CUADERNONo. 3 Independent Communication in English CIIN 03

Pedagogical guide of the module
Independent communication in
English
Colegio Nacional de Educación Profesional Técnica
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CUADERNILLO No. 3
MÓDULO COMUNNICACIÓN INDEPENDIENTE EN INGLÉS

PERIODO DE TIEMPO: SEMANA 5 (DEL 19 DE OCTUBRE AL 23 DE OCTUBRE)
SEMANA 6 (DEL 26 DE OCTUBRE AL 30 DE OCTUBRE)
DÍAS DE CLASE MARTES Y JUEVES
ACTIVIDADES ACTIVIDAD 12: Use of the modal verb can, could, may and
Might
ACTIVIDAD 13: Expression of personal skills.
ACTIVIDAD 14: Discrimination of information about
personal skills
ACTIVIDAD 15: Use of the modal verbs Should and
Ought to
ACTIVIDAD 16: Expression of advices to solve problems
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TRABAJO
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Practices / Activities
Student´s name:
Learning unit: 1. Exchange of information in the present and future
Learning unit: 1.3 Describe skills, possibilities and recommendations of people in their environment, using modals verbs
Activity number 12: Use of the modal verb can, could, may and might
Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that can not function as a main verb, unlike the auxiliary verbs be, do and have that can function as a main verb. Modal verbs
express modality, ability, possibility, need or other condition. They are auxiliary verbs of the future and the conditional.
English verb tenses are not enough to express ideas of possibility or uncertainty. Nor is there a verb tense like the subjunctive in Spanish. That is why modal verbs
are used. As complementary verbs that are, modal verbs do not work without another verb. This other verb always goes after the modal verb and is in the base form
(the infinitive without to). Modal verbs are not conjugated and do not have time.
Can
It is used to indicate skill or possibility. In these cases it can be translated as poder in Spanish. For example:
• I can speak five languages

• It can be unpleasant to live with violent people
• Sending confidential information with the use of public Wi Fi can be dangerous because they can steal it
Could
Could is the past of Can. Indicates skill or possibility in the past. For example:
• You could have studied before the test

• You could have visited the Palace of Fine Arts on vacation
• I could not discriminate against those people
It is used to express possibilities in the future. For example:

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• You could approve the test if you studied

• You could be a lecturer if you made an effort
• You could be a doctor, if you studied
• You could arrive on time, if you checked the car before leaving
It is used to request permission or ask about possibilities in interrogative phrases, being more formal than doing it with can. For example:
• Could you pass the book please?

• Could you support me in my studies?
• Could you send me your report please?
Complete the following sentences with the modals can and could as appropriate
1. We Could_________________________ every day, to pass the exam

2. The class Could_________________________ be interesting, if you read in
3. Juan and Pedro Can_________________________ use the Chemistry lab
4. Carlos Could_________________________ compete in athletics when he was
young
5. You Could__________________________convince everyone when you debated
6. I think it Could_________________________ rain tomorrow
7. I think Could__________________________post later
8. I Can________________________ avoid the anxiety
May
It is used to indicate possibilities in the future. For example:
• It may be worse to go to the casino than to the library

• It may be is more harmful to eat potatoes than broccoli
It is used to give permissions or instructions. For example:
• You may leave if you like

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• You may use your cell phones now
It is used in interrogative phrases, I feel more educated than can or could. For example:
• May I have a glass of water?

• May I get closer to the microphone?
Might
Might is used to indicate possibilities in the present or in the future. In these cases, it is a synonym of may. For example:
• I might go to Australia this summer

• I would bring an umbrella, it might rain later
Complete the following sentences with the modals may and might, as appropriate
1. You May___________________ read your texts tomorrow

