Modals (Should) ESL Lesson Plan (A2) – Body and Health

Modals Should teaching english - esl lesson plan on body and health
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Lower Intermediate ESL/ EFL plan – Should – Body and Health

Lesson Goals: This lesson teaches students how to form and when to use should. Also, the lesson focuses on presenting vocabulary related to body and health. At the end of the lesson, students will be able to give advice using should, and would know important English vocabulary on body parts, and health.
Focus vocabulary: Body parts and Health
Target Grammar: Modals (Should)

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Please, note this is not the complete lesson. To get the full lesson, including audio file for listening, complete list of exercises, and activities, click here.

Presentation:

1. Listen to the story and fill in the blanks:

My ……………….. Monika called me on the phone and said that she had a ……………….. toothache. I told her she should go to the ……………….., but she doesn’t want to go. She hates dentists, ……………….., and hospitals and things like that ……………….. she is afraid. I think she shouldn’t be …………………

2. Mark the statements T for true, F for false:

  1. Monika called her friend and said she had a terrible headache.
  2. Monika should go to the dentist, her friend said.
  3. Monika hates doctor and hospitals because she is afraid.
  4. Her friend thinks that Monika should be afraid.
  • Grammar Box:

Formation:

1. Positive

I
You
He
She
We
They
  • should + infinitive verb
  • I should see a doctor.
[adrotate banner=”8″] 2. Negative

I
You
He
She
We
They
  • should not (shouldn’t) + infinitive verb 
  • You shouldn’t be afraid of doctors..

3. Positive questions

Should I
You
He
She
We
They
+ infinitive verb
  • Should I see a doctor?
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Practice:

1. Make questions from the sentences.

  1. Sara should see a doctor.
  2. He should cancel his appointment.
  3. We should eat more healthy food.
  4. Ana should stay home when she is ill.

2. Read the texts and fill in the blanks with the correct form of should (should/ shouldn’t):

Tom likes eating healthy and cooking. He just cut his finger while cutting vegetables for dinner. He …………… go to see a doctor quickly. He …………… drive to the hospital. Probably I …………… call an ambulance. Or ……………. I just call a taxi? We …………… hurry.

Production:

1. Your friend has a headache. What should he/ she do? Write five sentences using should/ shouldn’t?

Example: You should take some medicine.
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This is not the complete lesson plan.
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