MODAL VERBS III: OBLIGATION. MUST/MUSTN'T/ HAVE TO,DON'T HAVE TO/ NEED TO

Expressing obligation in English is a communicative need. For that, we use imperatives and modal verbs: MUST/ MUSTN'T and pseudo-modal structures: HAVE TO, NEED TO. However, we have to pay special attention to the differences in meaning existing among them.

Let's work on that. Watch the following presentation and focus on the differences between the modal verbs included: 

Don't forget to double check the differences between: MUST, HAVE TO, NEED TO AND SHOULD:

MUST, MUSTN'T, HAVE TO, NEED TO, SHOULD. OBLIGATION. MODAL VERBS. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

MODAL VERBS II: CAN, COULD, BE ABLE TO

CAN, COULD and BE ABLE TO are used to express a range of meanings related to mood and modality in English: ability, permission, possiblity...

CAN, COULD are MODAL VERBS, whereas BE ABLE TO is a pseudo modal structure which concords with the subject of the sentence by means of the verb TO BE. BE ABLE TO is always followed by infinitive.
Let's see how it works and practice!!

BE ABLE TO. GRAMMAR. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

CAN, COULD. GRAMMAR. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

MODAL VERBS I. CAN, COULD, MUST, SHOULD BASICS.

What do you know about modal verbs? 

A lot! You only have to pay attention to the following pics and practice to learn more about them.

This post explains the basics of modal verbs together with CAN/CAN'T COULD/COULDN'T , MUST and SHOULD.
Do the quizz after reading the presentation!!

Now , let us practice using activities in different levels:

PASSIVE VOICE II. INTERMEDIATE/BACHILLER/SELECTIVIDAD

PASSIVE voice transformations are commonly used in English as a way to change fixed word order.
Can you master the basics of this? Can you form a two object passive? The following post is perfect to learn or revise it!!

Do the following quizz... which of the following facts are true? 

• Now, how do you form the passive voice with every verbal tense? And what about perfect modals? The process is the same... let us see:



PASSIVE VOICE. BACHILLERATO, SELECTIVIDAD. PEVAU. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

GERUNDS BASICS. ACTIVITIES AND EXPLANATION

GERUNDS are a non personal form in English. They are identified with -ing forms

When do you add -ing to a verb? Let's see and practice:

Now, let us practice with some basic activities.

FUTURE PERFECT SIMPLE VS. FUTURE CONTINUOUS

Together with PRESENT SIMPLE, PRESENT CONTINUOUS, WILL AND TO BE GOING TO, there are two more ways to talk about the future. 

They  are formed using the MODAL VERB WILL as a base: future perfect simple ( I will have seen)  and  the futurecontinuos (I will be flying)

First of all, let's focus on WILL, which, as you already know, it is a MODAL VERB: 

WILL FUTURE IN ENGLISH. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS. FORM, USAGE, ACTIVITIES

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU ALL MY LIFE!

This is a typical sentence in which we use the PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS TENSE. Let's see how it works, ITS FORM AND USAGE.

FORM:

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINOUS. FORM. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTIONS, ACTIVITIES AND EXPLANATION

What is the difference between: 

• Who likes chicken? 

• Who do you invite to eat chicken?

The first is a subject question, in which the WH element is the subject of the sentence whereas the second is an object question, in which the subject is YOU and who has the fuction of Indirect Object. 

Let us focus on their differences and usage using the following pics/infographies:

SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

ENGLISH PRONOUNS. PRESENTATION AND ACTIVITIES

Pronouns are a used to replace nouns and noun phrases. In this lesson, we are going to learn both pronouns (replacing nouns) and possessive adjectives (they accompany nouns instead of replacing them).

PRONOUNS IN ENGLISH. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

Pay attention to the following aspects:

• Learn them by heart
• Learn their position in the sentence to see the type of pronoun or adjective
• Focus on their function and meaning to distinguish all of them
• After that, do some activities to practice it. 

TO BE AND HAVE GOT. GRAMMAR BASIC USAGE

Grammar basics are a must. If you have problems with to be and have got, the following presentation includes a special focus on form and usage.

It also includes a short quizz for you or your students to revise it.

APRIL FOOLS!!! LISTENING AND CULTURE FOR TEFL

I'm sure all of you have heard of pranks, jokes and the rest, but most of you don't really know where it comes from. 

First, do the following quizz to check how much do you know about jokes and vocabulary related to it. CLICK ON THIS PUN TO FIND OUT

PRESENT PERFECT EASY STUFF

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? HAVE YOU EVER EATEN FROGS' LEGS? I HAVE JUST RETURNED HOME FROM HOLIDAYS.

These are easy examples of the present perfect, which we use to talk about experiences, recent actions and so on. Let us learn how it is used and formed .

REVISION ACTIVITIES FOR 1ST YEAR (FIRST TERM)

This activity can help you to revise some basic elements before the test: there is/are, quantifiers, present simple, to be and have got

Don't forget to study the vocabulary and the grammar sections in the blog:

• Why don't you try the following WORD SEARCH? You'll find everyday activities and parts of the house:    CLICK HERE:

 

HOUSES AND HOMES

Do you need more vocabulary to revise and pronounce the rooms in the house?

Can you tell more names of pieces of furniture? Can you tell some some house appliances?

