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Lesson Plans: Modals

Abilities of Animals Can/ Can’t Games

Added on 10th February 2019

Can & Can’t Drawing Coin Game

Added on 31st January 2018

Can & Can’t- Coin Games

Added on 13th November 2017

Can and Be Able to Present and Past Ability Discussion Questions

Added on 7th January 2020

Can, can’t and prepositions dice game

Added on 7th March 2015

Christmas- Modals of deduction

Added on 3rd December 2007 | Teachers' Notes

Christmas- Predictions with 'will'

Added on 4th December 2007

Conspiracy Theories- Speculating about the Present and Past Practice

Added on 31st May 2015

Do you have + May I have Games

Added on 5th August 2015

Driving Rules (Modal Verbs)

Added on 1st September 2007 | Answers

Exploring Modal Auxiliaries - Winter Weather Conditions

Added on 1st September 2007

Festivals and Celebrations- Modals of Obligation, Prohibition and Permission

Added on 29th November 2016

Guess the Place- Speculating Practice

Added on 26th November 2017

Making Arrangements- Cultural Differences Modal Practice

Added on 28th January 2015

Modals and Conditional Sentences

Added on 1st September 2007 | Teachers' Notes

Modals of Deduction - Guess the Country

Added on 19th October 2015

Modals of Deduction Practice- Guess the Sport

Added on 2nd June 2016

Modals of Obligation, Prohibition and Permission- Class Rules

Added on 6th January 2015

Modals Review

Added on 12th February 2012

Modals- Green Initiatives Debate

Added on 1st January 2015

Modals- Language Learning Advice

Added on 14th March 2016

Present and Past Ability- Sentence Completion Games

Added on 30th August 2019

Should Have for Past Regrets and Advice

Added on 9th March 2019

World History Past modals of possibility and probability discussion questions

Added on 11th April 2009

Yes/No questions with "can"

Added on 10th January 2019

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