Acting with Modal Verbs
Act as a doctor and give advice using two modals (must, should, or ought to).
"You should drink more water. You must rest."
Your friend says: “I’m hungry.” Report it.
He said he was hungry.
Imitate an animal and let others guess. Then say what it can do.
“It’s a frog. It can jump.”
If you won a million dollars, what would you do? Act and answer.
“I would buy a house.”
You enter a messy room. Say two things someone must have done.
“Someone must have spilled juice. Someone must have dropped papers.”
Pretend your friend is not wearing a helmet. Say two things using must and should.
"You must wear a helmet. You should be careful."
Your teacher says: “You did a great job.” Report it.
She said I had done a great job.
Act like an elephant and make its sound. Say one fact in present simple.
“Elephants live in Africa and Asia.”
Act a situation: you missed the bus. Say what you should have done.
“I should have left earlier.”
Pretend to be tired. Say how long you have been working.
“I have been working all morning.”
Imagine you see something suspicious outside. Act it out and say a deduction with must or might.
"It might be a thief!" / "It must be an accident!"
A student says: “I can’t find my book.” Report it.
He said he couldn’t find his book.
Pretend to be a bird. Say one thing it must do to survive.
“It must find food every day.”
If it rains tomorrow, what will you do? Act it and say it.
“I will stay home and watch a movie.”
Act like you just finished something important. Use present perfect.
“I have finished the report.”
Give your classmate permission to do something using can.
"You can use my phone."
Your friend says: “I will call you later.” Report it.
She said she would call me later.
Imitate a lion. Then say something it might be doing.
“It might be hunting now.”
Dramatize a scene where someone is late. Say a third conditional sentence.
“If he had left on time, he wouldn’t have been late.”
Simulate a past scene. Say what had happened before you arrived.
“The lights had gone off.”
Act like someone doing something dangerous. Then say what they must not do.
"You must not cross the road without looking!"
Create and report a command: “Clean your desk.”
She told me to clean my desk.
Act like a monkey and say a present perfect sentence.
“Monkeys have lived in trees for centuries.”
Make up a story starting with: “If I were an animal…”
“If I were a bird, I would fly to Brazil.”
Talk about a goal: “By next year…” Say a future perfect sentence.
“I will have learned English fluently.”