23/05/2020

Welcome Students to Grade 8 !

HRE & English Educator

Ms Leela Rani
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Warm Up
The Modal Verbs Song

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Today’s Lessons
You will review the modal verbs and quantifiers
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Learning Objectives
Learning Objective:

To identify modal verbs and use modal verbs in writing.

Success Criteria: 

•I can define what a modal verb is.

•I can identify modal verbs in a sentence.

•I can use modal verbs in my writing to show

how likely things are to happen.

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What is a modal verb?

 A modal verb is a 'helping' (auxiliary)
verb.

 Modal verbs support other verbs in a

sentence to indicate possibility or
necessity.

 Modal verbs include must, shall, will,

should, would, can, could, may and
might.
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Recognising modal verbs

• Modal verbs are easy to spot because there are so few of

them. In addition to must, shall, will, should, would, can,
could, may and might, we can add ought to and have to.

• If we are told that we 'must' do something, like complete

homework, the modal verb 'must' indicates a high level of
modality. There is no argument. The homework has to be
done.

• But if we are told that we 'may' do homework, the modal

verb 'may' suggests a degree of choice. Modal verbs are
useful for telling us about how necessary, or possible,
something is.
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The level of modality in different texts is interesting.

Think about the difference between the following sentences.

• Cinderella could go to the ball.

• Cinderella can go to the ball.

• Cinderella will go to the ball.

Cinderella might feel happiest about the last one,

as it sounds the most likely.
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Activity – Modal Verbs

Remember
Look out for modal verbs particularly where there are rules to be followed.
Notice how you use them in your own writing to express the likelihood of something happening.
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Answers Check Your Understanding

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Click icon to add

Modal Verbs are used
picture to
Ask permission—
may, can, could
Examples:
• May I come in?
 Could I use your
pen, please?
In general,
Could is considered more
polite (or formal) than Can.
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Click icon to add Modal Verbs are used

picture to

Make a request—
can, could
Example:
Could you please
give me the doctor’s
telephone number?
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Modal Verbs are used

to
Express a
possibility—may,
might, could
Example:
It might rain during
the night.
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Modal Verbs are used

to

Give advice or
suggestion—
should
Example: You
should wear a
helmet while
riding your
motorbike.
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Modal Verbs are used to

Express necessity or
compulsion—must,
have to
Examples:
We must slow down
while driving in front
of a school.
I have to submit my
project by tomorrow
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Modal Verbs are used

to

Express
prohibition
Example:
You must not
talk loudly in
the library.
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Modal Verbs are used

to

Express a
promise or
intention—
will, shall
Example:
I will mail you
my address.
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Modal Verbs are used

to

Express a
wish—
may
Example: May
you have a
long life!
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Modal verbs quiz

Test your knowledge of modal verbs with this quick quiz .
Question 1 of 5 Question 4 of 5
What is a modal verb?
Which of the following is a modal verb?
a. A necessary verb
a. Walk
b. An auxiliary or ‘helping’ verb b. Run
c. A doing word c. Must
d. Adverbs d. We

Question 2 of 5
Which of the following can modal verbs help to express?
Question 5 of 5
a. Obligation
Which of the following is not a modal verb?
b. Certainty
c. Necessity a. Ought
d. All of the above b. Should
Question 3 of 5 c. May
d. Now
Which of the following sentences contains a modal verb?

a. We went swimming.
b. We might go swimming.
c. We swim.
d. We swam.
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Answers Check Your Understanding

1.b. An auxiliary or ‘helping’ verb.

Well done! A modal verb always needs another verb alongside it.

2.d. All of the above

Correct! A modal verb can express degrees of obligation, certainty, or necessity.

3. b. We might go swimming.
Well done! ‘Might’ is a modal verb expressing possibility.

4. c. Must
Correct! ‘Must’ is a modal verb expressing obligation, or certainty.

5. d, Now  5/5 Your Result

‘Ought’, ‘should’ and ‘may’ are all examples of modal verbs. Fantastic!
You know all about
Modal Verbs.
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Quantifiers with Countable and Uncountable Nouns

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
To use the correct quantifiers with countable/uncountable nouns.
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What are quantifiers?

Quantifiers are words that modify nouns.

We use them to give more information
about nouns; they tell us the amount or
quantity of a noun.
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To understand which quantifier to use, you need

to know countable and uncountable nouns.

For example cars are countable so we can use many:

"How many cars are in that garage?“

Snow is uncountable so we can use much:

"We didn't get much snow here last winter.“

Some quantifiers can be used with both countable and

uncountable nouns, for example some:

"Some people I work with play golf.“

"Do you have some time to check this report?"

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Quantifiers Quiz: Test your knowledge of quantifiers with this quick quiz.
6. Do we have ___ cake left?
1. How ___ time do we have?
•many
•many
•any
•much
  7. There was ___ of noise because it was such
2. They moved to France a ___ years ago. a big party.
•little •a lot
•few •lot

   
3. I need ___ help moving these boxes. 8. There aren't ___ tickets let for the concert.
•much
•some
•many
•any
 
  9. I'm so tired today. I paid ___ attention in
4. I've got a ___ minutes. I'll help you. class.
•little •few
•few •very little

   
5. He had ___ time to study, but he still 10. Our garden looks awful! There are too ___
failed. weeds.
•many
•a lot of
•much
•many
 
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10/10 Your Result

Fantastic! You know all
about Quantifiers.
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Wrap up
Underline the modal verbs
can , should, give, run, take , may, would

Complete the sentences with ‘much’ or

‘many’.
1. I have __________ friends in Europe.
2. I don't drink __________ coffee
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Self Practice – use the link to share

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Thank you children.

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