Unusual Laws

Around The World

True or False?

Note: Laws that are true are not necessarily enforced!

 New Vocabulary

seatbelt bathtub hiking

camouflage  suit of armour licence plate

 True or False?
Radio stations in Canada have to play Canadian music at least 35% of the time. 

True False

Canada
 True or False?
If you have a pet fish in Rome, you have to give it a name that starts with ‘p’. 

True False

Rome
 True or False?
In Scotland, if someone knocks on your door because they need the toilet, you
have to let them in.

True False

Scotland
 True or False?
In Denmark, you can only give a baby a name from a list made by the government.

True False

Denmark
 True or False?
In England, you can wear a suit of armour anywhere in the country. 

True False

England
You can’t wear a suit of
armour in the Houses of
Parliament. 
 True or False?
In Florida, you can fart in a public place any time except after 6 p.m. on
Thursdays. On Thursdays after 6 p.m., you can’t fart in a public place. 

True False

Florida
 True or False?
In Ohio, you don’t have to have a licence plate on the front of your car. 

True False

Ohio
 True or False?
If you’re hiking in Switzerland, you don’t have to wear clothes!

True False

Switzerland
 True or False?
If you’re from Ireland but living in England, you don’t have to wear a school
uniform on Fridays.

True False

England
 True or False?
You can’t wear camouflage clothes in many countries in the Caribbean.

True False

Caribbean
 True or False?
In Arizona, you can’t have a sleeping donkey in your bathtub after 7
p.m.

True False

Arizona
 True or False?
You can’t ride a motorbike in the city after 9 p.m. on a Sunday in Germany.

True False

Germany
 Match the phrase to the meaning.
They have to play Canadian music. Permission.

You can fart in a public place. It’s forbidden / no permission. 

.
You don’t have to wear a school uniform. An obligation. It’s necessary. 

You can’t have a donkey in your bathtub. No obligation. It’s not necessary. 

Extra questions
• What form of the verb are we using after these modal verbs?

• Can you make these statements into questions and short answers?

• Can you think of a word that means the same as ‘have to’?

• Can you think of a word that means the same as ‘can’? 

 Complete the phrase with the correct option.
You can use the options more than once.

have to can can’t don’t have to do don’t

1. “Do you have to wear a seat belt in the car?” “Yes, you do.” 
2. We don’t have to pay to swim in the pool. It’s free.
3. You can have some more cake if you want to. 
4. You can’t feed the lions your sandwich! It’s dangerous!
5. “Can we go to the park this afternoon?” “No, we can’t.” 
6. You don’t have to bring anything to the party. We already have everything.
7. You can’t wear jeans to the wedding. You have to wear a suit.
8. There’s some homework, but it’s optional. You don’t have to do it. 
9. “Can I drink the water?” “No, you can’t. It’s not safe.”
10. “Where can I eat my lunch?” “You can eat it in the cafeteria.” 
 Make your own game!
Make some sentences about these places. Your classmates will guess if they
are true or false.
You can’t eat a cheese sandwich
in a swimming pool.
• a library
• an airport
That’s true!
• a school 
• a train
• a cinema
You don’t have to have a
• a supermarket 
ticket for the train.
• a swimming pool

That’s false!