D-06.05 Use Simple Modal-Verb Phrasing for Requests (for Permission), Possibility/Probability & Advice

Parts Three, Two, & Three of Chapters 1 & 2 (“Beginnings,” “The Body”) of WorkLife English Grammar 4: Cross-Cultural Communication, pages 19-20; 33-39 9 pages  Who It’s For: (Self) Teachers & Helpers at Intermediate & Higher Learning Levels         Why It’s Useful: From the beginning of language instruction, modal-verb phrasing can be used to Ask Permission, Make Requests, Express Possibility or Probability, and/or Give Advice. In excerpts from two chapters of a “Cross-Cultural Communicative Grammar,” you/your learners can fulfill these functions in classroom and health-related settings.  What You’ll Do:  [1]  Review uses of can/could, will/would in question patterns that request permission or help.  Use cues to complete or create full sentences.  [2] Go over may/might/could/must statements that express future possibility or probability. Make your own predictions or guesses about waiting rooms, disease prevention, causes of death.  [3] Check out simple verb