bRepublic of the Philippines

Department of Education
COMPUTER SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL OF BICOLANDIA
San Jose, Pili, Camarines Sur

Lesson Plan
Grade IX

I.

OBJECTIVES
At the end of the session, the students will be able to:
a. Identify the Modals;
b. Construct a sentence using Modals;
c. Determine the use of Modals in the sentence; and
d. State the significance of using Modals in everyday lives.

II.

SUBJECT MATTER
A. Topic: Modals
B. References:Celebrating Diversity Through World Literature; English 10 Learners Material
Module 4: Rebuilding Our Societies
C. Materials: Manila papers,Cartolina, Colored Papers, Markersand Activity Worksheets
D. Concepts:Modals- (also called modal verbs, modal auxiliary verbs, modal auxiliaries) are
special verbs which behave irregularly in English. They give additional information about
the function of the main verb that follows it. They have a great variety of communicative
functions.
E. Process Skills: Stating, Performing and Citing
F. Values Integration: Patience and Cooperation in group activity, Humility and Respect in
answering the questions.
G. Duration: 1 Hour
H. Methodology:3Is Approach (Introduction, Interaction, Integration)

III.
PROCEDURE
TIME
TEACHERS HINTS
1. PRELIMINARIES
5 min

5 min

TEACHERS ACTIVITY

STUDENTS ACTIVITY

Good morning class!

Good morning maam!

b. Prayer

(The star of the day will lead

the prayer)

Let us all put ourselves

in the presence of the
Lord

c. Securing cleanliness
and orderliness

Before taking your seats,

pick up first the pieces of
papers around you and also
under your chairs and then
throw it to the trashcan.

(Students will pick the

papers up)

You may now take your

seats.

(Students will now take

their seats)

a. Greetings

d. Checking of
attendance
e. Recall

Class beadle, please check

the attendance.
Who can recall of what we
have discussed last
meeting?
Thank you. Thats right.
Again, What are Semantics?

Very good. Who can give the

(Students) Yes Maam.

(Student) Last time we
discussed about
Semantics.
(Student) Semantics is
the study of the
meanings of words and
phrases in language.
(Student) The different

I.M.

different kinds of Semantics?

Very nice. Thank you for

that wonderful retention. I
hope you will never forget
that.

5 min
2. Motivation

5min

(Student) Yes Maam.

I will play a song and I want

you to listen to it carefully. I
will be giving you an activity
sheet and your task is to fill
up the blanks of the lyrics in
the song.

(Student listen carefully

and write their answers
in the activity sheet)

(After 3 min)
What are the missing lyrics?

(Student) The missing

lyrics are may, might
could, should, can, will,
should,

Exactly! What do you call

those words?
3. LESSON PROPER

kinds of Semantics are:

1. Synonyms
2.Antonyms
3.Homonyms
4. Homophones
5. Homographs
6. Hyponyms and
hypernyms

Activity
sheet,
Audio,
laptop,
speaker

(Student) Those were

modals.

Yes very good.

a. Introduction
I have here a comic strip. I
want each row to read the
statement of each character.

(Student) Bear: You

should see a dentist.
(Student) Big Teeth: No
me shouldnt, me dont
like dentist.
(Student) Mad G:
Wrong!
Professor M, Big Teeth is
wrong again! Plus, hes
got toothache!

Thank you. What did you

notice in their conversation?
Why do you think that Mad
G is mad at Big Teeth?
Exactly. What makes Big
Teeths sentence
grammatically wrong?
Very good! Exactly. Their
conversations are related to
our topic for today.
Our lesson for today is about
Modals. I have posted on the
board the objectives of our
discussion for today.

(Student) Professor M:
Relax, Mad G. Ill help.
(Student) Mad G is mad
at Big Teeth.
(Student) It is because
Big teeth speak
grammatically wrong.
(Student) It is his wrong
usage of modals.

Power
point,
laptop,
projector

(Teacher posted the

objectives on the board:
At the end of the session,
the students will be able to:
a. Identify the Modals;
b. Construct a sentence
using Modals;
c. Determine the use of
Modals in the sentence; and
d. State the significance of
using Modals in everyday
lives.)
Modals are used with other
verbs to express ability,
obligation, possibility, and so
on.

20min

b. Interaction

Now, lets assume that we

are the characters in the
comic strip. You will be Big
Teeth and I will be Professor
M. I will be the one to help
you to learn how to use
Modals in a correct way so
that Mad M wont be mad at
you anymore. Is it okay to
you class?
Lets have an activity. Group
yourselves into three. Each
group will be given an
activity sheet, Manila papers
and markers. Your task is to
underline the modals in the
following sentence in Test A
and determine the use of
the modals in the following
sentence. Write your
answers in the manila paper
for Test A. Then, identify the
appropriate Modals for each
item in Test B. Choose your
answer from the box. Your
answer in Test B should be
related to your answers in
Test A. Write your answers
in Test B in the answer
sheet.
After 10 min. your
representative will present
your answers in front of the
class. Is it clear class?
(After 10 mins.)
Times up. Please present
your answers.

(Student) Yes Maam!

(Student) Yes Maam.

(Students do their task.)

Projector
, activity
sheets,
laptop,
power
point,
manila
paper,
marker

(Student)
Test A
(Group 1)
1. I can speak a little
Russian.
-to express ability
2. Could I leave early
today, please?
-polite request.
3. I may be home late.

