- Practice: The students do some sentence transformation exercises in which they have to use reported speech.

- Production: In pairs, the students interview each other about their past, present and future lives. Each student then writes a report on what their partner said using prompts like «he said that...»

Class contest 
2nd year upper secondary school, liceo scientifico opzione scienze applicate.

Lesson objectives, 

The ss will be able to tell the difference between must/may/might 

The ss will be able to use must/may/might to make assumptions on their classmates

Lesson plan (TTT)

1 TEST Fill the gap exercise showing students sentences containing assumptions made with the three modals, using wordwall or similar.

2 TEACH Check their answers, feedback and eventually explain the difference by using practical examples such as this: 

Yesterday we had a staff meeting. I looked around the room and noticed my co-worker Anna was not there. I asked, "Where's Anna?" and got three answers from my co-workers.

Jonathan answered, "Oh, she may be making a video in the studio."

Kelly said, "She might have stayed home today."

Adam told us, "She called me to say she was doing an interview at the Capitol this morning. So she must still be working over there."

Source: https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/everyday-grammar-may-might-must-modals-certainty/2887387.html#:~:text=May%20shows%20the%20speaker%20is,She%20must%20be%20working%20there.%22

3 TEST Test them asking questions and telling them to make assumptions on their classmates using the three forms we learned. 

Simpler fill in exercises according to their needs

Maps and tables

Flexible timing

 

 

-       The litter must be taken out, or it will stink

-       It may rain tomorrow

-       I might be available for the meeting, I’m not sure

 

 

Exercise

 

 

That woman drives a very expensive car. She _____

(have) a lot of money.

 

It _____(be) cold outside. That man in the street is wearing a coat.

 

I haven’t been to London in ages. I ______ (come) back one day.

 

 

Production:

 

Students need to write a small paragraph of around 100 words, using sentences with must, may and might to talk about one obligation they have in their lives (eg. Rule), something that may happen in the near future and something less certain. Students then will exchange this piece of writing with one another, noting down mistakes, giving feedback and choosing a sentence that speaks the most to themselves. 

Students will be able to

the T presents the context and shows a reading comprehension containing the use of Must, may, might. The ST read it together and try to guess the rule using an inductive approach.

Then learners use prompts to complete sentences, exercises with gap fillin with the correct forms of the modal verbs.

They have the chance to practice accuracy.

This is an example:

3If Suzan said that, it ______ true. She never lies.

-migth

 -may

 -must

ST have the chance to practice their fluency.

T shows some picture of famous people at the IWB, ST are asked to choose one favourite and to draft a list of deductions about this person, using both MUST, MIGHT, MAY. 

So the deduction should go from the most certain deduction to the less likely. 

They can share what they have produced to the class

MUST / MAY / MIGHT

1 LESSON OBJECTIVE: 

At the end of the class students will be able to express obligations / possibilities / suggestions

ACTIVITIES:

TEST – reading a short dialogue and asking questions about recognition of obligations, possibilities and suggestions

TEACH – T. shows a mental map with images with the different degrees of the modal verbs

TEST – a dialogue reading with a matching exercise at the end