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MODAL FORMS OF DEDUCTION
INTERMEDIATE - MIXED ABILITY level

Materials

Abc HO1
Abc HO2
Abc TP4 PPT

Main Aims

  • PRACTICE MODALS OF DEDUCTION - MUST, MAY, MIGHT, CAN'T IN THE CONTEXT OF APPEARANCES

Subsidiary Aims

  • SEMI-CONTROLLED SPEAKING AND READING FOR DETAIL

Procedure

INTRODUCTION • TO SIMPLY EXPLAIN THE MAIN AIM OF THE LESSON

"TODAY WE WILL LOOK AT THE MODAL FORM IN RELATION TO APPEARANCES

PRE-TEACH (1-9 minutes) • INTRODUCE CONCEPT OF FIRST IMPRESSIONS

CCQ: 1. CONCEPT - JUDGING BY APPEARANCES A) VOCAB CHECK "JUDGING BY APPEARANCES" 2. CHECKING B) Q: WHEN YOU FIRST MEET A STRANGER DO YOU TAKE AN "INSTANT" VIEW? C) Q: ARE YOU OFTEN RIGHT? D) Q: WHAT SENSE DO WE USE WHEN WE FIRST MAKE AN "INSTANT" OPINION OF SOMEONE? 3. QUESTIONS - BASED ON 3 COUNTER-INTUITIVE PICTURES

FIRST EXERCISE - MATCH TEXTS TO MAIN PICTURE (10-20 minutes) • TO GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND WHY THE LADIES "MUST BE"/"MIGHT/MAY BE"/"CAN'T BE"

1. PUT UP MAIN PIC ON WB 2. SHOW HO OF TEXT DESCRIBING THE 3 LADIES 3. GIVE INSTRUCTIONS: WORK IN PAIRS/LOOK AT PIC/MATCH TEXTS A-C WITH THE LADIES ON THE PIC 4. DISTRIBUTE TEXT HO AND MONITOR 5. QUESTION SS ON THEIR FINDINGS - GET THEM TO USE THE MODAL FORM IN THEIR ANSWERS, EG "SHE MUST BE THE POLICEWOMAN BECAUSE..."

SECOND EXERCISE (25-30 minutes) • FURTHER READING AND COMPREHENSION ON JUDGING APPEARANCES

1. ASK SS TO READ THE TEXTS AGAIN 2. ASK SS TO READ EXERCISE B: A) WHICH TWO WOMEN FEEL THEY ARE JUDGED BY THEIR APPEARANCE? HOW? B) WHICH WOMAN THINKS SHE IS JUDGED BECAUSE OF HER NAME? HOW? 3. ENCOURAGE GROUP DISCUSSION WITH QUESTIONING

THIRD EXERCISE (30-35 minutes) • HIGHLIGHTED PHRASES EXERCISE

1. DRAW SS ATTENTION TO EXERCISE C. 2. EXPLAIN INSTRUCTIONS: WORK IN GROUPS/EXPLAIN THE HIGHLIGHTED PHRASES 3. MONITOR 3. ASK QUESTIONS TO ENSURE UNDERSTANDING

MODAL FORM ANALYSIS • TO ENSURE SS HAVE UNDERSTOOD THE PROBABILITY OF DEDUCTION

1. SHOW PPT SLIDE 2. GET SS TO RECONFIRM VERB FORM (SUBJ + MODAL VERB + INF VERB) 3. EXPLAIN THE LIKELIHOOD OF CERTAINTY LINE 4. INTRODUCE 3 EXAMPLES RELATED TO TEXT AND ASK QUESTIONS OF SS

HOW GOOD IS YOUR DEDUCTION? (35-45 minutes) • TO PRACTICE SS ABILITY TO JUDGE APPEARANCES USING MODAL FORM

1. SHOW PPT WITH 6 PORTRAIT PICTURES 2. EXPLAIN THAT THEY HAVE TO MATCH A PICTURE WITH AN OCCUPATION 3. GIVE EXAMPLE OF COMEDIAN (ROBIN WILLAMS) 4. IN GROUPS ASK THEM TO CONSIDER THE REMAINING 5 PICTURES TO GUESS THE PROFESSION. 5. QUESTION THEM ON THEIR ANSWERS AND TO EXPLAIN WHY USING MODAL FORM, EG PERSON A IS THE POP STAR BECAUSE HE MUST/MIGHT/CAN'T 6. TELL CORRECT ANSWERS

FINALE • COGENT ENDING

"YOU CAN'T TELL A BOOK BY LOOKING AT ITS COVER..."

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