Directions:

Complete the
lyrics of the
following
popular songs.
I can live, I can love
I 1. ___ reach the heavens above
I can right what is wrong
I 2. ___ sing just any song
I can dance, I 3. ___ fly
And touch the rainbow in the sky
I 4. ___ be your good friend
I 5. ___ love you until the end

I Can by Donna Cruz, Regine Velasquez and Mikee Cojuanco.

Composer: Edith Gallardo
 It 6. ____ have been love
But it's over now
It 7. ____ have been good
But I lost it somehow
It 8. ____ have been love
But it's over now
From the moment we touched
Till the time had run out
It Must Have Been Love by Roxette Composer: Per Gessle
 Time, I've been passing time
watching trains go by
All of my life
Lying on the sand watching seabirds fly
Wishing there would be someone’s waiting home for
me
Something's telling me it 9. ___ be you
It's telling me it 10. ____ be you
All of my life
It might be You by Stephen Bishop Composer Dave Grusin, Alan & Marilyn Bergman
I can sing just any song.
It musthave been love.
Something’s telling me,
it be you.
might
 What are
the words in
the boxes?
 Modal
Verbs or
Modals
At the end of the lesson, you will be able
to:
a. identify modal verbs
b. employ appropriate modal verbs to
complete sentences
c. recommend advice on how to cope
during a crisis
What are
modal
verbs?
 Modal verbs or
modal auxiliaries
are always followed
by the base form of
verb.
 Examples:

The class will read the essay ‘Where’s the

Patis?’ by Carmen Guerrero Nakpil.
In the African tale ‘The Gentlemen of the
Jungle’, animals can decide on the fate of the
hut owner.
Japanese Haiku must follow the 5-7-5 rule.
Modal Base form of the
verb
can
shall
will
shall
must
Modal verbs express
probability/
possibility, futurity,
ability, permission,
necessity, request or
advice.
WHAT’S
MORE?
Directions: Complete the sentences by
providing the correct modal verb.
 1. _______ I
read the story
‘The children of
Mumbi and
Kikuyu’?
 2. In the Maranaw
fable ‘The Dog and
the Lion’, the dog
asked the lion “What
_______ I do for
you?”
 3. Bantugan, a
Maranao hero,
_______ be a very
brave warrior.
4. King Madali said
that he _______ go
to heaven and get
the soul of
Bantugan.
 5. The story of
Bantugan _______ be
lost among Filipino
youth because of
Japanese comics.
 6. _______ you give
me a little background
of the allegory in ‘The
Gentlemen of the
Jungle’?
 7. As a junior high
school student, I
_______ know the
rich Filipino culture
through literature.
 8. Masks are
important in African
culture. They _______
tell stories of creation
or harvests.
 9. I_______ not get
the message of the
Haiku if I don’t have a
background idea if
Japan.
 10. They _______
cover the story of
‘The Firefly Hunt’ by
Tanizaki Junichiro on
Friday.
11. Ella _______ do it
for you. She is good
in solving
complicated number
problems.
12. All the reading
materials are
important. We
_______ take time
to read it.
13. It is cold in
Baguio. We
_______ bring
coats with us.
 14. _______ I
borrow a copy of
the essay ‘What
are Filipinos
like’?
15. _______
we walk?
 ASSESSMENT

Match the modal verb in Column

B to complete the sentence in
Column A. Then, match Column
B with Column C.
ADDITIONA
L ACTIVITY
Directions: You are
tasked to be the
safety officer in your
barangay. Make 5
safety rules to
prevent the spread of
COVID-19 virus.
• I will group you into 3
groups.
• Make 5 safety rules to
prevent the spread of
COVID-19 virus using
modals.
• Go back to the class
and select one to
present your answers.