Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region III
Schools Division of Nueva Ecija
GENERAL TINIO NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
General Tinio, Nueva Ecija

DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN ENGLISH 8

March 22, 2023

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. identify modals and its use
2. construct a sentence using modals; and
3. state the significance of modals in everyday lives .

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Modals
B. Reference: English for 21st Century Learning (Afro-Asian) textbook Grade 8, pages 215-
221Unit V
C. Materials: Laptop, power point presentation, pieces of papers, chalk, and board

III. Learning Procedures

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

1. Preparatory Activities
Daily Routine

a. Opening Prayer
“Let us all stand, close our eyes, bow our heads, and feel the (The students will pray)
presence of God”

b. Greetings
“Good morning, Class!” “Good morning, Ma’am!”

“Before you take your seat, kindly pick some pieces of

papers under your chairs, and please, arrange your chairs (Students will arrange their chairs)
properly.”

c. Checking of Attendance
“Before anything else, let me check your attendance first. Is “None, Ma’am”
there any absent today, class?

“Very Good, Class! It is good to hear that you are all present
today. “

d. Review
“Now, before we proceed in our lesson let’s have a short
review about the lesson we had last meeting.”
(Students will raise their hands)
“Class, what was our topic last time?”

“Yes, (name of the student)” “Ma’am, last meeting we discussed about

 literary devices”
“That’s right! Last meeting we discussed the common literary
device used in poetry.” (Students will raise their hands)

“What are the various kinds of literary devices that we

discussed las meeting? Will you please give one, (name of “Ma’am, assonance”
the student)”

“Very good!”

“What do you mean by assonance?” (Students will raise their hands)

“Yes, (name of the student)”
“Ma’am, assonance is the repetition of vowel
“Very good, (name of the student)” sounds within words.”

“How about the second literary device that we discussed last

meeting? What is it?” (Students will raise their hands)

“Yes, (name of the student)” “Ma’am, alliteration.”

“Exactly! And what do you mean by alliteration” “Ma’am, alliteration is the repetition of initial
letter in successive words for effect.”
“Very good!” (Students will raise their hands)

“Another literary device that we discussed last meeting?

(name of the student)” “Ma’am, consonance.”

“You got it right. What do you mean by consonance?” “It is the repetition of the same consonant
sound in words”

“Very good! What else, class?” (Students will raise their hands)

“Yes, (name of the student)” “Ma’am, we also discussed onomatopoeia”

“That’s right! And what do you mean by onomatopoeia?” “Onomatopoeia is about mimicking or
imitating sounds.”
“Very good! And lastly, the last literary device that we had
discussed, what is it?” “Ma’am, cliché.”

“What do you mean by cliché?” “Ma’am, cliché is a word or phrase that has
become overly familiar or commonplace.”
“Precisely!”

“Now class, I assumed that all of you understand our last

lesson and now you are ready to learn something new. Am I “Yes ma’am.”
right?”

e. Motivation
But before we proceed to our discussion let’s have a short
activity. This activity is what we call “Who am I?” I will
show some description of a profession, and you are going to
identify who are those people or what kind of profession is “Yes Ma’am.”
that."
“Yes we are!”
“Is the instructions clear, class?”
“Are you ready class?”

“Okay, let’s begin.” "Chef"

1. I can cook and prepare delicious food. Who am I? "Firefighter"

2. I will extinguish the fire and rescue those in need.
Who am I? "Police"
3. I must protect the people from criminals. Who am
I? "Teacher"
4. I shall teach the learners and help them became
educate. Who am I? "Doctor”
5. I should cure the sick and help them be healthy
again. Who am I? "Singer"
6. I can sing and perform on stage to give
entertainment. Who am I? "Pilot"
7. I will operate the aircraft, for the safety of the
passengers and crew members. Who am I? "Dentist"
8. I should clean, repair or remove damaged teeth.
Who am I? "Detective/investigator"
9. I must investigate and look for the evidence to
know who is the real murderer. Who am I? "Architect"
10. I shall design buildings and advices in their
construction. Who am I?