2. You May___________________ discuss the subject if you want
3. I Might___________________ write about technology
4. I Might___________________ argue on the subject
5. He May___________________ be at class, or he might be at laboratory
6. It May___________________ be better to finish the essay now, rather than wait until
tomorrow
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Student´s name:
Activity number 13: Expression of personal skills.
Ask, about the abilities he/ she has and complete the box below. For example: Can you swim? Yes I can… or No, I can’t…
Classmate’s name:
Can Can’t
Play the guitar x
Swim x
Play football x
Cook x
Chat x
Post messages on face x
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Exchange pairs and ask questions to your classmate about the abilities he/ she has and complete the box.
Classmate’s name: José Alfredo Alba Padilla
Can Can’t
Play the guitar X
Swim x
Play football x
Cook x
Chat x
Post messages on face x
He can´t play the guitar
He can swim in the pool
He can play the football
He can cook spagetti
He can´t chot because is shy
He can post messages
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Student´s name:
Activity number 14: Discrimination of information about personal skills
Look the following table with information about Maggi and Helen and complete the dialogue about what they can or they can’t do.
Maggi Helen
Ski  X
Ride a horse  
Sing  X
Tell good jokes X 
Do yoga X X
Play chess  X
Speak Russian X 
Cook X 
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Use the can or can't correctly according to the previous table
Maggie ____Can______________ ski very easily in the snow.
Maggie _____Can´t_______________ cook but, she ____can______________ sing.
Maggie ____can´t________________ do yoga in the morning.
Maggie ____can_________________ ride a horse but, she ________can´t___________ tell good jokes .
Helen_____can´t_________________ski but, she ___can__________ride a horse.
Helen_____can_________________tell good jokes but, she ___can´t______sing well.
Helen _____can________________speak russian and she ___can______cook delicious.
Helen _____can´t________________play chess and she ____can´t__________do yoga.
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Student´s name:
Activity number 15: Use of the modal verbs Should and Ought to
Should indicates an obligation or recommendation. Reflects an opinion about what is right. It is translated as conditional in Spanish. For example:
• You should visit the doctor once a month

• You should read a book every day
Should is used in interrogative phrases to ask if there is an obligation or to ask for a recommendation. For example:
• Should we leave a tip?

• Should we register at the event?
• Should we study religion in the class?
Ought to
Ought to is synonymous with should although it is less common. For example:
• They ought to propose a thesis

• They ought to avoid speaking without foundation
• We ought to support sustainable projects
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Write a recommendation to play sports, promote participation in the community and argue in a debate using the modal verbs should
• You should do sports every day

• We should promote participation in the community
• They should argue their opinions during the debate
You… should do more distance in my bicycle
We.. should be more polite and united
They… should be considered and prudent in decisions
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Student´s name:
Activity number 16: Expression of advices to solve problems
Read, the following texts from persons who ask for an advice.
Write an appropriate advice for each of them to solve their problems; remember to use Should or shouldn’t.
Baby? Help!
I’m a 17 years old girl and my parents think I’m a baby. They don’t let me out
My girlfriend is pregnant, she doesn’t know what to do and she told at night and my boyfriend can’t phone me after 10 p.m. I can’t wear the
me we should get married; I am too young and I don’t know what to clothes I like because they tell me they are not “appropriate”; what can I do?
do. Please give me an advice!
Desperate teenager!
Lost guy!
Dear lost guy. First, you should… talk with hey and tell how Dear desperate teenager. First, you should… show that you
you keel and what you want, then you car do an afreement are responsable and aware of your decisions, also earn their
and take care in the baby trust so that they can anow you to do what you want with
responsibility
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REVIEW EXAM
WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWER, USE THE MODALS: CAN, CAN´T, COULD, MUST, MIGHT, SHOULD AND SHOULDN´T.
1. I____can´t____________ drive a bus now, but I __might_______when I was sixteen.
A) can / can´t b) should/ shouldn´t c) must / might d) can / could´nt
2. He __could´t__________go out last night.
A) can´t b) shouldn´t c) mustn´t d) couldn´t.
3. She isn't answering the phone. She _might_____ be out
a) Can b) Must c) should d) might
4.They _can´t____________be Spanish, they're speaking Portuguese.
a) Can´t b) Mustn´t c) shouldn´t d) might not
5.He_____might_______have a job interview today - he's waiting to hear from the company.
6.He drives an expensive car. He____might_________have a good job.
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7.It's too early to have finished the exam. He____might not__________have finished.
8.Sara's very busy. She____might_______not be able to come tonight.
9. The government __must________ help people.
10. Children __mustn´t__________drink sugary drinks. It's not very healthy.
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INSTRUMENTO DE EVALUACIÓN.
CRITERIOS A EVALUAR LO LOGRO NO LO LOGRO OBSERVACIONES
Describes or express ability with can and use the modal in negative
form.
Express ability in the past with could and use the modal in
negative form.
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Expression of advices to solve problems using the structure should

