Lesson 5

ELEMENTARY 3 I can use modal

verbs to explain the

LESSON 5 basic rules of my

favorite game or
sport
Complete the COVID-19 rules with ‘should’ and ‘shouldn`t’.

You ____ wear a mask.

You ____ touch your face.

You ____ talk to infected people.

You ____ often wash your hands.

You ____ travel by bus when it`s not necessary.

You ____ stay at home.

You ____ keep 2 meters distance.

You ____ assemble in groups of 5 and more.

Find a second part of the sentence.

If you want to study in the USA, it`s filthy.

You shouldn`t smoke, you should help them.

You should wash your car, you should study English.

You shouldn`t shout you should go to gym.

If you want to be muscular, at public transport.

If your parents are old it`s very bad your health.

You shouldn't eat at elderly people.

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◦ To throw ◦ To bounce

Are you allowed to throw

plastic bottles in the street?
Are you allowed to bounce the ball
if you are playing Basketball?
◦ To tackle ◦ To pass

Are you allowed to tackle your Is it Ok to pass the ball to your

opponent in football? opponents in football?
◦ To catch ◦ To score

Are you allowed to catch the ball

in football? How to score a goal in football?
◦ To kick ◦ To win

Are you allowed to kick the ball in Do you always have to win in
football? competitions?
◦ To hit ◦ To lose

Are you allowed to hit your

opponents in boxing? Have you ever lost any game?
 ◦ To hit To catch

To tackle
◦ To win

To bounce To throw

To score ◦ To kick To pass

 ◦ To hit To catch
15 16 17 18 19

To tackle
20 ◦ To win
23 24
21 22

To bounce To throw
25 26 27 28 29

To score ◦ To kick To pass

30 31 32 33 34
Complete the sentences using the new vocabulary. Remember, you might need to change
the form of some of the words.

a. In baseball or cricket, you use a wooden bat to ____ the ball as far as you can.
b. In football, if you ___ another player too aggressively, you might get a yellow card.
c. My favourite team has a very difficult match tomorrow. They will probably ____.
d. The boys are playing with an American football right now. They __ it to each other.
e. In ice hockey, if a player ____ three goals in one match, it is called a 'hat-trick'.
f. My cup fell off the table, but I ____ it before it hit the floor and broke.
g. My brother was very happy yesterday because his football team ____ their match.
h. Simon hurt his foot because he got very angry and ____ the table.
i. When you are playing volleyball, you don't want the ball to ____ on the floor.
j. Someone gave the ball to Jake, and then he ____ it to his teammate.
 I can swim
Can Ability \ Permission
You can take pictures
You can`t smoke in school
Can`t \ Mustn`t Prohibition
You mustn`t smoke in school building.
You must finish your homework
Must \ Have to Rule \ Law
You have to be at home before 21:00

Don’t have to No prohibition Students don’t have to wear uniform

Should A good idea You should learn English

Shouldn`t A bad idea You shouldn’t go out at night alone

Can You need to do something
Can You do not have permission to do something
Cannot It is a good idea to do something
Should You have the ability to do something
Should not You do not have the ability to do something
Must / Have to You can do it if you want, but you don’t need
to
Must not You have permission to do something
Don’t have to It is a bad idea to do something
Read the short texts below. For each text, write a sentence using one of the modal verbs that you have
learned about in lessons 1-4.
Read the short texts below. For each text, write a sentence using one of the modal verbs that you have
learned about in lessons 1-4.
Read the short texts below. For each text, write a sentence using one of the modal verbs that you have
learned about in lessons 1-4.
Complete the sentences using the correct modal verb.

a. In basketball, you (can / have to) throw the ball into the basket to score points.
b. You (can't / shouldn't) wear lots of warm clothes when you are playing sport.
c. You (should / must) wear shorts and a t-shirt, and you will be more comfortable. When you are playing
table tennis, you (mustn't / don't have to) catch the ball.
d. In volleyball, you (can't / shouldn't) kick the ball to your teammates.
e. In tennis, you (should / don't have to) have a team. It's an individual sport.
f. In football, the goalkeeper (must / can) catch the ball, but the other players can’t.
g. You (shouldn't / mustn't) fight players on the other team, or you will get a red card.
h. To play baseball or cricket, you (must / should) have a bat so that you can hit the ball.
i. You (don't have to / can't) run if you are playing golf or bowling. You can just walk.
Read the text about korfball and then complete the sentences below using the correct
modal verbs. Choose between 'can', 'can't', `should', 'shouldn't', 'must', 'mustn't', 'have
to' or 'don't have to'. In some sentences, more than one answer might be correct.

A mixture between handball and basketball, korfball is a fast, exciting game. The main
difference is that it's possible for men and women to play on the same team. It's also a really
good way to keep fit! The game began in the Netherlands about 100 years ago, and there are
now korfball clubs in more than forty countries around the world. The rules say that there are
eight players on each team. Four of the players need to be male, and four of the players need
to be female. Each player tries to throw the ball, which is similar to a football, into the goal,
which is like a basket but bigger. You aren't allowed to touch the players on the other team,
and it's against the rules to run with the ball or kick the ball. A game lasts for sixty minutes.
You don't need to be an athletic person to play korfball, anybody can play!
Choose between 'can', 'can't', `should', 'shouldn't', 'must', 'mustn't', 'have to' or 'don't
have to'. In some sentences, more than one answer might be correct.

a. In korfball, men and women ___ play on the same team.

b. You ___ play korfball in more than forty countries around the world.
c. The rules of korfball say that there ___ be eight players on each team.
d. Four of the players ___ be men, and four of the players be women.
e. The players ___ try to throw the ball into the goal.
f. You ___ touch the players on the other team.
g. You ___ run with the ball or kick the ball when you are playing korfball.
h. You ___ be an athletic person to play korfball, anybody can play!
Work in pairs or small groups. Choose a sport that you enjoy or that you know lots about. Write
about ten sentences explaining the rules of your sport. Try to use each modal verb at least once. Then,
tell the rest of the class what you wrote. Do they agree with your rules?

How to
 Choose the correct modal of obligation (must, mustn't,
should, shouldn't, have to, not have to)

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