Professional Documents
Culture Documents
internet restrictions
practicing permission,
prohibition &
obligation in the
present
A laptops
B chatrooms
music sites music sites
B computers
A cell phones
D WiFi
B Internet
C Internet
A cell phones
C cell phones
MODAL VERBS AND PHRASES
(PRESENT)
P ‘‘You can use your cellphone in class’’,
CAN
E said the teacher
S IS ALLOWED TO
He is allowed to leave. His lawyer already
paid the bail.
I
O You may bring your girlfriend to the
N MAY party but only this time.
MODAL VERBS AND PHRASES
(PRESENT)
P ‘‘You mustn’t use your cellphone in class
R MUSTN’T = MUST NOT since you’re in exam ’’, said the teacher.
O
H I am not allowed to smoke here because
AM NOT ALLOWED TO there is a prohibiton sign just right there.
I
You are not allowed to go to the party
B AREN’T ALLOWED TO because you have housework to do.
I
He is not allowed to leave until his
T ISN’T ALLOWED TO lawyer pays the bail. He’s under arrest yet.
I
O You can’t bring your girlfriend to the
N CAN’T = CANNOT party because you’re only 15. it’s too soon.
MODAL VERBS AND PHRASES
(PRESENT)
O In Peru, schoolchildren must wear
B uniforms
MUST
L (Direct orders) You must stop your car when a
I police officer tells you to do it.
G
A Children have to go school from
T Monday to Friday.
I HAVE TO
(General
O obligations) You have to keep silence in a funeral
because it shows respect.
N
MODAL VERBS AND PHRASES
(PRESENT)
O
B
L You don’t have to dress up to
L every job interview you have.
A
I
C DON’T
G You don’t have to leave your
K
A
HAVE house as soon as you graduate
from university.
T TO
O You don’t have to be picked up
I
F at university by your mom or dad.
O
N
MAKE & LET
(PRESENT)
In my job meetings, my
let + O.P. + verb PERMISSION bosses let me use my
(base form) cellphone because I have to
take notes.
11) You may surf the net but only a little 14) You must clean the house
12) You must brush your teeth 15) You can play chess
13) You have to go to bed before 10
HAVE TO MAY MUST ARE NOT ALLOWED CAN’T
16) You have to do the housework 19) You are not allowed to fight
17) You may cook 20) You can’t sleep with the cat
18) You must fill and empty the dishwater
Rewrite some of the answers
with ‘‘make & let’’ using THEY
1) You must stay in bed until 9. 1) They make us stay in bed until 9.
2) You have to do your homework. 2) They make us do our homework.
3) You mustn’t drink alcohol. 3) They don’t let us drink alcohol
4) You can’t give a party. 4) They don’t let us give a party.
5) You can play table tennis 5) They let us play tables tennis.
6) You have to water the garden. 6) They make us water the garden
7) You must tidy up your bedroom. 7) They make us tidy up our bedroom.
8) You are allowed to invite friends. 8) They let us invite friends.
can can`t
have to don’t have to
allowed
true
true
false
false
false
true
false
learning to accept
complained
bar/restaurant
oppose
destroy his business
didn’t change his mind
KEEP GOING!
1) Do you think it is extremely necessary to follow rules? Why is
there so much emphasis on it? What would happen if we
wouldn’t follow rules?
2) Are there any laws in Peru that you disagree with? How would
you like to change them? Why do you consider those existent
rules are not good enough for us as society?
3) What kind of rules should be implemented for circumstances
like today? Why do you think they’re necessary to be
developed? Who should it be punished with this new likely
regulation?