Modals

The realms of possibility

● Lucas, Violeta, Samuel

● Lidia, Hugo Campos, Iker

● Rodrigo, Sofia, Alba,
● Diego, Alvaro Fernandez, Pablo
Fernandez
● Gonzalo, Carla, Ruben
● Irene, Javier, Ivan
● Pablo Lara, Patricia, Sergio
● Natalia, Ana, Ismael
● Daniel Fernandez, Claudia, Nayara,
Activity: It’s the law

● In the U.S., you can start driving at 16.

● You must not drink until you’re 21.

What can or can’t you do in Spain?

With your partner, discuss and write down five laws.
Use can, can’t, must, or musn’t
Activity: Which job is
it?
Guess the job!
For this job, you:

● should start at a young age

● don’t have to go to college
● could win gold medals
● shouldn’t eat lots of junk food.
● need a coach
● must train almost every day
 Olympic athlete

The job is…

Your turn!

With your group, think of a secret job.

Write down 5 or more hints about the job using the following modal verbs:
● Have to
● Don’t have to
● Need
Now tell your hints to the class. The class will guess the job.
Student A: Are you going
to go shopping this
weekend?
Student B: I might. It
depends if there are sales
(rebajas) at the stores.

will may might won’t

Go shopping?

Do some
exercise?

Write an
email?

Watch a film?

Meet a friend?
Activity: Advice

You are the coach of a boy’s basketball team. You receive the following email from one of
your players. Read the his email and write an email back giving him advice.

Dear Coach Carter,

I think you are a wonderful coach and I love playing on your team. My dream is to get a
scholarship (una beca) to play basketball in college. What can I do to get better?

-The Next Michael Jordan

Worried about Love
Dear ...:
I don't know what to do! My boyfriend and I have been dating for
over two years, but I feel like he doesn't really love me. He rarely
asks me out anymore: We don't go to restaurants, or shows. He
doesn't buy me even the smallest of presents. I love him, but I think
he's taking me for granted. What should I do? - Worried About Love