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Learning Guide 3
The right choice
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RAP: Resolver problemas del entorno sobre la base de las
funciones comunicativas pertinentes a cada situacin
Target language: Modales. Adjetivos para dar cuenta de
emociones y opiniones, y de las situaciones u objetos.
Informacin personal: datos de identificacin, intereses,
hbitos, datos de la historia familiar.
Function: Identificar problemas del entorno. Discutir al
respecto de procesos, actitudes, eventos y necesidades
relacionadas con la situacin problema. Proponer
alternativas de solucin. Predecir las consecuencias de las
alternativas propuestas
Evaluation Criteria: Describe problemas del entorno a partir
de elementos gramaticales y lexicales. Estable interacciones
comunicativas que fundamenten la solucin de los
problemas del entorno. Expresa las causas y consecuencias
de cada alternativa de solucin a partir de las funciones
comunicativas aplicables.
I love tv shows and trivia games. Today Im
going to the right choice. Do you want to
join me, today? If so, frst, read what you
are going to learn during this week, and
then take your notebook and come on!
3.1 I MUST CHANGE MY LIFE
3.2 TRIVIA GAME
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3.1. I MUST CHANGE MY LIFE
INTRO
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1. When did everything change to Enrique?
a. Two years ago
b. When he got a new job and started his career
c. Both
2. What was Enrique like two years ago?
a. He was active
b. He was a busy person
c. He was very relaxed
3. Where did most of Enriques activities take place?
a. At the University
b. At home
c At his girlfriends
4. What activity did not Enrique do two years ago?

a. He went to the university
b. He shared time with his friends
c. None
5. What does Enrique have to do in his new life?
a. He has to pay bills
b. He must study
c. Both
Answer the following questions about Enriques life.
COMPREHENSION
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Look how Betty and Enrique explain some of the different modal
expressions used in the T.V show situation:
Modal Verbs
Should
Must
Have to
Can
Could
Might
The modal verbs are:
Can is used to ask
for, give and say
permission.
E.g can I go to the
show?
Could is more formal
and polite than can.
E.g could you lend me
your pensil?
May is more formal
and polite than
could.
E.g may I ask you
some questions Sr.?
A modal verb is
used to make known
communicative
functions like:
1. Permission
2. Ability
3. Obligation
4. Prohibition
5. Advice
6. possibility
7. probability
It is not complicated.
Just pay attention!
Mustnt talks about a
prohibition that
comes from the
speaker.
E.g we mustnt be lazy
people.
Cant shows that
something is against
the rules.
E.g you cant speak
during the test.
Have to say that the
obligation does not
come from the speaker.
And the speaker can not
change it.
E.g they have to respond
different questions about
the daily life.
Must shows that the
obligation comes from
the speaker.
E.g I must change my life.
Can shows ability
in the present or
future.
E.g she can speak
English.
Could talks about
skills in the past.
E.g she could not
speak English when
she was six.
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Which modal verbs
are there in the
reading?
OBLIGATION
PERMISSION
ABILITY PROHIBITION
How Can I use
them?
INFORMAL
CAN
COULD
MAY
FORMAL
LEARN
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Must is used when
the speaker knows
that the statement is
true.
E.g she must eat
healthy, she is a
sportwoman.
Might and May
express a weak
probability.
E.g they might travel
to barranquilla, they
want to know its
carnival.
Should suggests that
the statement is
true.
E.g It is midnight, he
should be at home.
Could, Might and May
are used with possible
statements in the
present or future. But
they are unsure.
E.g It could be sunny
today
E.g it may go shopping
tomorrow
E.g you might not be on
time.
Can shows a posibility
with general statements
E.g you can burn yourself
with fire
Cant is used when
something is
impossible.
E.g he cant be your dad,
he is dead.
Should is used to
give recommendations.
E.g you should tidy up
your room.
POSSIBILITY ADVICE PROBABILITY 1.Modal verbs are
not modify. You can
not add s, es or ing.
2.The main verb
does not have
changes too.
E.g I may go
downtown.
MAY is the modal
verb.
GO is the Main verb
3.If you want to use
modal verbs in past,
follow the next
structure.
Subject Modal
verb have main
verb (past parciple)
complement.
E.g you sholud have
arrived earlier, the
meeting ended an
hour ago.