The following video will increase your vocabulary power, sure!!

After all that learning, let us practice some more with the following matching activity. Enjoy yourselves!!
Click here:

ALPHABET GAME: VOCABULARY REVISION

The following ALPHABET GAME activity can help you to revise the vocabulary of the first units: body parts, numbers, family members, adjectives to describe people and so on. 

Games can be great to improve, learn and revise English!

Enjoy it

Click here

Remember to study also more posts in this blog, including, to be, have got, questions, parts of the body and descriptions.

PASSIVE VOICE IN ENGLISH

Why is the passive voice so important in English? Basically, because English presents a fixed word order and it is an easy way to give importance to some elements in the sentence (normally the subject).

The following presentation will give you some clues on the passive which will be really useful.

CONDITIONAL SENTENCES

Condtional Sentences express the conditions necessary for something to happen:

• If you study, you will pass

This is a typical example in which, we can see that if we study, we will obtain a result, to pass.

Thus, if you revise the following presentation, you will learn a lot about conditionals.

PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS. USES, ACTIVITIES, VIDEO

Any doubts about the uses of the present simple and present continuous? Watch the following powtoon and learn about them!!

After watching it, a good idea to hammer home is to look at the following mind map to help you:

PRESENT SIMPLE AND CONTINUOUS. GRAMMAR. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

WH ELEMENTS. QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH I (Yes/ no and wh-) FOR ELT

Understanding questions is paramount in order to improve reading and writing skills. In the following lines, we will learn about question words and how to answer them.The following chart will show you them basics of wh-elements:

WH ELEMENTS IN ENGLISH. GRAMMAR. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

Together with the previous, we also have to add some extra "question forms" in which we combine WHAT + OTHER WORDS, like the following picture shows. 

WHAT/WHICH. QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH. GRAMMAR. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH
A. Questions in English always require the use of an auxiliary verb that appears at the beginning of the sentence followed by the subject of the sentence. 

AUXILIARY+ SUBJECT+ (MAIN VERB)...

B. The answers will depend on the type of question. Eye on the second person!!! 

YES NO QUESTIONS

WH QUESTIONS

-ANSWER: YES/NO -Start with an auxiliary verb:          -To be, have got,  do/does, DID,  modal verbs (CAN, COULD, MAY, MUST, SHOULD...)                         Is Peter Happy?                         Do you like chocolate?  AUXILIARY+ SUBJECT+ (MAIN VERB)...                ANSWER Is Peter good at tennis?                    Yes, she is/ No, she isn’t YES/NO +SUBJECT+ AUXILIARY(AFF/NEG) Does Peter speak English?             Yes, he does/ No, he doesn’t Can they sing?  Yes, they can/ No, they can’t Can you speak English?        Yes, I can/ No, I can’t Are you good at tennis?        Yes, I am Are you and Martin good students?       Yes, we are/ No we aren’t

-long answer: extra information -Start with WH element+ AUXILIARY VERB           -WHO: PEOPLE……….. QUIEN           -WHAT: THINGS…………QUÉ                   -What time:........ QUÉ hora                   -What colour: ......Qué color                   -What size: Qué talla           -WHEN: TIME………..CUÁNDO           -WHERE: PLACE………DÓNDE           -WHY: REASON ( because….)                      POR QUÉ?           -HOW:                 CÓMO?                  -How often…Con Qué frecuencia                  -How much…? Cuanto                  -How many…?Cuántos                  -How old...? Qué edad/años                  - How long...? Por cuánto tiempo                    WH WORD+ AUXILIARY+ SUBJECT+(MAIN VERB)....                ANSWER Where is Peter?                    Peter is at home          Subject+main verb+answer Who is your father?  PEOPLE                    My father is Pedro When is the class?  TIME                   The class is at 4.00 Why is Peter Sad?              Peter is sad because he has got an exam How is Joe?              Joe is fine How often do you play tennis?            I play tennis everyday How many pens has he got?           He has got 5 pens

For higher level, let us focus on the following question words: whom and whose, usually also employed as relative pronouns.

 

WHO/WHOSE/WHOM. GRAMMAR. QUESTIONS. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

Now, let us practice:

• BASIC ACTIVITY, YOU CAN PRINT OR DO IT ONLINE (SELF CORRECTION):

Wh elements basic worksheet, una ficha interactiva de JMC81

liveworksheets.com

• Worksheet to practise: word order in questions, question words and basic question for answers: CLICK HERE

Questions in english, an interactive worksheet by JMC81

liveworksheets.com

SEE ALSO: 

• SUBJECT AND OBJECT QUESTIONS. INFOGRAPHIES, EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE

COMPARATIVES AND SUPERLATIVES, AS....AS. BASIC ENGLISH GRAMMAR

What do you know about the world around us? Do you know about animals and geography? Can you compare some species?

Do the following quizz and find out!! 

As you have seen in the previous video, you can compare several elements and say one of them is superior to the rest. In order to do it, you have to use the comparative, superlative and AS...AS structures. 

Pay attention to the following pics, with a them you will learn about their structure and usage.  There are also some grammar tips

• Comparing elements which are THE SAME (AS.... AS) (In Spanish tan... como). 

COMPARATIVE. AS...AS. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE