Read the text and the quote below to answer question 58.

Obama’s Speech- 2008

For when we have faced down impossible odds, when we've been told we're not ready or that we shouldn't try or that we can't, generations of Americans have responded with a simple creed that sums up the spirit of a people: Yes, we can. Yes, we can. Yes, we can.

It was a creed written into the founding documents that declared the destiny of a nation: Yes, we can.

It was whispered by slaves and abolitionists as they blazed a trail towards freedom through the darkest of nights: Yes, we can.

It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness: Yes, we can. It was the call of workers who organized, women who reached for the ballot, a president who chose the moon as our new frontier, and a king who took us to the mountaintop and pointed the way to the promised land:

Yes, we can, to justice and equality. Yes, we can, to opportunity and prosperity. Yes, we can heal this nation. Yes, we can repair this world. Yes, we can.

https://www.vpro.nl/zomergasten/artikelen/new-hampshireprimary-2008. Acesso em 04 fev.2026. “Meanings are not in words; they are in people, situated in social contexts.” KRAMSCH, Claire. Language and Culture. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998

The modal verb CAN was used in Obama’s speech during his 2008 U.S. presidential campaign. Relating Kramsch’s quote to Obama’s speech, what would be an adequate starting point to understand the use of this modal verb when designing a lesson plan?