HIMAMAYLAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

Vasquez St., Himamaylan City

Lesson Plan in English IV

Date: Approximate Time:

Conversational English

SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

KNOWLEDGE

Identify the use and examples of modals

SKILLS

Use modals appropriately

ATTITUDE

Observe courtesy in oral communication

ASSESSMENT:

Oral Activity
Form groups of six members. Create a situation where you can use modals in your conversation. Be ready to present your
conversation in class.

Rubrics: Use of modals 75

Facility of the language 25
Total 100

SUPPORT INSTRUCTIONAL
STRATEGIES
MATERIALS / TEACHER’S NOTES
ROUTINE ACTIVITIES:
1. Speech Drill: The vowel /u/
Words:
book foot wood could
cook look would should

Phrases:
get the book could cook well would hurt the foot

Sentences:
Mother could cook without a book.
She’s afraid she would hurt her foot.
I should get the book and look for the woods.

2. Review
Direction: Fill in the blanks with is/are/am + going to in telling about the future.
a. Amy ____________ sing the Pambansang Awit.
b. Johnny and Aylene __________ dance in the program.
c. My sister _________ visit my uncle in the farm.
PRE-ACTIVITY:
MOTIVATION:
Have you been to an oceanarium?
What can you see there?
Share to the class your experience

PRESENTATION:

Today, you are going to learn the use of modals.

ACTIVITY:

Listen to a voice-over from a nature documentary.

Listening text:

Here you can see the beautiful sea urchin. It is minding it’s own
business. It’s spiny skin will drive many predators away. Look! It’s going out of
it’s hiding place. Maybe it’s hungry. It will look for a nice dinner.
A silver shark is coming towards the sea urchin. The sea urchin
should get away from it inorder to stay alive. Here comes the silver shark. It is
trying to eat the sea urchin but its spines are making it difficult for the shark to
swallow. The shark will spit it out. See! The sea urchin is free!
The sea urchin is going back to it’s hiding place. Maybe it would look
for it’s dinner later.

ANALYSIS:

a. What is described by the announcer?

b. What will help the sea urchin keep predators away?
c. What will the sea urchin do when it’s hungry?
d. What will the sea urchin do in order to stay alive?
e. What did the announcer say when the sea urchin went back to its
hiding place?
f. How did the sea urchin keep itself safe?
g. How do you keep yourself safe?

Probable answers to questions b, c, d and e:

b) Its spiny skin will help keep predators away.
c) It will look for a nice dinner.
d) The sea urchin should get away from the shark in order to stay alive.
e) He said it would look for its dinner later.

What time element does shall and will show?

What is expressed by will in answer no. 3?
What does should and would show?
What form of the verb follows the modals?

ABSTRACTION:
When do we use the modals will/would?
(Use will to express future time. Use would to express 50% less
probability)
When do we use the modals shall/should?
(Use shall in questions. Should expresses obligation that are to be met,
expectations and to offer advice. It also expresses future in the past.)
What form of the verb is used with modals?
(The simple form of the verb is used with modals.)
APPLICATION:

Game: Round Robin Fish bowl containing the strips of

Directions: Inside the box are strips of paper. Get a strip of paper and paper
answer the questions written on it.

How old will you be two years from now?

What will your friend do with her money?
When will father get a haircut?
What will mother sell in the exhibit?
Who should pay your tuition fee?
Why should you have an increase in your allowance?
How should you stay fit and healthy?
What should you don to get high grades?
Who shall lead the prayer on Monday?
What shall the children bring tomorrow?
What shall we have on your birthday on Sunday?
If you were a butterfly, what should you do?
Your classmates were late. What would you tell them?
Bill didn’t come to your party. What would you tell him?
Last night it was raining, what would you bring to school?

Spinning Ideas
Direction: With your pair take turns spinning the 2 wheels. One will ask the
question, the other will answer.
Example: What should you do at work?
What shall you do at work?
What will you do on a holiday?
What would you do on a holiday?

ASSIGNMENT
Complete the following sentences using will, would, shall and should.
1) Red is not the right match for your dress, you _________ have used
yellow instead.
2) Bill didn’t come to the party, Mary ________ get angry with him.
3) Next year, I __________ study real hard in order to make my parents
happy.
4) Don’t just listen to rumors, you _________ have talked to her
personally.