and negative form shouldn´t
Express obligation, strong recomendation, deduction or necessity

of something with must and the negative form mustn´t.
ANEXOS
Can - Cannot - Can't English Grammar Notes
1. https://www.grammar.cl/Basic/Can_Cannot.htm
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeLYwHeOodM&feature=emb_title
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROzhm8v-a_8&feature=emb_title
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4.
5. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/can-and-could
6. https://www.grammar.cl/english/can-could.htm
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7.
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8. https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/may-and-might
9. https://www.grammar.cl/english/may-might.htm
10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4TSydQuAiI&feature=emb_title
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11.
12. https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modal-should.htm
13. https://www.grammar.cl/english/should.htm
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14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZhGNeeARSw&feature=emb_title
15.
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Pedagogical guide of the module

MÓDULO COMUNNICACIÓN INDEPENDIENTE EN INGLÉS

Learning unit: 1. Exchange of information in the present and future

• I can speak five languages

• You could have studied before the test

It is used to express possibilities in the future. For example:

• You could approve the test if you studied

• Could you pass the book please?

1. We Could_________________________ every day, to pass the exam

It is used to indicate possibilities in the future. For example:

• It may be worse to go to the casino than to the library

It is used to give permissions or instructions. For example:

• You may leave if you like

• You may use your cell phones now

• May I have a glass of water?

• I might go to Australia this summer

1. You May___________________ read your texts tomorrow

Learning unit: 1. Exchange of information in the present and future

Activity number 13: Expression of personal skills.

Classmate’s name: José Alfredo Alba Padilla

He can´t play the guitar

He can swim in the pool

He can play the football

He can cook spagetti

He can´t chot because is shy

He can post messages

Learning unit: 1. Exchange of information in the present and future

Activity number 14: Discrimination of information about personal skills

Use the can or can't correctly according to the previous table

Maggie ____Can______________ ski very easily in the snow.

Maggie _____Can´t_______________ cook but, she ____can______________ sing.

Maggie ____can´t________________ do yoga in the morning.

Helen_____can_________________tell good jokes but, she ___can´t______sing well.

Helen _____can________________speak russian and she ___can______cook delicious.

Helen _____can´t________________play chess and she ____can´t__________do yoga.

Learning unit: 1. Exchange of information in the present and future

• You should visit the doctor once a month

• Should we leave a tip?

Ought to is synonymous with should although it is less common. For example:

• They ought to propose a thesis

• You should do sports every day

You… should do more distance in my bicycle

We.. should be more polite and united

They… should be considered and prudent in decisions

Learning unit: 1. Exchange of information in the present and future

Activity number 16: Expression of advices to solve problems

1. I____can´t____________ drive a bus now, but I __might_______when I was sixteen.

A) can / can´t b) should/ shouldn´t c) must / might d) can / could´nt

2. He __could´t__________go out last night.

A) can´t b) shouldn´t c) mustn´t d) couldn´t.

3. She isn't answering the phone. She _might_____ be out

a) Can b) Must c) should d) might

4.They _can´t____________be Spanish, they're speaking Portuguese.

a) Can´t b) Mustn´t c) shouldn´t d) might not

a) Can b) Must c) should d) might

6.He drives an expensive car. He____might_________have a good job.

a) Can b) Must c) should d) might

a) Can´t b) Mustn´t c) shouldn´t d) might not

Maggie Can__________ ski very easily in the snow.

Maggie _Can´t_ cook but, she can____ sing.

Maggie can´t____________ do yoga in the morning.

Helen_can___________tell good jokes but, she _can´t______sing well.

Helen _can__________speak russian and she _can______cook delicious.

Helen _can´t__play chess and she can´tdo yoga.

1. Ican´t drive a bus now, but I might_when I was sixteen.

2. He could´t________go out last night.

6.He drives an expensive car. Hemight_____have a good job.

8.Sara's very busy. Shemight___not be able to come tonight.

9. The government must______ help people.

10. Children mustn´t________drink sugary drinks. It's not very healthy.