EXE! js ae ae 1 Listen to these sentences about renting an apartment. Fill In the blanks with the words 1 can offer the renter a new lease or le ‘When a lease is up for renewal, the owner Caf. __— ——— ask the renter to leave. 2. The owner notify the renter if he or she wants the renter to leave, 3. Ifyou pay your rent late, you have to pay a late fee. 4. Ifyou want to make changes to the lease, you and the landlord — initial the chang 5. Whatifyou___move before the lease is up? What _______you doy You____ inform the landlord as soon as possible. §& —__the landlord make you pay until the end ofyour lease? Yes,he— oi 7. Some landlords let you out of your lease by keeping your security deposit Ora landlord make you pay until the end of your lease. 8 The landlord return your security deposit if there is no damage to the apartment, 9. The landlord __ ____ obey the law. He x — refuse to rent to a person because of sex, race, religion, nationality, or disability. 10. If the landlord doesn't keep his end of the agreement, you______need a lawyer. EXERCISE 2 Read each statement. Fill in the blanks to complete the question. 1. You should read the lease before you sign it. Why __Should |___ read the lease before I sign it? 2, Ican'thave adog. Why dog? 3. We must pay a security deposit. How much 4, Someone must install a smoke detector. Who a smoke detector? 5. The landlord must return the security deposit. When — ie 6. The landlord said I can pick up the key tomorrow. What time — . __the key? 198 LessonsMust Renee Eon The landlord must provide The landlord has to provide | We use must and have to for rules smoke 7 smoke detectors. and obligations. Must is more —_—— ee formal than haveto. F've got to call my landlord | We use have to or have got to for today. Ihave to tell him about a _| personal obligations or necessities. problem in my bathroom. | - ‘At the end of my lease last June, I| Must has no past form. The past of | had to move. | both must and have to is had to Thad to find a bigger apartment. Language Notes: 1, Have got to is usually contracted with a subject pronoun: Ihave got to = I've got to He has got to = He's got to 2, We don't use have got to for questions and negatives. 3, Many legal documents use shall for obligation. Ifthe security deposit does riot cover the cost of damages, the tenant shall pay additional costs to the owner. Pronunciation Note: In informal speech, have tos often pronounced “hafta” Has is often pronounced “hasta.” Got to is often pronounced “gotta.” Often have is omitted in speech before got to. In informal writing, people often write “gotta” (| gotta go now) EXERCISE 3 Fill in the blanks with one of the items from the box. Use the correct form of have. have to notify have to move must put must gived have got to obey _have to sign have to return have got to clean 1, The landlord __ Must give __ you heat in cold weather. 2. You ___ the lease with a pen. A pencil is not acceptable. 3. The landlord ____ your security deposit if you leave your apartment in good condition. The landlord __ you if he wants you to leave at the end of your lease. ___asmoke detector in each apartment and in the hallways, 5. The landlord __ ____ the rules of the lease. 6 1 7. My new apartment Is dirty. !_______—— It before 1 move in. 8. My old apartment was too expensive, so |______—Iast month. Modals 199EXERCISE ligations you, your roommate, of Your family GREET Make a tist of personal obliga "embers have in your apartment or house Practice have fo and have got - Share YOUT answers wity @ Partner, 1. [ve got to throw out the garbage twice week. 2 My ri hi h ES : ™ 4 - ~ 5. —~ EXERCISE 5 QUEER] Make a lst of things you had to do last weekend. Share your answers with @ partner. . } laundry. rae ee oy