6 Lessons on Modal Verbs
Modal verbs might seem like just another grammatical concept, but they're so much more than that. Integrating modal verbs into your curriculum can significantly enhance your students' language skills and communication abilities. And our selection of Community Gems will help you with that!
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The lesson focuses on skills, learning new things and using modal verbs of ability including the phrase "be able to". Students will practise all four skills: reading, listening, writing and speaking.
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Here, students will learn to use different modal verbs — "should", "ought to", and expressions similar to modal verbs — "have to". They will also practise giving and asking for advice.
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This lesson focuses on using modal verbs (may, might, could, must, can't), expressions of possibility, and speculation about present and future events through reading, listening, speaking, and writing exercises, while addressing challenges and mistakes in usage.
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This lesson may conclude the series of lessons for Pre-Intermediate and Intermediate level students studying modal verbs. The focus here is on obligation and necessity, and the lesson provides a well-rounded practice and all necessary explanations and contexts.
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When your higher level students are ready to tackle the use of modals in the past, this lesson will come in handy. It also introduces vocabulary related to learning, especially language learning, and is sure to provoke discussions and exchange of experience among the students.
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Not only will your students learn to use modals of deduction in the past, but they will also try themselves in watching extracts from an episode of a popular TV series with unadapted British English (which is not an easy feat), and learn vocabulary related to crime and crime dramas.
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Have you encountered students who struggle with reading, vocabulary retention, or maintaining focus during lessons? Students who've internalised the belief that they're "just not good at languages" or labeled themselves as "slow learners"?
Chances are, they were neurodivergent. According to statistics, 10 to 15% of your students are dyslexic, and you don't know who they are or how to teach them effectively.
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Boelo van der Pool has over 30 years of international language teaching experience. Dutch-born, he has lived and worked in the UK, Germany, and Spain since 1994. His diverse roles include marketing manager, school owner, and course developer.
For the past 8 years, he has worked as a language coach, international researcher, dyslexia expert, and teacher trainer. As a dyslexic polyglot speaking 3 languages, he developed a dyslexia-friendly teaching strategy that has improved outcomes for over 150 dyslexic language learners in Spain and Latin America. He is a member of the European Dyslexia Group and the International Language Coaching Association board.
What led you to research neurodiversity in language education?
About 6 years ago I got invited to an international research project on special education needs from a language learning perspective. I then realized how vast the world of neurodiversity is, and started understanding many of our school's students and why they were unable to learn English in a conventional way. But most of all, I saw their frustration. And that made me decide that I needed to help them. Apart from that, I also learned that I am dyslexic myself, which answered many questions about my own life.
Can you tell us about your project and what it offers?
With my Dyslexia Smart Teachers courses, teachers will start making a real difference for 15 to 20% of their students. In 8 weeks' time, they will understand what dyslexia and ADHD are, be able to recognize it in their students, offer them effective and successful classes, adapt the material to their needs, create inclusive learning environments, motivate their dyslexic and ADHD students, AND become more competitive as language teachers.
What results have you seen in teachers and students who've gone through your program?
With my different courses, I have already impacted many teachers and students. Even the most experienced teachers have told me that they had never heard about dyslexia and ADHD in such a clear way and that, now, they started seeing their students from a different perspective. Many teachers say that, finally, they understand their students. And especially those whom they thought to be lazy and unmotivated. But most of all it has affected students. I have seen students who described English as a "closed door" being able to have a full conversation in English in less than a year.
Why is it important for teachers to address this topic?
Use Matching Gaps to create a reading exercise:
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