HOLY CROSS COLLEGE OF CARIGARA

Rebolledo St. Brgy. Ponong, Carigara, Leyte

Institution: 08074
COLLEGE DEPARTMENT

NAME: Karen Caballes CRS/YR: BSED ENGLISH III

DETAILED LESSON PLAN

MODALS

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the students should be able to:

1. Identify modals according to their usage.

2. Perform a role play incorporating concepts of modals on its dialogue.
3. Reflect on the value of modals in daily conversation with other people.

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

a) Topic: MODALS
b) Reference: Ellis, Matt. What are Modal Verbs.2021. Retrieved from
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/modal-verbs/
c) Teaching Materials: PowerPoint presentation, Scissor, Tape and construction
paper.

III.PROCEDURE:

Teacher’s Activities Student’s Activities

 A. PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES

Greetings
Good morning class.
Good morning ma’am

How are you feeling today?

We’re great ma’am

Good to hear that!

Prayer
May I request Liezel to lead the prayer?
(Liezel leads a prayer)
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be
er, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be
done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this
day our daily bread; and forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive those who trespass
against us; and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son,
Thank you, Liezel, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Classroom Management
Now, class, arrange your seats first, make sure
it’s all aligned and pick up the pieces of paper.

(The students will arrange their seats and

pick up the pieces of paper.)
Okay, thank you! Please sit down.

Checking of attendance
Class secretary, is there any absentee today?

None, ma’am.
Wow! Very good, dear students.

r, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.

Review of the past lesson
Alright, before we proceed to our new lesson,
let’s have a short review first of what we have
tackled last meeting.

Cathlyn, kindly, give us a recap about our

previous discussion?
Ma’am, our previous discussion was all
about action words or verbs.

Thank you, Cathlyn. That is short yet absolutely

correct!

Next, Xavier, What is the function of a verb in a

sentence? Simply, the function of the verb in a
sentence is that it tell us what the noun or the
subject is doing or feeling.
Okay, Well done, Xavier!
Are we all clear now about verbs? It’s just a
piece of cake, right?
Yes, ma’am.

Motivation
(JUMBLED LETTERS)
Class, I will group you into two. The right side
will be the group 1 and the left side will be the
group 2. Now, form a circle and eyes on me,
everyone. I’ll be showing jumbled letters on the
TV screen, and as a group, you need to arrange
the words correctly in your seats. The first group
to arrange it will earn additional point.
1. MAY
1. AMY 2. WOULD
2. DLOWU 3. SHOULD
3. HSOLUD 4. CAN
4. NAC 5. MODALS
5. SMOLDA (Students finished answering)

Wow! That’s so fast. The answers are may,

would, should, can, and modals.

Okay, are you familiar with those words?

Not so, ma’am.

It’s okay, class because as we go along with our

discussion, you’ll understand why we have those
words today.

Moving on, class, what do you think is the

connection of that activity to our lesson for
today? Ma’am, I guess today, the reason why we
had the activity is that we’ll be discussing
Yes, Catherine? about modals.

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
Yes, Ma’am
Great idea, Catherine
Do you agree, class?

B. Lesson Procedure
A. ACTIVITY
(Short video clip)
Moving on, with the same group I will play a
short video clip and later on, I will ask one
representative from both groups regarding the (The class is watching the video. The video
content of the video. So listen carefully, class. is done.)

Since, the video is now finished, please,

consolidate and share with your groupmates
what you have learned from it. After two
minutes, I will ask the two representative
already.

B. ANALYSIS The video portrays different conversation

Okay class, what have you notice on the video? that uses different types of modals.
Anybody from the class? Yes, Jayson.

Very good! Jayson, thank you.

Ma’am, I noticed similar words that we had
Hasel, from the group 1 what words do you earlier, such as may, would, should, can, and
observe in the video? modals. Aside from that there other words
also mentioned in the video that is referred to
as modals or modal verbs.

Very good, Hasel. Since Hasel have mentioned

modals or modal verbs, from group 2 what is Ma’am, for me, Modals are also a type or a
your idea about modals now, Sofia? kind of verb which is used in asking,
showing ability, giving authority and more.

Thank you, Sofia. That’s very smart of you.

All good.
So, A modal verb is a type of auxiliary verb that
is used to indicate modality-that is likelihood,
ability, permission, possibility. And that would
be our lesson for today. It is all Modals and its
different functions.

C. ABSTRACTION
So class, at the end of today’s lesson, we will be
able to obtain the following objectives:

1. Identify modals according to their usage.

2. PerformIn athe name
role playofincorporating
the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
concepts
of modals on its dialogue.
3. Reflect on the value of modals in daily
conversation with other people

Modal verbs are helping words or auxiliary

verbs that are used with main verbs. It gives
different moods or meaning to the main verbs or Ma’am, We often use modal verbs or other
action words. modal expressions when we want to express
an opinion.
When are modal verbs used? Anybody from the
class? Yes, Rose?

