Good Afternoon!

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Let’s
Review!

What was the text we

discussed last meeting?

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The Wall Street Crash and the Great
Depression have their causes and effects.
What do you think can be done to prevent this
from happening again? Complete the
sentences below.
To be ready for an economic crisis, To win over/overcome an economic
crisis,

I can… I can’t…

We can… I mustn’t…

  We can’t…

  We mustn’t…
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What do the sentences mean on the left
column?
They are the things that you CAN do!

What about the sentences

in the right column?
They are the things that you must not do.
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In your own little ways,
you can do something to
avoid economic crisis.

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At the end of the
discussion, students
must be able to:
1. Determine the use of Modals of Permission,
Obligation and Prohibition
2. Identify the correct modal to be used in
given sentences
3. Express statements of permission, obligation,
and prohibition in oral and written forms
using modals
Let’s Go on the Road!
Identify the meaning and what
should be done upon seeing the
given road signs. Use the words Can,
Must, Can’t and Mustn’t.

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 What are the words that
helped you realize the
What is the similarity difference between the
meaning of the two sets?
between the road signs
in set 1 and set 2?
Must – modal of
obligation
Set 1 – Things that you are allowed or permitted to do
Can – modal of
permission
Set 2 – Things that you are prohibited to do Can’t and Mustn’t –
modals of prohibition

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× Do you think road
signs are
important? Why?
To know what is permitted
and what is prohibited.

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Developing
mastery….
MODALS
of Permission,
Obligation, and
Prohibition
What is a modal?
-A verb that is combined to
another verb to additional
information about the verb/s
that follow it.

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What are the things
you are allowed to do?

What are the things

you can do?
×Can is a modal often
used to ask for and give
permission.

× It means something is
allowed and can be
done.
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 × Use CAN in asking
for permission.
Can I borrow your book in English?

× Give permission using

the modal CAN.
You can borrow my book in English as
long as you return it before dismissal.
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 What are the things
you are not allowed to
do?

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Both can`t and mustn’t are
modals used to show that
something is prohibited
– it is not allowed.

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Can’t tells us that something
is against the rules.
Mustn’t is usually used when
the obligation comes from the
person who is speaking.

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Let’s Apply It!

Think of any signs you remember seeing

around the campus or on your way from
home, what do they look and mean?

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 Let’s Reflect…

How helpful modals are when we

convey/understand message in our
everyday life?
Let’s Have a Quiz!
Identify the appropriate modal to be used in each of the
sentences.
1. You ­_______ take photos in the museum. They're really
strict about it.
2. You _______ say rude words like that to your elder
sister.
3. You _______submit your project on Tuesday or you
will lose ten points for late submission.
4. You _______ drive in this country unless you are over
eighteen.
5. You _______ sit here, the seat is free.
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Assignment:
Using modals of obligation and
prohibition, make a short reflection
on how a person can be a good and
abiding citizen.

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