Learner’s Activity Sheet

Assessment Checklist

ENGLISH
Quarter 1 – Week 1 & 2

MODALS: Prohibition, Obligation,

and Permission

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Learner

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Section

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Teacher

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Parent or Guardian

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School

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Date of Retrieval
9
 TEACHER'S REFERENCE GUIDE (TRG)
School: Grade Level: 9
Teacher: Learning Area: English
Teaching Date: Quarter: 1 . Week: 1&2
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I. OBJECTIVES • Use appropriate modal verbs in different

situations;
• Express permission, obligation, and
prohibition using appropriate modals; and
• Tell the importance of using modals properly.
A. Content The learner demonstrates understanding of how
Standard Anglo-American literature and other text types
serve as means of enhancing the self; also how to
use processing, assessing, summarizing
information, word derivation and formation
strategies, appropriate word order, punctuation
marks and interjections to enable him/her to
participate actively in speech choir.
B. Performance The learner actively participates in a speech choir
Standard through using effective verbal and non-verbal
strategies based on the following criteria: Focus,
Voice, Delivery, facial Expressions, Body
Movements or Gestures.
C. MELC Express permission, obligation, and prohibition
using modals.
MODALS: Prohibition, Obligation and
II. SUBJECT MATTER:
Permission
a. References
English 9 ALM (Adapted from MBHTE – BARMM)

b. Materials • Learner’s Activity Sheets

• Assessment Checklist

c. Integration
Value- being a responsible individual

III. PROCEDURE
ACTIVITY (These activities activate the learner’s
(DO) prior knowledge about the topic)
Activity 1-A: FILL ME UP!
Activity 1-B: THINK ABOUT IT! (PERMISSION,
OBLIGATION or PROHIBITION
Activity 1-C: MAKE ME COMPLETE!
 ANALYSIS 1. What words did you use in answering Activity -
(THINK) A?
2. What do you call these words?
3. How are these words used?
4. When do we use modals?
5. What are the types of modals used in your
activities?
6. What words were used in expressing
prohibition?
7. What words were used in expressing obligation?
8. What words were used in expressing
permission?

ABSTRACTION Discuss the concept of the lesson.

(LEARN) Refer to the Learners Activity Sheet (LAS)
APPLICATION
(APPLY) Activities 4-9 on the Learners Activity Sheet (LAS)

SELF-ASSESSMENT What I did?

• Give the modal to be used in expressing
permission, prohibition, and obligation.

What I learned?
• Which part of the lesson confused you? Why?
What did you do?

What I earned?
• Which activity is challenging to you? What did
you do to response the challenge?
 LEARNER'S ACTIVITY SHEET (LAS)
Dear Learner,

Good day!
Welcome to our English subject. In this activity, you will be introduced to different programs
to derive information effectively and make this information meaningful. Please read,
understand, and follow carefully the instructions provided for you. If you encounter any
difficulty in answering the tasks in this activity sheet, do not hesitate to ask for support from
your parents or anyone you think can help you do the activities. You can ask via SMS or
call , messenger or e-mail at
. Always bear in mind that YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Most
importantly, be free and creative in doing the activities. I hope you will experience
meaningful learning and gain a deep understanding of the relevant competencies amidst
the COVID-19pandemic. Say to yourself with confidence, “I CAN DO IT!” Stay safe! Stay
learning! God bless!

Sincerely,
Your Teacher

Modals: Permission, Obligation and Prohibition

A. FILL ME UP!
Directions: Complete the following sentences using appropriate modal verbs.
Choose your answer from the words in the box. Write your answers on the
blank provided.

must can have to

mustn’t can’t

1. When you are a driver, you __________ stop on red lights.

2. Children _________ stay in their rooms during playtime.
3. We ________ be there before the contest starts or else we will be
disqualified.
4. I can’t get a connection in my phone. _________ I borrow yours?
5. The rules state that you _________ invite only one guest to the party.
6. People ________ smoke in public places.
7. Students ________ manage their time carefully when taking a timed test.
8. People __________ turn off their mobile phones during class hours.
9. Men and women __________ be treated equally.
10. If you are going to drive, you _________ consume alcoholic drinks.

B. THINK ABOUT IT!

Directions: Tell whether the underlined phrases express Permission,
Obligation, or Prohibition. Put a check (√) under the column of your choice.
Sentences Prohibition Obligation Permission

1. Passengers must not play music or talk

on this part of the train.

2. You can’t rent a car without a credit

card.

3. You have to show your ID before you

can enter the place.

4. You can sit here. The seat is free.

5. I must pass all my projects before

Friday.

C. MAKE ME COMPLETE!
Directions: Complete the words described below. Use the boxes as your clue.

1. This is a type of modal which indicates that something should not be done
or that someone must not do something.
P I T N

2. This type of modal is used to express responsibility or commitment.

Example of this modal are must and have to.
O I A O

3. This is a type of modal which is used to express consent or approval.

Examples of this modal are can and could.
E R S I
4. This verb form is used to express a degree of certainty about an outcome
or the possibility of something.
O L

D. Answer the following questions:

1. What words did you use in answering Activity 1-A?

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2. What do you call these words? ______________________________________

3. How are these words used?__________________________________________

4. When do we use modals? ___________________________________________

5. What are the types of modals used in your activities?

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6. What words are used in expressing prohibition?

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7. What words are used in expressing obligation?

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8. What words are used in expressing permission?

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Modal Verbs that express Permission, Prohibition, and Obligation

When we want to express permission, prohibition (not allowing
something), obligation or no obligation, we use modal verbs.

A. Permission- can, could, may

Can is most often used to ask for or give permission. It is also
possible to use could but it is not often used as can.
May is used in formal style to request for permission.
Examples:

• Can I borrow a pen?

