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modal verbs



marwashehab
Egypt

modal verbs
 
can anyone help me for a good discussion to teach modal verbs for elementary stage.

9 Mar 2013      





ELOJOLIE274
France

What about talking about rules in general (rules at school, rules at homes, rules at the beach or at the park...)?
for example: you can use your mp3 player outside but you mustn �t use it in class or in the corridors... you can wear a bathing suit at the beach but it �s fordidden to wear one in town. You shouldn �t stay up late when you have school the next day.
do you see what I mean?
take care!

9 Mar 2013     



marwashehab
Egypt

Thanks Elojolie274 for your ideas

9 Mar 2013     



maceman
Canada

Recently I had to look for similar activities.

I found Penny Ur �s - Grammar Practice Activities - A Practical Guide for Teachers helpful.

She suggests a number of activities which may be suitable for your class.
In brief, she suggests you could:

1. Hand out a sheet of well known international symbols that express permission or obligation.
You can then ask the students either orally or in writing t tell you what the symbols mean using can, can �t, must, mustn �t.

2. Choose a game that all students know. After putting some basic information on the board about the game invite the students to list its rules using modals such as: may,may not, can, can �t, must, mustn �t.

3. Ask students to offer advice to anyone coming to your school for the first time. The kinds of things they should and shouldn �t do or must and mustn �t do.  (ie You must come to school on time.)

She has several other good ideas and explains them in more detail than I am doing.

Hope this helps.

Have a great day!




9 Mar 2013