7b 18.05.2020 - The Great Barrier Reef - Modal verbs for advice - Gymnasium
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7b – 18.05.2020 – The Great Barrier Reef – Modal verbs for advice
(Schicke du nur Übung 6b an Mrs Johnston!)
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In this lesson we are going to learn about The Great Barrier Reef. This is the world’s largest coral
reef. Many tourists go diving in the reef and think it is the most beautiful in the world. It is full of
colourful corals and a lot of amazing wildlife, such as fish and turtles. However, climate change,
pollution and global warming are damaging the corals in a process called ‘bleaching’. This is very
bad for the reef. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is an organisation that tries to make the Australian
government decide to ban bad practises in the reef area. In this lesson you will find out more
information about The Great Barrier Reef, why it is being damaged and what we should do to
protect it.
EXERCISE 1: vocabulary practise
a) Read the text above. Check that you understand.
b) Find a matching word for each definition below. The words are in the text above. Write
down the German translation as well.
An animal that has a shell and swims in the sea: ____________________________________
A hard, colourful thing that grows on the sea floor: _________________________________
A sport where people swim under water for a long time: _____________________________
The name for an area in the sea with many corals: __________________________________
The word for big changes in weather over a long time: _______________________________
The word for a general increase (Erhöhung) in temperature across the whole world:
__________________________________
The organisation that makes political decisions(Entscheidungen) for a whole country:
__________________________________
The term for lots of different animals that do not live with people: _____________________
The name for people who are on holiday away from home: ___________________________
The word for a large amount of money: ___________________________________________
Something we do when we want to keep something safe: ____________________________
Something that causes damage in the air, water, or on land: __________________________
A process that makes colourful corals turn white and die: ____________________________
The word when something is hurt or does not work anymore: _________________________
To stop or prevent (vorbeugen) something from happening:
_______________________________________
A word for when we choose to do something: ______________________________________
EXERCISE 2: Watch and describe
a) Click on the link below. Watch the video carefully.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2I6hDqCrI9o
b) Write a short description of what you saw in the video. (2-3 sentences)
In the video there was/I saw …
EXERCISE 3: Listening and reading
a) Listen to the following article about ‘The Great Barrier Reef’. You can also read the article.
(! Click on LEVEL 2! Scroll down and click play on the video link! If you would like a challenge
then listen to LEVEL 3 as well. !Klicke du auf LEVEL 2! Scrolle du nach unten und klicke du auf
den Videolink! Wenn du eine Herausforderung möchtest, hörst du dir auch LEVEL 3 an.)
https://www.newsinlevels.com/products/the-great-barrier-reef-level-2/
b) Listen to the news article again and answer the following questions:
1. The Great Barrier Reef is __________________________________________.
2. What do the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) want to do?
3. Why did the WWF attach a camera to the turtle?
4. What did the Australian people decide?
EXERCISE 4: Speaking (optional)
a) Look at the two images below. They are both photos of the ‘Great Barrier Reef’. What do
you see?
b) Call a friend from class. Take turns to describe to each other what you see in the photos.
Discuss your reaction to the images. You can use some of the words from exercise 1.
What are the differences?
What do you think has caused this change?
How do the images make you feel?EXERCISE 5: Modal verbs for advice (modale Hilfsverben – erinnert euch – 1. Lektion - dazu
müsstet ihr eine tolle Übersicht im Hefter haben oder ihr wiederholt hier. )
When people or governments have a problem, like the problems in the Great Barrier Reef, they need
Revision - Wiederholung (Theorie)
to ask for advice (Beratung / Vorschlag) so that they can decide what to do.
In English, we use special words called ‘modal verbs’ to give advice:
should *could can ought to
(sollte) (könnte/konnte) (können) (sollte/müsste)
However, if we think the problem is very bad, then we can also use stronger ‘modal verbs’ that show
an obligation (Verpflichtung) to do something:
must *have to
(müssen nur in der Gegenwart) (müssen in den anderen Zeitformen und Gegenwart)
Verneinung:
should not – shouldn’t ought not to – oughtn’t to
must not – mustn’t (! – Bedeutung ändert sich) cannot – can’t
nicht müssen = do not have to - Bsp.: I don’t have to bake ... = Ich muss nicht backen.
nicht dürfen = mustn’t – Bsp.: You mustn’t talk in the lesson. = Im Unterricht
darfst du nicht reden.
Remember! If we want to make these words negative (Verneinungen) (advise someone not to do
something) then we just add the word ‘not’.
*Exceptions Ausnahme): You CANNOT say haven’t to or couldn’t for giving advice. ‘have to’ and
‘could’ can only be used in positive sentences for giving advice.
Word order (positive and negative sentences) – Reihenfolge der Wörter im Satz:
Subject modal verb (+not) infinitive verb object rest of sentence.
(without to)
You should ban fishing boats in some areas of the Great
Barrier Reef.
We must not (mustn’t) ignore the science about climate change.
Word order (questions):
*Questions word modal subject infinitive object rest of question?
(What/where/ verb verb
when/Who/How) (without to)
How can the protect the Great from damage?
government Barrier Reef
--------------------- Should we believe the science about climate change?
(*you do not always need to use a question word. Questions that do not start with a question
word can usually be answered with ‘yes’ or ‘no’.)execises: modal verbs
a) Match the English and German modal verbs.
English German
should könnten
could müssen
can müssen
ought to können
must sollen
have to sollen
b) Below there are some questions. You must write answers using the different modal verbs
above. Write at least one negative sentence.
1. I have too much chocolate. What should I do with it?
You could give some chocolate to your friends.
2. I am cold. What should I do?
___________________________________________________________________
3. I fell off my bike and now by leg hurts a lot. What should I do?
___________________________________________________________________
4. Some stole something from the shop. What should I do?
___________________________________________________________________
5. I don’t know how to swim. What should I do?
___________________________________________________________________
c) Below are some answers. You must write the matching questions.
1. You should go camping in the local forest.
I want to go on holiday this summer but it’s corona time. What can I do?
2. You shouldn’t spend all your pocket money.
___________________________________________________________________
3. You must call your parents.
___________________________________________________________________
4. You could buy an exercise book or watch movies in English.
___________________________________________________________________
5. You oughtn’t to go to bed so late.
___________________________________________________________________EXERCISE 6: A research project: The Great Barrier Reef
We have learned something about the Great Barrier Reef and the problems that are affecting it. We
have also learned about how to use modal verbs to give advice when someone or something has a
problem.
Now you are going to do some research (Forschung) on your own to find out more about the Great
Barrier Reef and give other people advice on what they should do to help.
a) Find out more information about the Great Barrier Reef online. You must find information to
answer the following questions:
1. What is the Great Barrier Reef and where is it?
2. What is happening to it?
3. Why is this happening? What are the causes (Gründe)?
4. What should people/governments do to protect it? (!This is where you give advice.
Use the modal verbs above! Hier gibst du Ratschläge. Verwende du die obigen
Modalverben!)
b) Present your research in one of the following formats: (1., 2. OR 3.)
1. A poster for the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). (Ein Plakat für den WWF - Wenn du
dies auf Papier tust, kannst du es als Bild schicken)
2. A letter to the Australian Prime minister Scott Morrison. (Ein Brief an den
australischen Premierminister Scott Morrison)
3. A short article to a teenage magazine. (Ein kurzer Artikel für eine Jugendzeitung, in
dem du auf das Problem aufmerksam machst und schreibst, was man/Jugendliche
tun könnte(n). Bringe ein paar Fotos mit ein. )
*You MUST write in full sentences. You MUST use modal verbs to give advice.You can also read