I forgot some tips
Now, you can practice
Wow! Modal verbs
are longer useful. I
must practice a lot.
1. What is Enrique like?
a. Lazy and disinterested
b. Relaxed but clever
c. Short and fat
d. Self-centred or egocentric
2. What is the first that Enrique should do to start
balancing his life?
a. Enrique must quit school
b. He should keep eating junk food
c. He must spend more time in front of the TV
d. He should organize more his duties in order to maximize his
free time
3. What do you think it is the right choice for Enriques
future at this time?
a. He must continue going to parties and have fun.
b. He should take care more of his girlfriend and less of his studies.
c. He has to pursue a career and become a professional.
d. He might keep travelling and quit his job and his studies.
4. Based on Enriques bad habits and his desire to change
his life, what do you think it is the healthiest activity choice?
a. He can ride bicycle on Sunday. It is free.
b. He can go hiking to a mountain nearby, where he can enjoy
perfect landscapes.
c. He can start exercising in the gym.
d. All the above.
5. What cultural activities could he do to have fun and
enjoy himself?
a. He can go to theaters; there are some free museums and fairs
downtown.
b. He could stay at home, play video games and watch films
c. He should go to parties more often and become a party animal
d. He should do some of the activities in option A, but with his
girlfriend.
I.Now that you know a bit more about Enrique, answer this
questions in order to help him make the right decisions:
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PRACTICE
1. The contestants have to respond different questions
about the daily life
a. Permission
b. Ability
c. Obligation
d. Prohibition
2. He can go to theaters; there are some free museums
and fairs downtown.
a. Obligation
b. Prohibition
c. Advice
d. Possibility
II.Read the following modal expressions and choose the co-
rrect communicative function:
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3. He could stay at home, play video games and watch films.
a. Permission
b. Ability
c. Prohibition
d. Probability
4. He should take care more his girlfriend as well as his
studies.
a. Permission
b. Obligation
c. Prohibition
d. Advice
5. I could even start working out in the gym or do some
outdoors
a. Permission
b. Ability
c. Prohibition
d. Probability
1. It _____ be the doctor, I called him because our son is
sick and he is at the door.
a. Must
b. Could
c. Can
d. May
2. She ____ ride bicycle when she was a little kid. Now,
she ______ do it.
a. Have to, can
b. Has to, could
c. Can, could
d. Couldnt, can
III.Choose the right modal verb that best completes the
following sentences
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3. You ______ smoke in this area, It is not allowed.
a. Could
b. Mustnt
c. May
d. Cant
4. They have lived in Barranquilla all their life. They
_______ not know where the National Theatre is.
a. Might
b. Cant
c. Has to
d. Must
5. He _______ break up with his girlfriend. She has
another man.
a. Should
b. Have to
c. Can
d. Might
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Complete the paragraph with the right
choice from the box
If I want to get in shape I can start taking
some simple steps:
I __________ stop staying up late watching TV in that way,
I ______ sleep 8 hours. There is always lots of fruit in the
fridge so I know I ________ eat healthy it is just sometimes
I do not always want to, and since I have a bicycle and I
__________ ride it on the weekends. What it is clear is that
I ______ be strong.
could should can must can
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CULTURE & TIPS
VIDEO
TIP
TASK 1
Now that Enrique knows a little bit more about what things he
needs to change, you will have to help him create a resolution
chart for a week where you can suggest different activities and give
some pieces of advice related to food, habits and the money he
won in the TV show.
Write sentences that Enrique can, could, might, may, must, has to
and should do in order to improve his boring life and give some
reasons why you think Enrique can follow this advice.
Follow the next example and make your own chart in a new
document, that you should send to your tutor through the platform.
Please, name your file, like this: Your full name_Task 1
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Help Enrique answer these general knowledge questions
in or order to win the prize. Choose a question:
HISTORY SCIENCE
WHO GETS THE RIGHT CHOICE?
