Workshop 7 English grammar

​UNIVERSITY OF EL SALVADOR
SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCE
DISTANCE EDUCATION
ENGLISH GRAMMAR I



Lic. Luis Eduardo Martínez Andrade

Welcome

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Units 29 to 32 review

​ACTIVITY

10:00 - 10:05 A.M.

10:05 - 12:00 M.

​TIME

AGENDA

I might do that

​Can you think of…

✓ Something you might do next year?

✓ Something you’ll probably never do in your life?

✓ Something you might do when you retire?

✓ Someone you may see next week?

✓ A place you’ll probably visit in the next five years?

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Picture discussion

Look at the signs or notices below. What do these signs/notices mean. Use modals of necessity to describe their meaning. What do you have to do when you see these signs? What can’t you do?

What do you have to do when you see these signs?
What can’t you do?

What do you have to do when you see these signs?
What can’t you do?

Rules and regulations

​Use modals of necessity. (have to, don’t have to, must, must not, or can’t)
Example: You must be at least 16 years old to get a driver's license.

Expectations

​Discuss these important events.

What people in our country are supposed to do and say at these times.

For example: are people expected to give certain gifts? Wear special

clothing? What roles do family members and friends play?


Example: “In our country, people are supposed to wear black clothes in a funeral.”

Events:

✓ A wedding

✓ An important birthday

✓ A school graduation

✓ An engagement to be married

✓ An anniversary

✓ A birth

✓ A funeral

Future possibility

​Ask students to talk about their plans for next week. Explain that they

can use “be going to” or “will” for plans that are certain and use “may,”

“might,” or “could” for plans that are possible.

Example: “I might go to the park with some friends on Saturday.”

“You must be…”

​Complete the conclusions using an adjective.

1) “Someone keeps calling and then hanging up.”

You must be _______________.

2) “Lily just failed her driving test for the third time!”

She must feel _______________.

3) “My friend applied to graduate school, and he just got accepted.”

He must feel _______________.

4) “Jack just spilled coffee all over the teacher.”

He must feel _______________.

5) “My boyfriend hasn’t called me for a week.”

You must be _______________.

Problem solving

Look at the situations below. Think of possible explanations for each situation and then conclude. Use modals for conclusions (must, have (got) to, may,

might, could, can’t…).

1) “Yolanda lives alone, but she hears a noise in the house.”

Example: “It might be an open window. Maybe the wind is blowing.”

2)“Stefan has been calling his sister on the phone for three days. She

hasn’t returned any of his messages.”

3) “Allan is on the street. He’s asked a woman three times for the time. She hasn’t answered.”

4) “Lili sees a neighbor with a 10-year-old. She’s never seen the child

before.”

Reminders

Read the “Visit El Salvador! Brochure”

guidelines, read the rubric, and use the forums if they have

questions or doubts about this assignment.

• Final Exam: Visit El Salvador!” Brochure” (final evaluated activity) deadline: Saturday, December 7th, 2024