Very good! Rose that was correct.

Thank you.

CHARACTERISTICS OF MODAL VERB

 1. They never change their form. That means
you cannot add "s" "ed" or "ing" or any
suffix after modals.
2. They are always followed by the base form
of the verb.
3. They are used to indicate the modality
which allow the speakers to express a mood
such as:
 Permission
 Ability
 Obligation
 Prohibition
 Lack of necessity
 Advice
 Possibility
 Probability

LIST OF MODAL VERBS

1. Can/Could
Can/could can use to express a fact, ability,
suggestion permission or request.

Example:
I can dance. The modal verb is Can.
 I can run fast. (Ability)
 I cannot run fast. (Lack of ability)
 of
er, and of the Son, and Could you help
the Holy me?
Spirit, (Making request)
Amen.
 Can I play outside? (Asking permission)

Xavier, can you give me another example? And

please do indicate the modal verb used.

Very good!
Next we have,
2. May/Might
We use may to express a formal permission
or request. And we use might to express a
possibility.

Example:
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
 You may start working here on Monday.
(Permission) She may forget it. The modal verb is May.
 Our boss might help you in your problem
(Possibility)
 He may not understand it. (Possibility)
 May I borrow your English book?
(Request)

Danica, can you give me another example? And

please do indicate the modal verb used.

Correct!
Next we have,
3. Must/Must not (Mustn't)
We use must to express a strong command
and must not or need not for a strong
prohibition. You must not forget to eat you breakfast.
The modal verb is Must not.
 Example:
 You must not forget to take your
medicine. (Strong Prohibition)
 We must stop when the traffic lights
turned red (Strong command)

Mae, can you give me another example? And

please do indicate the modal verb used.

Excellent!
Next we have,
4. Shall/Should and Oath to
 We use shall should and ought to, to
express a formal suggestion advice or
obligation.
 Shall is used when the speaker is sure to
receive a positive answer to the question.
We only use the subjects "I" or "we" in
this modals.
 Should on the other hand is used when
the speaker is unsure to receive a positive
answer to the question. Also used to give
advice.

Example: Should I eat that? The modal verb is should.

 Should I take you home? (Suggestion)
 You should wash your hands regularly.
(Advice)
 Tony shall finish his homework.
(Obligation)
 I ought to obey the law. (Formal
Obligation)

r, and of the Son, and of

Diana, theyou
can Holy Spirit,
give me Amen.
another example? And
please do indicate the modal verb used

Very good!
Next we have,
5. Will/Would
It is used to express future actions, express a
polite wish or request, order and prediction.
Would you like some coffee? The modal
Example: verb is would?
 I will see you soon. (Future Action)
 Will you come to my party? (wish or
requests)
 You will tell me the truth.
(ordering/commandeering)
 I think it will rain today. (Prediction)
 I guess you would look gorgeous on that
red dress (Prediction)

Dexter, can you give me another example? And

please do indicate the modal verb used

Very good!
Excellent, Dexter
I am sure that you’ll easily answer the following.

Now, we will be having a mini role playing. You

will be divided into 2 groups, each one of you
will pick 1 paper and have a mini role play about
your chosen scenario, but you need to be sure
that within you dialogues modals. I will give you
5 minutes to practice and 5 minutes to perform
for each group.

RUBRICS FOR
ROLE -PLAY
CONTENT 60%
MASTERY 30%
TEAMWORK 10%
TOTAL: 100%

IV. GENERALIZATION

Modals are helping verbs that are used with

main verbs that gives different meaning to the
main verbs or action words.

Characteristics of Modal Verbs

1. There should be no suffix after modals.
2. They are followed by the base form of
verbs.
3. They are used to indicate the modality
which allows speaker express a mood such
as:
 Permission
 Ability
 Obligation
 Prohibition
 Lack of necessity
 AdviceIn the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen.
 Possibility
 Probability

List of Modal Verbs

1. Can/could
2. May/might
3. Must/must not
4. Shall/should and ought to
5. Will/would

D. APPLICATION
SHORT ESSAY

“What is the value of modals in daily

conversation with other people?”

V. EVALUATION
Direction: Provide one example each using the
different modality of modals provided below and
underline the Modal Verbs used. Make sure to
use it appropriately.

1. Permission
2. Ability
3. Obligation
4. Prohibition
5. Lack of necessity
6. Advice
7. Possibility
8. Probability

VI. HOMEWORK
Write a paragraph about online classes. Apply
what you have learned about modals, but make
sure to use it appropriately. These will be a
deduction per incorrect usage.