The Modal Book: Around the World with Joe and Lisa

By Lisa Tenuta and Joseph Krupp

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The Modal Book is a clear, engaging, and highly practical resource designed to help English learners understand one of the most challenging areas of English grammar: modal verbs. Spanning 14 photocopiable units, the book explores both the form and the nuanced meanings of modals across key semantic categories such as Modals of Ability, Modals of Permission, Modals of Advice, Modals of Prohibition, Modals of Possibility, and more. Rather than presenting modals as abstract rules, the book contextualizes them through accessible readings and communicative exercises that make grammar meaningful, memorable, and useful for real-world communication.

Each unit centers on a theme-rich reading--many of which take learners on cultural journeys to countries around the world, including Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Japan, Mexico, Thailand, Turkey, and others. These readings model modal structures in authentic contexts, helping students understand how modals express probability, politeness, necessity, obligation, suggestion, and permission across different situations. Follow-up activities guide students to examine form, clarify meaning, and use modals accurately in their own speaking and writing.

Designed for flexibility, The Modal Book can serve as a stand-alone textbook for a dedicated grammar course or as a supplementary resource from which teachers can photocopy individual lessons to support targeted instruction. Its blend of structure, cultural content, and clear practice makes it especially valuable for intermediate learners who need repeated, contextualized exposure to modal verbs.

Ideal for classrooms, tutoring centers, grammar workshops, adult education programs, and self-study, this resource equips learners with the tools they need to interpret and produce modal verbs confidently and appropriately.

FeaturesFourteen photocopiable units covering the form, meaning, and communicative use of modal verbs.Explores modals through semantic categories such as Ability, Advice, Permission, Prohibition, Possibility, and Necessity.Readings set in countries around the world, providing cultural interest and authentic language modeling.Engaging exercises that reinforce modal forms in meaningful, real-life contexts.Suitable as a full-course text or as a flexible supplement for targeted modal instruction.Useful for integrated-skills lessons that connect reading, grammar, and speaking practice.Similar Pro Lingua Learning TitlesThe Idiom BookWhaddaya Say?Interactive DictationsDiscussion Strategies

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0866471448
• ISBN13: 9780866471442
• Release Date: March 2002
• Publisher: Pro Lingua Learning
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.