“Good job, class! These sentences or descriptions has

something to do with our lesson today. So, after doing our “Yes, Ma’am!”
first activity, let’s now proceed to our lesson today. Are you
ready to learn something new, class?”

2. Lesson Proper "There are underlined words."

"Class, based on the activity that we did. What have you
noticed from the given descriptions?" “I think it has something to do with the
professions.”
“Very good observation. Now, what do you think will be our
lesson for today? Do you have any idea?"

“That’s a nice answer! Now class, our topic today is about

modals.” "Modals are a type of helping verbs that
express ability, necessity, possibility, and
"To start with our discussion. Will you please read the permission. This include can, must, shall, will,
meaning of modals? (name of the student)” may."

“Class, we use modals in different ways, like to express our

ability, to ask for permission, the possibility and necessity.”
"Modal verb can is used to express a present
“Let us have an example of modal verb. Will you please read ability or an ability that still exists.
the first example? (Name of the student)." For example:
Andrei can sing high notes.
I can cook delicious food.
"Thank you! The modal verb "can" express the ability of a
person. Like for example Andrei can sing high notes, when I
ask Andrei to sing high notes right now, he can do it, because
he said that it is his ability. For the next example, I can cook
delicious food, this sentence expresses the ability of cooking,
and not just cooking but the ability to cook delicious food,
just like the ability of a chef.” "I can dance."

"How about you (name of the student) what is your ability?"

"Very good! We use the modal verb "can" to say or express

our ability." "Yes ma'am"

“Is that clear?” "Must is used to express necessity, a strong

obligation, or something very important.”
"The next modal verb is the word must, will you please read
it? (name of the student)"

"To express that the statement is an obligation, or need to be Example:

done, we use the modal verb must." The patient must take the medicine
now.
"Like how the example use the modal verb must. Kindly read You must wear a helmet when riding
the examples (name of the student)." a motorcycle.

"Because if the patient will not take the

medicine, he/she will not recover, and will
never be healthy again."
"Why it is a must for a patient to take the medicine right
away or on time? Yes (name of the student)."

"For safety ma'am."

"That is right! That is why medicine is a must for someone
who need to be healthy again."

"How about the next example? Why it is a must to wear a "We must wear a facemask."
helmet when riding a motorcycle?" "We must wash our hands with soap or
sanitize it."
"Very good! So, at this time of pandemic there are some
obligations that we need to do right? Who can give me an "Yes ma'am."
example of an obligation using the modal verb must?"

"The modal "shall" is used to express a future

"Thank you, class! Is the modal verb must clear? Did you get action that must be fulfilled by the doer of the
it?" action.

"Let us now proceed to the next one, the modal verb shall? Example:
Will you please read what is the modal verb shall? (name of Mother told me, "You shall clean the
the student)" room."
The contestants shall write their
"We use the modal verb shall when we want to express the complete name official entry form.
future action that need to be done by the doer of the action.
For example, kindly read it (name of the student)."

"The given examples show the future action that the doer "The cleaning of room ma'am."
must do. What is the future action that the mother wanted to
be done?
"Write the complete name.
"Very good, how about on the next example?"
"The modal "will" used to express a voluntary
"That is right! So those are the examples of expressing action, a promise and prediction.
something that needed to accomplish by the doer, that future
can be later." Example:
I will pray for our safety.
"For the next modal verb, we have here the modal verb will. I will call you at 4pm.
Will you please read it (name of the student)" The summer will be very hot.

"The modal verb “will” use to express voluntary action, like

for example the first example, I will pray for your safety
shows the voluntary action. I volunteer or it is my decision to
pray for you. Another example, I will get you some glass of
water or I will call the doctor to say that she is already awake.
Voluntary action or it is your choice to do it."

"The next example show how the statement express the

promise of the speaker that he or she will call at 4pm, as the
listener you will wait for the call before 4pm. Another "Yes ma'am."
example is that, I will love you forever or I will be a good
daughter.”
"Is that clear?"
"”May" is used to express a possibility and
"For the next example "the summer will be very hot” shows ask for permission.
how the speaker express the prediction about the summer."

