Kamis, 03 Mei 2012

Classroom Activities: Modal Auxiliary Can and Could

Materials for teaching grammar modal auxiliary using can and could.

Task 1
Look at the picture and tell what he is doing.

Can you ride a motorbike?

Task 2
Answer the following questions based on your own experience.
  • Can you sing?
  • Can you dance?
  • Can you play guitar?

Task 2
Interview your classmates. Write down name of your classmate who says "yes".
Example: sing --> Can you sing?
  • play a piano: ................................
  • drive a car: ................................
  • type using 10 fingers: ................................
  • cook rice: ................................
  • make a toy car: ................................
  • send an email: ................................
  • operate a computer: ................................
  • ride motorcycle without handling: ................................
  • compose a story: ................................
Task 3
Fill the table with the suitable words based on the part of speech.
Shinta
can
play
a piano
Doni










  • Doni
  • He
  • could
  • drive
  • a car
  • a motorcycle
  • She
  • I
  • You
  • They
  • may
  • can't
  • sing
  • We
  • a song
  • must
  • has to
  • have to
  • read
  • an English magazine
Task 4
Compose 5 sentences based on the words in the table.
Task 5
Using to or without to? Circle the correct to infinitive.
  1. I can (to swim/swim) carefully 
  2. She has (to go/go) alone
  3. You must (study/to study) hard
  4. She could (to sing/sing) a song
  5. Yono can't (to play/play) guitar
Task 6
Correct the errors.
  1. She can to read newspaper upside down.
  2. Alya can't to jump.
  3. They have write an application letter.
  4. She has go soon.