MOVIES ENGLISH COLOMBIA
1 1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2 2
3 3 3 3 3
HISTORY
1. When did Christopher Columbus
discover America?
a. October 12th 1492
b. July 20th 1810
c. August 7th 1920
d. July 4th 1790
INTRO
3.2. TRIVIA GAME
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2. Who said: I know that I know nothing
a. Plato
b. Pythagoras
c. Socrates
d. Aristotle
3. When did the first man land on the moon?
a. In 1959
b. In 1945
c. In 1969
d. In 1975
SCIENCE
4. Whats the third planet of the solar system?
a. Pluto
b. Mars
c. Saturn
d. The earth
5. What animal looks like a horse, it has black stripes
and can run very fast
a. Elephant
b. Zebra
c. Pony
d. Giraffe
6. Why is Einstein most famous for?
a. He was bad at Maths
b. His theories inspired the construction of the atomic bomb
c. His hair style
d. His theory of relativity
MOVIES
7. Who was the actor that became President of United
States?
a. Barack Obama
b. George Bush
c. Bill Clinton
d. Ronald Reagan
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8. Who has starred the Indiana Jones saga?
a. George Clooney
b. Brad Pitt
c. Val Kilmer
d. Harrison Ford
9. Where was The Lord of the Rings filmed?
a. In Iceland
b. In England
c. In New Zealand
d. In Scotland
COLOMBIA
10. He has been the most famous car racer in the history
of Colombia
a. Camilo Villegas
b. Carlos Valderrama
c. Juan Pablo Montoya
d. Alvaro Uribe
11. Who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude?
a. Mario Vargas Llosa
b. Julio Cortzar
c. Gabriel Garca Mrquez
d. Miguel de Unamuno
12. What is the highest mountain in Colombia?
a. Aconcagua
b. Cocuy
c. Pico de Coln
d. Nevado del Ruiz
ENGLISH
13. Water ___ at 100 degrees
a. Does
b. Does boils
c. Boil
d. Boils
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14. A camel ___ live in the dessert for days without any
water
a. Can
b. Should
c. Must
d. Has to
15. The fist crewed mission _____ land on Mars in
twenty years
a. May
b. Should
c. Must
d. Could or Might
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Watch the next video about Rock and Roll: video 8: Rock
and Roll.
Then, write a composition about your favorite type of
music. Include its origins, cultural impact, dance style,
singers and so on. Share what you have written in the
thematic forum.
Watch the next video about New York: video 6: New
York City.
Then, try to answer the next questions:
-Have you been to New York City?
-If so. What is your favorite place and thing to do in the
city?
-Why is New York called The big apple?
-If you havent gone to New York, yet. Would you like
to go? Why? What would you do there?
Prepare your answers and get ready to share them
with your tutor and classmates in the online session
thatll be scheduled by your tutor during the week.
SPEAKING WRITING
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Final Considerations
Remember:
You use should when offering advice.
You use must when expressing obligation.
You use could when expressing oportunity,
ability or permission for a possible future.
You use might when expressing possibility.
You use may when expressing permission or being
allowed to do something, as opposed to whether or not it is
physically possible to do it.
You use can when expressing oportunity, ability or
permission in the present time.
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The activities that you must carry out in this learning
guide are:
Task 1
Online Session
Thematic Forum
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Lder de Proyecto:
Jairo Antonio Castro Casas
Expertos temticos:
Javier Gmez Zapata
Andrea Gonzlez Mosquera
Ivon Mirit Molina Barrios
Asesor Pedaggico:
Mnica Patricia Osorio Martnez
Guionistas:
Beatriz Helena Duque Ospina
scar Daro Cardozo Garzn
scar Ivn Pineda Cespedes
Lder de Proyecto:
Jairo Antonio Castro Casas
Expertos temticos:
Javier Gmez Zapata
Andrea Gonzlez Mosquera
Ivon Mirit Molina Barrios
Asesor Pedaggico:
Mnica Patricia Osorio Martnez
Guionistas:
Beatriz Helena Duque Ospina
scar Daro Cardozo Garzn
scar Ivn Pineda Cespedes
Programadores:
Diego Rodrguez Ortegn
Jos Felix Arizala Segura
Mayra Durango
Equipo de Diseo:
Gabriel David Surez Vargas
Guillermo Armando Aponte Celis
Jhonny Ronald Narvez Olarte
Julin Mauricio Milln Bonilla
Leonardo Stiglich Campos
Programadores:
Diego Rodrguez Ortegn
Jos Felix Arizala Segura
Mayra Durango
Equipo de Diseo:
Gabriel David Surez Vargas
Guillermo Armando Aponte Celis
Jhonny Ronald Narvez Olarte
Julin Mauricio Milln Bonilla
Leonardo Stiglich Campos
CRDITOS