Students will understand how to give some recommendations using the different modals verbs.

Dear students the present guide has the pedagogical intention, to know about some modals verbs to recommend something, and how we can use them in oral and written texts. Do you know these places?

Match the words a-g to pictures 1–7.

a. mountainb. riverc. rainforestd. lake

e. plainf. seag. volcano

Must – deber Strong recommendations, strict rules or laws, or when you are certain about something.

Examples:

- This must be the right address, I'm certain!

- You mustn’t walk here. (Strong recommendation)

Have to – tener que When you are obligated to do something like study or go see the doctor. It's also used when you feel certain about something. "Have to" is a regular verb but it can be associated with modal verbs for recommendations.

Examples: - I have to study tonight. -

This has to be the right address, I'm certain! (Menos cierto que must)

Should - debería Advice (consejo)

Examples:

- You should study more.

- I shouldn’t eat so many sweets.

Could - podría To give an option

Examples:

- We could have Chinese or Japanese for dinner.

- You could go to America or Australia to practice English

1.. Read the sentences and complete them with the words in motivation exercise

Places around Colombia:

a. Do you know Guatavita? It is a peaceful ______ near Bogotá.

b. Have you heard of the ‘llaneros’? They are Colombian cowboys who live on the Orinoco ______, in the west of Colombia.

c. Chocó is an area in the west of Colombia with beautiful ______ .

d. Pico Cristóbal Colón is a very high ______ in the north of Colombia.

e. Galeras is an active ______. It is very high. It is near Pasto, in the south of Colombia.

f. San Andrés is a tourist island. People enjoy the beaches and swimming in the ______.

g. Caño Cristales is a colourful ______ in La Macarena National Park.

2. Match the vocabulary with the correct definition and write a–f next to the numbers 1–6.

1……..	gym	a.	a building where people have to live as a punishment for a crime
2……..	pier	b.	a structure that goes into water for people to walk on, often to take a boat
3……..	suspension bridge	c.	a bridge that is suspended from cables that are attached to towers
4……..	prison	d.	a type of ride at an amusement park, like a fast train on tracks that curve, and go from very high to very low
5……..	rides	e.	a health club or a large room with exercise machines
6……..	rollercoaster	f.	mechanical attractions at an amusement park, for example a rollercoaster or big wheel

3. Read the next picture about some places and answer the questions

4. Circle True or False for these sentences.
Fisherman’s Wharf, Ghirardelli Square and Pier 39 are all in San Francisco.	True	False
The Golden Gate Bridge is the shortest suspension bridge in the world.	True	False
Alcatraz is still a prison today.	True	False
You can see a surfboard damaged in a shark attack in the museum in Santa Cruz.	True	False
Ice-skating is a popular activity on Venice Beach.	True	False
You can meet real film stars at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood.	True	False
The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles is dedicated to music and dance.	True	False
Space Mountain is the name of one of the hotels in Disneyland.	True	False

5. Match the person with the place they would enjoy most. Write a recommendation for them in the box

Santa Cruz Surfing Museum	San Francisco	Golden Gate Bridge
Madame Tussauds Hollywood	Grammy Museum	Alcatraz Island

1. 'I love ferry rides. They're so much fun. I also like visiting places with an interesting and unusual history.'

RECOMMENDATION

2. 'I'd love to have my photo taken with all my favourite film stars!

RECOMMENDATION

3. 'I really want to go on some exciting rides. I've just taken up surfing too so I'd like to learn more about that.'

RECOMMENDATION

4. 'I'm a keen photographer so I want to go to the place with the best views.'

RECOMMENDATION

5. 'When I'm on holiday, two things are most important for me: great shopping and great food.'

RECOMMENDATION

6. 'I'm a music lover and my dream is to record a song.'

RECOMMENDATION

AND SELF EVALUATION

• 1.What I have learned?

• 2.What was easy from the lesson?

• 3.What was difficult?

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