English Foundations 1&2
Speaking and Listening 1/2
Today’s class plan:
·
Simple future verb tense
·
Modals/Modal Auxiliaries
·
Finish exercises from yesterday
·
“Latin Music and Salsa”
·
listening exercise
Modals are
auxiliary verbs that are used with other verbs to express ability, obligation/necessity,
possibility, invitation, permission, or requests. Below is a list of the most
useful modals and their most common meanings:
auxiliary
– extra AUX
Modal Meaning Example
can to express ability I can speak English very
well.
can to request permission Can I go to Foundations 4?
Can
I go to the bathroom?
could to express possibility I could help you tomorrow.
We could paint
the room tonight.
may to express possibility I may/might be late for class.
may to
request permission May I take
the test again,
please?
May I go
to the bathroom? (very polite)
might to express possibility She might call you later.
We
might have a test on Friday.
I
might go shopping tonight.
EXAMPLES I might visit
my friend tonight.
Maybe I will visit my friend tonight.
must to express obligation I must leave at 4 o’clock.
You
must go to bed at 10.
should to give advice You should go to the doctor.
You should
visit my country. I think that you would like it.
I should
go to the club where you play guitar.
I should
take a bath after I go to the gym.
I should to
listen to music.
I should
buy groceries because my fridge is empty.
will to show future I will not take my car
today.
would to request or offer Would you prefer a tea or
coffee?
NOTE “Could I ....”
“Would
you ....”
“Would you
like some coffee?”
“Would you
like some dessert?”
“Would you
like some anything else?”
“Would you
like a beer / bill?”
bill /
cheque
“Could I
have the cheque/bill, please?”
shall – used very rarely, too formal “Let take
our ten-minute break,
shall we?”
If you
want to use, you can use for a very formal-sounding invitation.
“Shall we
leave?”
Japanese
movie, remade in English “Shall We Dance?”
“Shall we ダンス?”
very
polite invitation – shall, rare
“Shall we
go?”
FOCUS ON THESE ONE:
can could may might must should will would
can buy can bought present She can buy a new car.
be
can be She can be a doctor if she wants.
will be She be late tomorrow.
simple past I was in the class yesterday.
simple present I am in the class right now.
simple future I will be in the class tomorrow.
I could eat an apple yesterday.
I ate an apple yesterday.
I couldn’t eat my dinner yesterday. ability in the past
When she was little, she could do cartwheels.
When he was a kid, he could ride a bicycle.
We could go shopping tomorrow if you want.
CONTINUE TOMORROW
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