PAPER Modal Verbs CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ………………………..………………………………….......... 3 CHAPTER ONE. CATEGORY OF MODALITY AND MEANS OF ITS EXPRESSION …………...…………………………...…......4 1.1. Notion of modality and history of its study ……….…….………….4 1.2. Modal verbs as means of expressing modality………………...........6 Conclusions to Chapter One ………………………………………………........12 CHAPTER TWO. LEXICO-GRAMMATICAL MEANS OF EXRESSING MODALITY …………………………………………...…..13 2.1. Modal verbs as means of
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to) Obligation (be obliged to) Volition Ability (be able to) Inclination (be willing to) Promise/Intention (be going to) 1 1. Modality 1.1 Modality: excercise 4. Clause combining 2 Practice • Say whether the modal verbs used in the following sentences express likelihood (possibility‚ probability‚ certainty)‚ requirement (permission‚ advice‚ obligation) or volition (ability‚ inclination‚ promise‚ intention): 1. You will feel better after this medicine 2. Even
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English Grammar Modal Auxiliary Verbs Modal Auxiliary Verbs Modal auxiliary verbs are used with a main verb to show‚ mood and ideas such as ability‚ possibility and permission. Modal Auxiliary Verbs can will must shall may could would ought to should might Modal Auxiliary Verbs Can: Can is used 1) to express ability: Ryan can speak French but he cannot speak German. Superman can do things that ordinary people can’t. 2) to express request: Can you help Sue? Can I offer you something
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04 IBERICA 19.qxp 22/3/10 17:21 Página 77 A contrastive analysis of the use of modal verbs in the expression of epistemic stance in Business Management research articles in English and Spanish1 Ignacio Vázquez Orta Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain) ivazquez@unizar.es Abstract In the present paper an intercultural quantitative and qualitative analysis of the use of modal verbs as epistemic stance markers in SERAC (Spanish-English Research Article Corpus)‚ a corpus of research
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Modal verbs A modal verb is a verb‚ for example ‘can’‚ ‘might’‚ or ‘must’ that is used before another verb to show that something is possible‚ necessary‚ etc. Here are some of the uses and meanings of modal verbs. For a more detailed description‚ use a good grammar book. Here are the main modal verbs of English: can could may might must ought shall will would Expressing degrees of certainty In the speaker’s opinion‚ John has the car: The car’s not here – John must have taken it. The speaker
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Дополните предложения модальными глаголами can/can’t‚ must/mustn’t‚ needn’t‚ have to: 1 A: Is Jason at work today? B: He ...can’t... be. His car isn’t in the car park. 2 A: I can’t do my German homework. It’s too difficult. B: I’ll help you. I............speak German. 3 A: I’m going to watch television. B: Alright‚ but you .............stay up too late. 4 A: We............book a taxi to take us to the airport. B: I’ll do it now. 5 A: I didn’t
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Complete the sentences using the words listed in the box below‚ then click the "Check" button to check your answers. Don’t forget to capitalize when necessary. Some gaps may have more than one correct answer. can could have to must might should ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form 1. Ted’s flight from Amsterdam took more than 11 hours. He be exhausted after such a long flight. He prefer to stay in tonight and get some rest. 2. If you want to get
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chance to speak on a subject to which they could relate to Personal Aim: To stick to the lesson plan as far as possible! Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Classroom management TTT and language grading Sensitivity to learner needs Rapport & assertiveness Pair/group work Instructions Professional appearance of materials Accurate models of spoken/written English Detailed lesson plans Selecting/adapting materials Using ICQs Pace & Timing Conveying meaning using a variety of
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Cambridge ESOL CELTA lesson plan name date 4/7/13 tp lesson number 9 level Upper Intermediate teaching time 60 mins number of students learning aims (what do you want students to learn or get better at?) Sts will practice listening and speaking using the audio of a radio show and questions. Sts will also practice using quantifiers which are commonly used. N.B. include a separate vocabulary or grammar language analysis sheet if you are clarifying language timetable fit and
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Sample Lesson Plan CELTA Language Analysis Target Language (For skills lessons‚ list target vocab. only) Present perfect continuous Context Music; personal information – information about yourself Analysis Include: Meaning Form Pronunciation For grammar‚ it is often useful to include model sentences Using present perfect simple – with for and since – to emphasise that you are talking about a completed action or permanent state Grammar e.g. You’ve changed since last summer (completed
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