Expressing necessity

Syndy Castellanos
English Teacher III
2020-I
Must

Travelers must apply for a passport at least six

weeks in advance.

Use must + verb in writing or formal speaking to

say that something is necessary or is a rule.
Have to / need to
Has got
* We have to buy our tickets. I need to get a vaccination.

Use have to or need to + verb in informal speaking.

* Jenny has got to make a hotel reservation soon!

Use have (got) to + verb for extra emphasis

Don’t have to

* You don’t have to buy a ticket for a baby. Babies can ride the train for
free!

Use don’t have to + verb to say that something is not necessary.

Have to
Need to

We had to show them our passports. (PAST)

Someone will need to carry Lin’s bag. (FUTURE)

Have to and need to can be used with different verb tenses.

Circle the correct option for each sentence

1. Everyone (got to / needs to) get a vaccination before the trip.

2. You can’t change your reservation online. You (must / will must) talk
to a travel agent.
3. Last week, we (need to / had to) apply for a visa.
4. To get a driver’s license, you (must / don’t have to) pass a driving test.
5. Abdul (has got to / have to) apply for a passport now!
6. You (haven’t to / don’t have to) make reservations for the train.
At the airport!

1. Departures
2. Security check
3. Gate
4. Terminal
5. Boarding pass
6. airline agent
7. Baggage claim
8. Carry-on bag
Vocabulary
Complete the sentences. Use the word from the airport vocabulary

1. At the ______________, officers look inside your bags.

2. You can take a small ___________ on the plane with you.
3. After you flight, get your bags from the _________________.
4. The _______________ looks at your ticket and gives you a seat.
5. When you are going somewhere, you go to the _____________ area.
6. The ____________ is the big building at the airport.
7. The ____________ is a door where you get at the airport.
8. Your _____________ is a paper with your seat number.
Expressing prohibition
Syndy Castellanos
English Teacher III
2020-I
Must not
Can not / can’t

You must not bring a knife on the plane.

You can not bring a knife on the plane.

• Must not and can’t mean that something is not allowed. There is a law
or a rule against it!
• This meaning is different from don’t have to

You must not take pictures here = pictures are not allowed!
You don’t have to take pictures here = pictures are OK but not necessary.
Exercises
* Write sentences with must / must not / can’t about the next images.

* Complete the sentences about things to remember when going to the

airport. Use your own ideas.
1. You have to ___________________________________
2. You can’t _____________________________________
3. You must _____________________________________
4. You don’t have to ______________________________
Check-in agent: Good afternoon! Where are you flying to today?
Traveler: To Caracas. Here’s my ticket!
Check-in agent: Thank you! Would you like a window seat or an aisle seat?
Traveler: A window seat please.
Check-in agent: And do you have any bags to check?
Traveler: Just one. And this is my carry-on bag.
Check-in agent: Ok. Here your boarding past. You’re in sear 27A. Boarding
time is 10:15 but you must be at the gate 15 minutes before that.
Traveler: I have a question, is there a restaurant after the security check?
Check-in agent: Yes, there are two. Thank you, and enjoy your flight!
https://learnenglishkids.britishcouncil.org/grammar-practice/modals-mus
t-and-mustnt

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/grammar/intermediate-to-upper-in
termediate/modals-permission-and-obligation

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