"How about the last one? Will you please read (name of the Example:
student?)" May I visit you today?
May I use the bathroom?
"To express possibility or when we ask for permission, we
use the modal verb may. Like for an example, will you please
read it (name of the student)?"

"From these sentences, what is the sentence that asking for "May I use the bathroom?"
permission?"

"Very good! To ask for permission, we use the modal verb

may. If we remove the word may in the sentence, are we still
asking for a permission? For example, “I use the bathroom?"
or "I borrow your book?"
"It is hard to express that we are asking for permission
without the modal verb may."
"We also use the modal verb can to ask for permission, like
"can I borrow your notebook?" "Can I use the bathroom?"
But the difference between the two is that, may is a more
polite than can. We usually use the modal verb can when we
are making a conversation with our friends or a regular “Yes Ma’am”
conversation. If we want to ask for permission in polite way,
we will use the modal verb may.”

"Is that clear?" Did you get it?

"Excellent!"

3. Generalization “Modals are a type of helping verbs that

“Okay, class, before we proceed to your group activity, let us express ability, necessity, possibility, and
summarize everything we discussed about.” permission."

“Again, what is the meaning of Modals?” "Can, will, shall, must, and may."

“Can you give some examples of modals?”

“Very good!”
“Yes Ma’am.”
“I can sense that all of you really understand our lesson
today. Did you really understand our topic today, class?” “None Ma’am.”

“Any questions? Clarifications?”

“Okay, then, let’s proceed to your group activity.”

4. Application
"Let us have a group activity. You are going to complete the
given sentences by filling in with appropriate modal verbs."
"This activity is what we called "pass the modal" (Students listen attentively)
“All of you will look at the back except the one who will
complete the sentence. To pass the modal you need to write it
on a piece of paper, once you're done writing the answer you
will call your teammate using the signal sound of your group.
Now think of an animal sound that you will use. After the
first round, the first row will sit at the back and the second to
the last will move at the front.”
"Now that you have your signal sounds let us start this “Yes, Ma’am.”
activity."

"Are you ready class?" 1. "Can"

2. "Must"
“Well the, let’s begin” 3. "May"
4. "Shall"
1. Lira ____ swim every Saturday. (Ability)
2. You ____ have an identity proof to enter the room. 5. "Must"
(Obligation) 6. "Will"
3. ____ I borrow your pen? (permission) 7. "May"
4. ____ we start now? (Future action) 8. "Can"
5. You ____ respect your parent. (obligation) 9. "Shall”
6. I think the weather ____ be better tomorrow. 10. “Will”
(possibility)
7. She ____ be at home. (possibility)
8. Maria ____ speak 4 languages. (Ability)
9. We ____ go to the mall. (Future action)
10. I ____ prepare our food. (Voluntary action)

(Students will do the activity)

IV. Evaluation
Direction: Determine the function of the underlined modal verb used in the sentence.
1. May I go now?
a. Obligation
b. Permission
c. Ability

2. I will call you later.

a. Obligation
b. Ability
c. Promise

3. You must wear a facemask.

a. Possibility
b. Future action
c. Obligation

4. Myla can play the instruments.

a. Possibility
b. Ability
c. Permission

5. I shall return the book.

a. Permission
b. Future action
c. Ability

6. I think it will be a sunny day.

a. Possibility
b. Permission
c. Necessity

7. I will get the books.

a. Voluntary action
b. Obligation
c. Permission

8. I can draw a tree.

a. Possibility
b. Necessity
c. Ability

9. May I use the toilet?

a. Permission
b. Possibility
c. Necessity

10. We must go to school now.

a. Permission
b. Necessity
c. Ability
V. Assignment

Directions: Create 5 sentences using modals and underline the modals you will use.

VI. Reflection

Prepared by:

JULIA CLAIRE M. CABILDO

Pre – Service Teacher

Checked by:
GELINE GRACE M. BOTE
Cooperating teacher

Noted:
JOSEPHINE S. GONZALES
OIC/MT II, English