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    Life

    Level 3 Unit 2a
    Modal verbs for rules

    Training for your first marathon


    You don’t have to be a world-class athlete to run a marathon.
    Just follow these simple rules.
    • You must start training six months before your first race.
    • You have to plan a training program and train every week.
    • You don’t have to run every day, and you can take a
    break during your run if you feel tired.
    • You mustn’t run if you feel pain. Stop right away.
    • You can’t run long distances without lots of water. Drink it
    all the time!

    Presentation

    To talk about rules, we use the verbs must, mustn’t, have have to, don’t have to
    to, don’t have to, can, and can’t: Have to, don’t have to are normal verbs. They change
    • To say something is obligatory, use must or have to: form and we use do, does, or did to make questions
    You must start training. You have to plan. and negatives:

    • To say something is allowed, use can: I / You / We / They have to / don’t have to
    run every day.
    You can take the day off. He / She / It has to / doesn’t have to
    • To say something is not obligatory but allowed, use
    don’t have to: Do I / you / we / they
    have to run?
    You don’t have to train every day. Does he / she / it
    • To say something is not allowed, use can’t or mustn’t:
    You mustn’t run if you feel pain. / You can’t run long
    distances without lots of water.

    must, mustn’t, can, can’t


    Must, mustn’t, can, and can’t are modal verbs. They
    never change form and we don’t use do, does, or did
    to make questions and negatives:

    I / You / He / She / It / must / mustn’t


    run every day.
    We / They can / can’t

    Can I / you / he / she / it / we / they run every day?


    You can also ask questions with must (Must I run?), but
    it’s uncommon.

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    Level 3 Unit 2a
    Exercises

    Exercises
    1 Choose the correct verb form.
    1 You have to / mustn’t train a lot for a marathon.
    2 You must / don’t have to see a doctor if you feel pain.
    3 You can / can’t smoke in this building. Go outside.
    4 You can’t / don’t have to run the whole race. You can walk some of the way.
    5 You must / mustn’t eat a big meal before a long run.
    6 I like to run early in the morning, but you have to / can train at any time of day.
    2 Write sentences to explain the signs using can and can’t.

    1 2 3 4 5 6

    1 You can’t eat or drink here. 4


    2 5
    3 6

    3 2 Complete the texts using have to, don’t have to, and mustn’t. Then listen and check.

    I like my job. I 1 wear a uniform. I can work


    in jeans and a T-shirt. I 2 get up early. I start
    work at 12. But I 3 be late! The boss gets really
    angry if I’m late.

    I love chess. You 4 be tall, or fast or strong


    to play! Of course, you 5 be quick and
    intelligent. And you 6 let yourself get
    distracted. That’s a sure way to lose the game!
    4 Complete these sentences with rules in your life.
    1 In my English class, I have to .
    2 At home, I must .
    3 On the weekend, I don’t have to .
    4 During an exam, I can’t .

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