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AT THE
POOL
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1 Warm-up
These pictures show things related to swimming. Say how the items in each pair are the same and
how they are different.
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3. Margaret thinks a few / some / many people are afraid of the water.
4. The swimming pool is in Nick’s apartment building / near the office / opposite the train station.
Nick: It’s the Splash Club, just around the corner from here. They’ve got
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pools. There’s even a water slide for the kids!
Margaret: What are the changing rooms like?
Nick: Pretty good - they’re really clean and the showers are always hot. The only thing I don’t
like about the Splash is that you have to wear a swimming cap in the pool. No one looks
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good !
Margaret: I know, but it keeps the water clean. Tell me how much it costs to join the Splash Club.
I think I’d like to start swimming again ...
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4 Vocabulary
Match words or phrases in bold from the dialogue with these meanings.
4. the places where you take off your clothes and put on your swimming costume =
5. a person who watches swimmers and saves them if they are in danger =
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The only thing I don’t like about the Splash is that you have to wear a swimming cap in the pool.
We use have to + verb to say it is necessary to do something – this is a rule and you cannot choose what
to do. We can also use must + verb to express the same idea, especially in written rules, for example on a
sign:
However, if we want to say that it’s not necessary to do something, but we can choose to do it if we
want to:
You don’t have to bring your own towels to the pool because you can rent them there.
Finally, if we want to say that it’s possible to do something if we want to, although there may still be
some conditions:
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Study the table below. Then read the pool sign and write sentences which explain the rules in the
best place in the table.
YOU
You mustn’t eat or drink in the pool area.
You have to wear a swimming cap in the pool.
CANNOT
CHOOSE
You must wear a swimming cap in the pool. You can’t eat or drink in the pool area.
(often written)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Welcome to the Splash Club Pool. Please keep these points in mind:
1. Keep the water clean — always shower before swimming!
2. Don’t run in the pool area.
3. Stay safe — wear flip-flops at all times.
4. No diving — the deep end is only 6 feet.
5. The slide is for children 8 years and older.
6. It is not necessary to be a member of the Splash Club to use the pool.
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6 Writing
The Splash Club also has a gym, sauna, and spa. Work in pairs or small groups to write 6-8 rules for
the club using these structures:
• must
• have to
• mustn’t
• can’t
• don’t have to
• can
Extension: draw signs which explain your rules and then show the signs to the class. Can they guess
the rule and make a sentence?