Modal Verbs ESL Lesson Plans
Modal verbs, taught level by level from A1 to C1. Each plan is a complete 60-minute lesson with its own handouts and answer key.
One topic, every level
These plans take modal verbs from the first encounter at A1 through to C1, where the same forms are used for effect rather than for basic meaning. Each is written on the framework that suits the stage learners are at, so the method changes as the level does.
Every plan stands on its own: take the one that matches your class and teach it tomorrow. Read down the list to see how the topic develops if you teach the same learners over a year.
Modal Verbs plans
Can and Can't for Ability (A1)
Grammar: Can and Can't for Ability.
Must, Have To, Don't Have To and Can't (A2)
Grammar: Must, Have To, Don't Have To and Can't (Rules and Obligation).
Should, Ought To, Had Better and Suggestions (B1)
Grammar: Should, Ought To, Had Better and Suggestions (Advice).
Modals of Deduction (B2)
Grammar: Modals of Deduction (must, might, can't – present and past).
Past Modals and Nuances of Modality (C1)
Grammar: Past Modals and Nuances of Modality (needn't have, might have, would, wouldn't, might as well).
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Present Tenses lesson plans
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Past Tenses lesson plans
5 plans, A1 to C1.
Perfect Tenses lesson plans
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All ESL lesson plans
Every plan, by level.
ESL worksheets
Printable, with answer keys.