[Spoken Intro] Hoy vamos a usar modal verbs. Palabras pequeñas que cambian la intención. CAN — puedo. COULD — podría. MAY — puede que. MIGHT — quizás. SHOULD — debería. MUST — debo. WOULD — haría. Y recuerda: Después de un modal usamos el verbo normal. I can GO. She should STUDY. He must WORK. No “to”. No S. Ready? [Verse 1] I CAN speak English, puedo hablar inglés. She CAN drive a car, ella puede manejar. CAN is ability, algo que puedes hacer. Can you help me? Yes, I can! But sometimes I’m not sure. It MIGHT rain tonight, quizás llueva esta noche. Daniel MIGHT come later, quizás Daniel venga después. She MAY call me tonight, puede que ella me llame. MAY and MIGHT… maybe yes, maybe no. [Chorus] CAN — I can do it! COULD — I could try! MAY — maybe yes! MIGHT — maybe tonight! SHOULD — good advice! MUST — I have to! WOULD — I would do it… if I were you! Modal plus VERB! No S! No TO! Modal plus VERB! Now I know! [Verse 2] My friend says, “I’m tired every day.” I say, “You SHOULD sleep more.” Deberías dormir más. “You SHOULD take a break.” Deberías descansar. SHOULD gives advice. But MUST is stronger. You MUST wear a seat belt, debes usar cinturón. I MUST finish this today, debo terminar esto hoy. SHOULD… good idea. MUST… it’s necessary. [Chorus] CAN — ability! COULD — possibility! MAY and MIGHT — maybe! SHOULD — advice! MUST — necessary! WOULD — imagine! Modal plus VERB! GO! WORK! STUDY! CALL! No S! No TO! Keep the verb simple! [Verse 3] COULD has different jobs. When I was ten, I COULD swim very well, podía nadar muy bien. And now I ask politely: COULD you help me? ¿Podrías ayudarme? Now imagine. If I had more money… I WOULD travel more. Si tuviera más dinero, viajaría más. If I had more time… I WOULD study another language. WOULD helps us imagine. What would you do? [Bridge – Real Life] Your friend has an exam. What do you say? You SHOULD study. There are dark clouds. What do you say? It MIGHT rain. The rules say no phones. What do you say? You MUST turn it off. You want help. What do you say? COULD you help me? You know how to cook. What do you say? I CAN cook. You imagine a better job. What do you say? I WOULD take it! [Student Challenge] Now you! Something you CAN do: I can… [Pause] Something you SHOULD do: I should… [Pause] Something you MUST do: I must… [Pause] Something that MIGHT happen: It might… [Pause] Something you WOULD do: I would… [Pause] Good! Now give me a reason. I should… BECAUSE… [Pause] I would… BECAUSE… [Pause] That’s B1 thinking! [Final Chorus] CAN! Ability! COULD! Could you help me? MAY! Maybe! MIGHT! Maybe! SHOULD! Good advice! MUST! Necessary! WOULD! Imagine! CAN! COULD! MAY! MIGHT! SHOULD! MUST! WOULD! Modal plus VERB! No S! No TO! Tell me what you CAN do. Tell me what you SHOULD do. Tell me what MIGHT happen. Tell me what you WOULD do… and tell me WHY!
