Rules & Regulations

Wednesday 29^th April

Hello girls! How are you?

I hope Carmen is fine; as she didn’t come yesterday.

We have a long early weekend coming! This weekend is full of festivities. It’s International Labour Day. It’s Mother’s Day in Spain and it’s May Day in the U.K.

What did we do yesterday in class?

We checked your homework on first and second conditional. We talked about superstitions. It seems you aren’t superstitious. You like black cats and so do I. (me, too) but I don’t agree with you on one thing. You said you don’t mind walking under a ladder in the street. I do! If there’s a ladder in the street, there may be people working. And something (a tool, a stone, a brick, a part of the building etc.) could fall on your head! I’m not superstitious. I’m cautious! (I want to be safe; not to have accidents)

You told me about your memories on the ‘Tooth Fairy’ although it isn’t exactly the same in Spain. In here we have ‘Perez, the Mouse’. Have you ever visited the museum? It’s near Sol, in Madrid.

Then, we started talking about rules and regulations.

If you go out, most of you have to say your parents where you are going to and who you are going with. You mustn’t get back home after ten, in most cases. Don’t complain! You are under 16! What did you expect?

Laura’s brothers mustn’t (can’t) play football in the house. But they can play in the corridor. Of course, they could (possibly) hit something with the ball and break it!

	Affirmative	Negative	Question			Short Answers
Obligation (usually for rules  or laws)	I have to work long hours.	I don’t have to work long hours.	Do you have to work long hours?			Yes, I do. / No, I don’t.
HAVE TO	She has to wear a uniform.	She doesn’t have to wear a uniform.	Does she have to wear a uniform?			Yes, she does. / No, she doesn’t.
Permission	I can go out with my friends.	I can’t go out with my friends.		Can you go out with your friends?	Yes, I can. No, I can’t.
CAN / CAN’T	She can spend as much as she wants.	She can’t spend as much as she wants.		Can she spend as much as she wants?	Yes, she can. / No, she can’t.
Obligation (I MUST, when you impose the obligation yourself)	I must study (It’s my duty)
Prohibition		I mustn’t speak in class.

Exercises, must/ should Exercise modals for obligation - click in here!!!

And we finished the class with the song that Noelia prepared. Very well done, Noelia. She chose the song because it helps to revise ‘present perfect’.

It was great talking to you about different things: Manga, your school English lessons and rules. This is your score for homework, participation and attention in class.

GAME 3

Player 1	9
Player 2	5
Player 3	8
Player 4	---
Player 5	6
Player 6	7
Player 7	7

C.U. next Wednesday!

Have a nice weekend!