Teacher Guide
ESL learners often confuse 'don't have to' with 'must not'. For example they might say "You don't have to smoke here" instead of "You mustn't smoke here". Explain that "you don't have to" means "you can, but it is not obligatory" or "it's not necessary". Give some examples to make this clearer "You don't have to play sport after school, but it is fun." "You don't have to do your homework tonight - you can have a break". "We don't have to feed the dog, Mum already did it".
Explain that "must" and "must not" are strong expressions in English and used often for rules.
Talk through the first two sentences together with the students and discuss which word/phrase they think fits in the gap. Try reading out all options and seeing how the meaning changes. Once the students seem to understand the difference, have them try and complete the other sentences on their own, then read them out loud to check.
Have your students think of their own rules and write them in the lower section of the worksheet. Check that they use appropriate modal verbs. Discuss their rules and ask follow up questions.
10mins - Conversation: How does social media impact our lives? What is F.O.M.O. (fear of missing out)? Do you think social media is good or bad? What ways can it help people? What ways can it hurt them? Do you use social media?
05mins - Review homework. Discuss any questions or problems.
10mins - Pre-Teach: Explain the difference between skimming, scanning and detailed reading. Ask the students to skim and summarise the text from the practice test.
15mins - Test: 08 reading practice
10mins - Review: Modals of obligation - Must / have to / mustn't / don't have to. Ask students to use these modal verbs to explain the rules of the English lesson.
10mins - Worksheet: 08 modal verbs - finish for homework
00mins - Warm down: goodbye see you next time
00mins - Homework: Complete the next section of the online homework.
- A - must
- B - must not
- C - don't have to
- A - must
- C - don't have to
- B - must not
- C - don't have to
Part 2:
Example solutions:
- Students must raise their hand.
- Students must not use phones.
- Students must not eat in the classroom.
- Students can choose to wear either white or black socks.