Unit 1　Festivals around the world (Period 3　Learning about language: Grammar)

b: yes, you .
5. a: he is very handsome. ______________ he play the role of the prince?
b: no, he  __________________________.
6. a: the neighbors’ children are older this year. ______________ they stop playing tricks at halloween?
b: perhaps, they  __________________________.
the following procedures may be followed:
1. let students complete the dialogues using modal verbs individually.
2. check the answers with the whole class.
3. ask students to practice their dialogues in pairs.
4. let some pairs perform their dialogues in the front.
suggested answers:
1. a: would
b: ‘d like to go with you on sunday
2. a: could
b: couldn’t find it
3. a: may
b: may go (with your friends)
4. a: should
b: should study science
5. a: can
b: can’t play the role of the prince
6. a: might/should
b: might/should stop playing tricks at halloween
→step 6 closing down by a quiz
show the following exercises on the screen. let students finish them within five minutes to see if they have mastered the use of modal verbs. five minutes later, check the answers with the whole class.
1. peter ______________ come with us tonight, but he isn’t very sure yet.
a. must
b. may
c. can
d. will
2. michael ______________ be a policeman, for he’s much too short.
a. needn’t
b. can’t
c. should
d. may
3. it’s nearly seven o’clock. jack ______________ be here at any moment.
a. must
b. need
c. should
d. can
4. john, you ______________ play with the knife; you ______________ hurt yourself.
a. won’t; can’t
b. mustn’t; may
c. shouldn’t; must
d. can’t; shouldn’t
5. —when can i come for the photos?  i need them tomorrow afternoon.
—they ______________ be ready by 12: 00.
a. can
b. should
c. might
d. need
6. —are you coming to jeff’s party?
—i’m not sure. i ______________ go to the concert instead.
a. must
b. would
c. should
d. might
7. i didn’t see her in the meeting this morning. she ______________ have spoken at the meeting.
a. mustn’t
b. shouldn’t
c. needn’t
d. couldn’t
8. susan ______________ written a report like this.
a. can have
b. mustn’t have
c. can’t have
d. ought to not have
9. sorry, i’m late. i ______________ have turned off the alarm clock and gone back to sleep again.
a. might
b. should
c. can
d. will
10. jenny ______________ have kept her word. i wonder why she changed her mind.
a. must
b. should
c. need
d. would
11. we ______________ last night, but we went to the concert instead.
a. must have studied
b. might study
c. should have studied
d. would study
12. —will you stay for lunch?
—sorry, ______________. my brother is coming to see me.