Modals in English - Have to - English Lesson Plan - People on a bus

Teaching Modals in English. Daily Activities With Have to. Lower Intermediate English lesson (A2)

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Lesson goals: At the end of this lesson, students will learn how and when to use have to
Target Grammar: Modals/ Have to
Target Vocabulary: Daily activities (at home, at work, outside)

PRESENTATION

1. Listen to Aaron’s story and fill in the blanks

The teacher reads the text, there is no audio. The full text is in the Answer Key at the bottom of this page.

I have to give my _______________________ a call and let him know that I will be late for _______________________ today.

My car broke, so I _______________________ find someone to fix it now. It will _______________________ take a week, so I have to use the _______________________to go to work.

I _______________________ hate it when I _______________________ use the bus. I mean, it is not so _______________________ but why are there so _______________________ people on the bus? And why do they have to talk on the phone all the time?

2. Mark the statements T for true F for false

  1. Aaron has to give his boss a call and tell him he is late for school.
  2. Aaron’s car broke and now he has to use the bus.
  3. Aaron loves traveling by bus to work.
  4. Aaron wonders why people on the bus have to talk on the phone all the time.

GRAMMAR

Formation:

Positive sentences

I
you		have to1. infinitive verb
2. infinitive verb + noun(s)
3. phrasal verb + noun(s)
4. infinitive verb + an adverb
5. with verbs like start/ stop + gerund
he
she
it		has to
we
you
they		have to
Forming positive sentences with have to

Examples:

  1. I have to go.
  2. You have to cook dinner.
  3. She has to pick up the kids.
  4. We have to leave soon.
  5. They have to stop screaming.

Note the examples from the text above:

  1. Aaron has to call his boss.
  2. Aaron has to fix his car.
  3. Aaron has to use the bus.

Negative sentences

I
you		do not (don’t)have to1. infinitive verb
2. infinitive verb + noun(s)
3. phrasal verb + noun(s)
4. infinitive verb + an adverb
5. with verbs like start/ stop + gerund
he
she
it		does not (doesn’t)
we
you
they		do not (don’t)
Forming negative sentences with have to

Examples:

  1. I don’t have to go.
  2. You don’t have to cook dinner.
  3. She doesn’t have to pick up the kids.
  4. We don’t have to leave soon.
  5. They don’t have to stop screaming.

Remember the examples from above? Make the positive sentences negative!

PositiveNegative
1. Aaron has to call his boss. 1. Aaron ________ ________ call his boss.
2. Aaron has to fix his car.2. Aaron ________ ________ fix his car.
3. Aaron has to use the bus.3. Aaron ________ ________ use the bus.
Grammar exercise 1

Positive questions

DoI
you		have to1. infinitive verb
2. infinitive verb + noun(s)
3. phrasal verb + noun(s)
4. infinitive verb + an adverb
5. with verbs like start/ stop + gerund
Doeshe
she
it
Dowe
you
they
Forming positive questions with have to

Examples:

  1. Do I have to go?
  2. Do you have to cook dinner?
  3. Does she have to pick up the kids?
  4. Do we have to leave soon?
  5. Do they have to stop screaming?

Remember the examples from above? Make positive questions!

SentencePositive Question
1. Aaron has to call his boss. 1. ________ Aaron ________ call his boss?
2. Aaron has to fix his car.2. ________ Aaron ________ fix his car?
3. Aaron has to use the bus.3. ________ Aaron ________ use the bus?
Grammar exercise 2

Negative questions

Don’t I
you		have to1. infinitive verb
2. infinitive verb + noun(s)
3. phrasal verb + noun(s)
4. infinitive verb + an adverb
5. with verbs like start/ stop + gerund
Doesn’the
she
it
Don’twe
you
they
Forming negative questions with have to

Examples:

  1. Don’t I have to go?
  2. Don’t you have to cook dinner?
  3. Doesn’t she have to pick up the kids?
  4. Don’t we have to leave soon?
  5. Don’t they have to stop screaming?

Remember the examples from above? Make negative questions!

SentenceNegative Question
1. Aaron has to call his boss. 1. ________ Aaron ________ call his boss?
2. Aaron has to fix his car.2. ________ Aaron ________ fix his car?
3. Aaron has to use the bus.3. ________ Aaron ________ use the bus?
Grammar exercise 3

Usage

We use the modal {have to} to talk about something we must do because somebody told us or because it is a rule.

PRACTICE

1. Make negative or positive sentences

  1. I have to go to work in the morning.
  2. ______________________________________.
  3. You don’t have to go shopping after work tomorrow.
  4. ________________________________________________________.
  5. Sara has to do her homework today.
  6. ______________________________________.
  7. David has to be home at 9 in the evening.
  8. ____________________________________________.

2. Correct the mistakes in the sentences

  1. I has to be there at 5p.m.
  2. __________________________.
  3. Monika don’t have to go to school tomorrow.
  4. ________________________________________________.
  5. Do he has to go the meeting?
  6. ______________________________?
  7. Does we have to bring our textbooks to school?
  8. __________________________________________________?

PRODUCTION

1. Make a list of 10 things you have to do over the week

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