-to express possibility

4. It might rain today.
-less possible than may
5. I must go to the
supermarket today.
-necessity
(Group 2)
1. You mustn't work on
dad's computer.
-prohibition
2. You should stop
smoking.
-to give advice
3. Shall I carry your
bag?
-To suggest
4.Would you like a cup
of tea?
-to request or offer
5. will you please shut
the door!
-demand or order
(Group 3)
1. You should switch off
the light when you leave
the room.
-obligation
2. You must see the new
film with Brad Pitt.
- recommendation
3. May I help you?
- polite suggestion
4. I could lend you my
car till tomorrow.
-polite offer
5. Can we visit Grandma
at the weekend?
-suggestion
Test B
(group 1)
1. can -to express ability
2. Could -polite request.
3. may -to express
possibility
4. might -less possible
than may
5. must -necessity
(Group 2)
1. mustn't -prohibition
2. should -to give
advice
3. Shall -To suggest
4.Would -to request or
offer
5.will -demand or order

c. Integration
5 min

Very good class! All your

answers are correct.

(Group 3)

But dont be confused upon

using some of the modals
because sometimes their
usage can be also the same.
Here are some guides in
using modals.
(The teacher post the guide)

1.should -obligation
2. must
-recommendation
3. May - polite
suggestion
4. could -polite offer
5. Can -suggestion

Now class, Ill call you

randomly then I want you to
construct your own sentence
using the following Modals.

4. GENERALIZATION
5 min

Very good class! All your

sentences were
grammatically correct.
Now, what do you think is
the significance of using
modals in sentences?

Yes, youre right. What if we

dont know what is modals
or its use? What do you

(Students)
1. I can swim.
-to express ability
2. Could you wait a
moment, please?
-polite request.
3. It may rain tomorrow!
-to express possibility
4. Might I help you?
-less possible than may
5. You must see the new
film with Brad Pitt.
-recommendation
6. You mustn't work on
dad's computer.
-prohibition
7. You should revise
your lessons
-to give advice
8. Shall I carry your
bag?
- to suggest
9. Would you shut the
door, please?
-to request or offer
10. Will you please shut
up?
-demand or order
(Students) Thank you
Maam.

(Students)
-We can tell how sure we
are that something
happened / is
happening / will happen.
-We can talk about a skill
or ability.
-We can tell when
something is necessary

Draw
lots

think will happen?

Exactly. Very good class. You
really learned a lot from the
lesson.
I hope you will use Modals in
a right way and I also hope
that you will not forget what
modals are.

or unnecessary, or to
give advice.
- We can ask for and
give permission. We also
use modal verbs to say
something is not
allowed.
- We can say what we
want to say with
formality.
(Students) Everything
you say might be
misunderstood and it
may lead to negative
argumentations.
(Students) Thank you
Maam!

(Students) Yes Maam.

IV.

EVALUATION
Choose the right modal verb in the box. Right your answers in a sheet of paper.
Must
May
Should

Mustnt
Might
Could

Can
Would
Will

Shall

1. He must be tired after such hard work.

2. He may prefer to get some rest.
3. I canjust say a few things in the language.
4. Take an umbrella. It might rain later.
5. I will stop smoking.
6. Sometimes he would bring me some flowers.
7. You should drive carefully in bad weather.
8. People mustn't walk on grass.
9. I shall return.
10. He could have missed the train.

V.

ASSIGNMENT
1. Read the story Death of a Salesman.
2. Answer the following questions:
A. What do the words enclosed in parentheses in each dialogue express?
B. Did they help give meaning to the dialogues? How?
C. Did these expressions help the author in getting the message across? Give examples.

Thats all for today class. Study your lessons. Goodbye!

Prepared by:

GRACE ANN MARIE C. PALENCIA

Practice Teacher

Submitted to:
DAVID M. BERNARDINO
Cooperating Teacher

ACTIVITY SHEETS
(Group 1)
Your task is to underline the modals in the following sentence in Test A and determine the use of
the modals in the following sentence. Write your answers in the manila paper for Test A. Then, identify the
appropriate Modals for each item in Test B. Choose your answer from the box. Your answer in Test B
should be related to your answers in Test A. Write your answers in Test B in the answer sheet.

Can
Must
Could

Might
May

Test A

Test B

1. I can speak a little Russian.

________1. to express ability

2. Could I leave early today, please?

________2. polite request.

3. I may be home late.

________3. to express possibility

4. It might rain today.

________4. less possible than may

5. I must go to the supermarket today.

________5. necessity

ACTIVITY SHEETS
(Group 2)
Your task is to underline the modals in the following sentence in Test A and determine the use of
the modals in the following sentence. Write your answers in the manila paper for Test A. Then, identify the
appropriate Modals for each item in Test B. Choose your answer from the box. Your answer in Test B
should be related to your answers in Test A. Write your answers in Test B in the answer sheet.

Shall
Mustnt
Would

Will
Should

Test A

Test B

1. You mustn't work on dad's computer.

_________1. prohibition

2. You should stop smoking.

_________2. to give advice

3. Shall I carry your bag?

_________3. To suggest

4.Would you like a cup of tea?

_________4. to request or offer

5. will you please shut the door!

_________5.demand or order

ACTIVITY SHEETS
(Group 3)
Your task is to underline the modals in the following sentence in Test A and determine the use of
the modals in the following sentence. Write your answers in the manila paper for Test A. Then, identify the
appropriate Modals for each item in Test B. Choose your answer from the box. Your answer in Test B
should be related to your answers in Test A. Write your answers in Test B in the answer sheet.

Shall
Mustnt
Would

Will
Should

Test A
1. You should switch off the light when you leave
the room.
2. You must see the new film with Brad Pitt.
3. May I help you?
4. I could lend you my car till tomorrow.
5. Can we visit Grandma at the weekend?

Test B
_________1. obligation
_________2. recommendation
_________3. polite suggestion
_________4. polite offer
_________5. suggestion