• Can I go now?
• Could I open the window?
• May I borrow your laptop for a day?
 B. Prohibition- can’t ( cannot) mustn’t (must not)
Can’t and mustn’t are used to show that something is prohibited
or not allowed.
Examples:

• You can’t go into that restaurant without a tie.

• You can’t drive in this country unless you are over eighteen years
old.
• You mustn’t use your phone while class is going on.
Remember:
Can’t usually gives the idea of something that is against the rules.
Mustn’t usually means that it is the speaker who is setting the rule.

C. Obligation- have to, must

Have to and must are both used to express obligation. There is a
slight difference in the way both are used.

➢ Have to shows that the obligation comes from someone else, not
the speaker. This is usually referring to a rule or law. Examples:

• We have to be in the airport at least two hours before the flight.

• I have to work on Saturday.
• They have to wear their uniforms in school.
• My doctor said that I have to stop smoking or I’ll risk serious
problems. (I have no choice).

➢ Must shows us that the obligation comes from the speaker.

Examples:

• I must hand my thesis by tomorrow.

• I really must call my parents.
• I must stop smoking. It’s costing me too much money. (It’s my
decision).

➢ Must is also used to make a command.

Examples:

• You must sleep early

 • You must do your homework before watching TV.

Remember:
We use don’t have to to show that there is no obligation. You can do
something if you want but it is not an obligation.
Examples:
• You don’t have to wear a tie to go to that restaurant but it would
be nice.
• You don’t have to wait for me. I could get a taxi.
• Students don’t have to wear uniforms to school.

WRITE IT RIGHT!
Directions: Complete the given paragraph about COVID-19 by supplying
the right modal. Write your answers on the blanks provided.
In our day-to-day living with the outbreak of Corona Virus Disease
2019 (COVID-19), we are advised that we 1. __________ always wear a face
mask when going out of our homes. We 2. __________ always abide with the
protocols in order to be safe and away from harm. The government is working
very hard so that we 3. __________ be always outside to look for food and
essential needs. We 4. __________ wash our hands regularly and observe
social distancing. We 5. __________ see to it that we will be doing our roles in
keeping ourselves healthy. COVID-19 has created a global health crisis that
has completely changed the way we perceive our world and our everyday
lives.

WORD OF CHANGE
Directions: Replace the underlined phrases with the appropriate modal
verb. Write your answer on the space provided for each item.
Example: I am not permitted to say anything about it.
Answer: I mustn’t say anything about it.

1. She is allowed to attend her friend’s birthday party.

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2. Well, you are advised to buy that CD set from the greatest hits of
Queen.
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3. Dog owners are not allowed to bring their pets inside the new
restaurant in town.
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4. The situation there is indeed serious. We really need to stay here.

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5. There is a meeting on the first floor, Patrick is not allowed to make

noise
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GIVE ME A SIGN!

Direction: Look at the signs. Give the meaning of each sign in a form of a
sentence using modals.
Example:

You mustn’t use mobile phones.

1. _________________________________________________________

2. _________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________________________
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IT’S THE LAW (PERMISSION and PROHIBITION MODALS)

Directions: Give at least 5 laws in your home/school/barangay/municipality
or in the country, or laws regarding COVID-19. Use can for permission and
can’t or mustn’t for prohibition.
Example: You can get a driver’s license at 18.
You can’t drive a motorcycle without a helmet.

1. ____________________________________________________________________

2. ____________________________________________________________________
3. ____________________________________________________________________

4. ____________________________________________________________________

5. ____________________________________________________________________

YOUR OBLIGATION
Direction: Think of a job that you would want to engage in.

If you want to do that job well, there are of course certain requirements.
Use must and mustn’t to write your obligations. Write at least 5.
Example: I want to be an Olympic athlete,

1. I must train almost everyday.

2. I mustn’t eat lots of junk foods.

1. ________________________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________________________
 5. ________________________________________________________________

A. LET’S PLAY
Directions: Name your favorite sports. Make at least five guidelines in playing
those sports. Use modals can, can’t, must, mustn’t, have to, don’t have
to.
Example: Volleyball: 1. The team must be composed of six players.

(Your favorite sport):_________________________

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• ________________________________________________________________
• ________________________________________________________________
• ________________________________________________________________
• ________________________________________________________________

B. I’M YOUR TOUR GUIDE

Directions: Write an article at least 80-120 words about giving an advice to
tourists coming to Philippines for a visit or for a vacation. Use modals to
express your ideas.
You may use the following categories: food, house rules, security,
greetings, celebrations, hospitality, formality and greetings
(You may use extra sheet of paper if needed.)

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SELF-ASSESSMENT
What I did?
• Give the modal to be used in expressing permission, prohibition, and
obligation.
Permission Prohibition Obligation

What I learned?
• What did you learned from this lesson?
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• Which part of the lesson confused you? Why? What did you do?
_______________________________________________________________________
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What I earned?
Which activity is challenging to you? What did you do to overcome
the challenge?
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 ASSESSMENT CHECKLIST (AC)
(To be accomplished by a parent or guardian)

Modals: Permission, Obligation and Prohibition

Check ( ) the appropriate observation that corresponds to your child’s

performance in the accomplishment of the activities.

OBSERVATION

Accomplished

Accomplished

Accomplished
Partially
Parent’s/

Fully
Bases for Evaluation
Not
Guardian’s
Remarks

The learner is able to use

appropriate modals in expressing
permission.
The learner is able to use
appropriate modals in expressing
prohibition.
The learner is able to use
appropriate modals in expressing
obligation.
The learner is able to perform all
the activities.
The learner is able to answer the
Self-Assessment.

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Name and Signature of Parent or Guardian