IT’S PROHIBITED

A. Match each rule with its corresponding location.

1. You mustn’t speak loudly while people are reading. a. the park
2. You can’t copy your friend’s answers. b. a garden
3. You may not leave without paying your meal. c. a school exam
4. You can’t talk on the phone during the film. d. a hotel
5. You can’t touch the animals. e. a restaurant
6. You mustn’t pick the flowers. f. on an airplane
7. You can’t bring any liquids. g. the cinema
8. You can’t check in before midday. h. a concert
9. You mustn’t throw things on the stage. i. the library
10. You may not let your dog off the lead. j. the zoo

B. Read the list of strange old laws from countries around the world. Do you think
they are real or not? Write T for true or F for false next to each law.
____________ 1. In Australia, you can’t own more than 50kg of potatoes at once.

____________ 2. In Italy, you can’t drink a cappuccino after 11:00 am.

____________ 3. In Switzerland, you mustn’t flush the toilet after 10:00 pm.

____________ 4. In Scotland, you may not let strangers use your toilet.

____________ 5. In San Francisco, you can’t feed the pigeons.

____________ 6. In Canada, you can’t eat ice cream in winter.

____________ 7. In France, you can’t put clothes on your pets.

____________ 8. In Mexico, you mustn’t take your feet off the pedals while riding a bike.

____________ 9. In Germany, you can’t buy cheese for your neighbour.

____________ 10. In Singapore, you can’t chew gum.

____________ 11. In Poland, you can’t go skydiving on Sunday.

____________ 12. In Cambodia, you can’t use a water gun.

____________ 13. In Samoa, you mustn’t forget your wife’s birthday.

____________ 14. In England, you can’t eat purple cake.

1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. FALSE
4. FALSE
5. TRUE
6. FALSE
7. FALSE
8. TRUE
9. FALSE
10. TRUE
11. FALSE
12. TRUE
13. TRUE
14. FALSE