"MAY" TO EXPRESS WISHES (FUN WAY TO LEARN)

By Ana Puerto

It is not very usual to see this use of "MAY" in textbooks whenever we have to teach modal verbs (for example in 4th ESO or 1st Bachillerato levels).

That is why I think students MAY also find fun to learn this function of "wishing somebody something" using "may".

I have designed an interactive image on Genially where they will find:

• An Irish blessing ("May the road rise up to meet you...")
• A video with Bob Dylan's song "Forever Young" ("May you always be courageous..." / "May your hands always be busy...")
• A photo of a voodoo doll and some text with funny "bad wishes" for an ex-lover: ("May you grow spots on your back..." / "May you forget all your passwords"...)

As an easy fun activity students can write their own good wishes for a loved person and also some funny bad wishes for somebody who has let them down.

https://view.genial.ly/620145b5dd999c00195f67f7/interactive-image-imagen-interactiva