’ ability of using modal verbs.

How to make students master the usage of modal verbs. Teaching Difficult Points: Develop the students’ ability of using modal verbs and how to make students master the usage of modal verbs. Teaching Methods: Explanation and exercise Teaching Aids: 1.

The multimedia 2.

The blackboard Teaching Procedures: Step1 Warming up Say some sentences to warm up students: Can you drive ? He can jump 2 meters.

You must work hard ,or you have to live a hard life. Step2 Lead in

Let students say sentences including modal verbs as many as possible. Step3 Activities: (1)Introduce modal verbs with the following: Now, many of us can speak English quite well, but a few years ago, we couldn’t. If we talk about the ability someone has now , we use “can”. If we talk about the ability someone had in the past, we usually use “could”.

Ask students: If we talk about the ability in the future, what modal verbs do we use ? ( will, shall, be able to )

(2)

Ask students to make sentences using these words to talk about ability. Show the usage of the modal verbs on the screen. (3)

Talk about obligation of the modal verbs “should, ought to, have to, must ”,

Show the usage of the modal verbs on the screen. Step4 Write the following sentence on the blackboard :

I might/may/could/should/ought to/will/must watch the TV programme tonight. Explain the usage of these modal verbs, showing more examples on the screen. Step5 Explain the usage of permission of the modal verbs “Can, could, might”

Show the examples on the screen Step6. Ask students to read Part 1 on page 28 to find out how modal verbs are used to talk about ability, obligation, certainty and permission, showing more examples to the students and explaining the usage to the students. Step7 Ask students to read Part 2 about the modal verbs of making requests, suggestions or offers, and give advice. Step8

Ask students to read the instructions for the exercise on page 29, complete the article individually, and then check the

answers in class. Ask students to give reasons for each choice they make. Step 9

Ask students to read Part 4 on Page 28. Make sure that they understand why the continuous form or the perfect form is used in the example sentences. Homework: Part C1 on page 100 of the workbook