"No Bird Soars Too High, If He Soars With His Own Wings.": Talking About Rules

Date: GUIDE # 2
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TALKING ABOUT RULES
“No bird soars too

high, if he soars
with his own
wings."
MODAL VERBS OF OBLIGATION
We can use have to + infinitive,

must + infinitive and
should + infinitive to express obligation
PRESENT POSITIVE NEGATIVE
No obligation
Strong obligation (possibly from outside)
• I don't have to work on
have to /
• Children have to go to school. Sundays
don't have to
• You don't have to eat
(sometimes 'have got to')
anything you don't like.
Strong obligation (possibly based on the Negative obligation

must / mustn't speaker's opinion)
• I must study today. • You mustn't smoke here.
Mild negative obligation or

Mild obligation or advice
advice
should / shouldn't
• You should save some money. • You shouldn't smoke so
much.
Be careful about the difference between mustn't and don't have to!
Mustn't means it's not allowed, or it's a bad idea:
Example: You mustn't eat so much chocolate, you'll be sick
Don't have to means you don't need to do something, but it's fine if you want to do it:
Example: I don't have to get up early at the weekend

(of course, if I want to get up early, that's fine, but I can stay in bed if I
want).
Practice Writing
1. Look at the picture. Ask and answer question. Then write a suggestion for their
problems.
1. Bent 2. Alison 3. Jeffrey 4. Marta
1. What´s wrong with Bent? He has a headache; he should take some aspirin.
2.__________________________? _______________________________________________
3.__________________________? _______________________________________________
4.__________________________? _______________________________________________
2. Choose the best answer
• Can you tell Deborah that she must __ • __ pay in advance?

me tomorrow?
a. calls a. Do we must
b. call b. Do we to must
c. to call c. Must we
• He __ learn to read and write his • We have __ early tomorrow.

name before he goes to school.
a. to leave
a. must b. leave
b. musts c. leaves
c. must to
• __ wear a uniform? • I __ get up early tomorrow.
a. Has he to a. haven't to
b. Does he has to b. don't have to
c. Does he have to c. don't to
3. Put in 'mustn't' or 'don't / doesn't have to':
• We have a lot of work tomorrow. You _______________ be late.

• You _______________ tell anyone what I just told you. It's a secret.
• The museum is free. You _______________ pay to get in.
• Children _______________ tell lies. It's very naughty.
• John's a millionaire. He _______________ go to work.
• I _______________ do my washing because my mother does it for me.
• You _______________ smoke inside the school.
• I _______________ clean the floor today because I cleaned it yesterday.
• We _______________ forget to lock all the doors before we leave.
• They _______________ get up early today, because it's Sunday.
• I _______________ eat too much cake or I'll get fat!
• We _______________ be late for the exam.
• He _______________ cook tonight because he's going to a restaurant.
Practice Listening
4. Answer the question by using the modal SHOULD according to the advice of every
single person in the picture.
What should the man, who is cold do?
_______________________ _______________________
_______________________ _______________________
_______________________ _______________________
_______________________ _______________________
_______________________ _______________________
_______________________ _______________________
5. Answer the following questions according to the video. Look at the examples:
• Herber´s Party
a. Can the Chinese woman go to the Herber’s Party?
No, she can´t. She has to work_____________________________
b. Can the girl and the boy in cap go to the Herber’s Party?
_________________________________________________________
c. Can their children go to the Herber’s Party?

_________________________________________________________
d. Can the old woman go to the Herber’s Party?

_________________________________________________________
e. Can Michael go to the Herber’s Party?

_________________________________________________________
Practice Speaking
a. Make a conversation using this expressions and show it in class
Invitations Some Answers

• How about… ing • That sounds great
• Would you like to… • I would like to
• I´d love to
• Do you want to…
but…

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Date: GUIDE # 2

TALKING ABOUT RULES

“No bird soars too

We can use have to + infinitive,

PRESENT POSITIVE NEGATIVE

Strong obligation (possibly based on the Negative obligation

• I must study today. • You mustn't smoke here.

Mild negative obligation or

Mustn't means it's not allowed, or it's a bad idea:

Example: You mustn't eat so much chocolate, you'll be sick

Example: I don't have to get up early at the weekend

1. Bent 2. Alison 3. Jeffrey 4. Marta

2. Choose the best answer

• Can you tell Deborah that she must __ • __ pay in advance?

• He __ learn to read and write his • We have __ early tomorrow.

3. Put in 'mustn't' or 'don't / doesn't have to':

• We have a lot of work tomorrow. You _______________ be late.

What should the man, who is cold do?

a. Can the Chinese woman go to the Herber’s Party?

No, she can´t. She has to work_____________________________

c. Can their children go to the Herber’s Party?

d. Can the old woman go to the Herber’s Party?

e. Can Michael go to the Herber’s Party?

Invitations Some Answers

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• Can you tell Deborah that she must • pay in advance?

• He learn to read and write his • We have early tomorrow.