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obligation

Obligation

Obligation and necessity

Cue sheet for Ss talking about rules and regulations in their workplace

Obligation and necessity II

Gap filled sentences on workplace rules and regulations using should, have to, don't have to, supposed to, are (not) allowed to, can, can't

Obligation I

Matching various situations to rules and appropriate phrases for obligation and permission

Writing rules

Students write a set of six rules for one of eight places. Post on classroom wall. Others have to guess the place.

Obligation and permission questions matching

Students match beginnings and ends of sentences (questions) relating to obligation and permission and then ask each other the questions.

Jobs - obligation and permission

Students complete job cards by writing sentences using have to / don't have to / can and can't for a number of jobs. They then read these out to another group who have to guess the job. (18 cards)

Quizzes

Obligation quiz - 01
Ten-question multiple-choice quiz on obligation with must, have to, should, be supposed to etc.

Obligation and necessity quiz 02
Ten-question mulitple choice quiz: have to / don't have to / must / mustn't/ is allowed to / can

Obligation, necessity and permission quiz 3
Sixteen-question MC quiz, past and present: must / mustn't, have to / don't have to, can, be allowed to + pasts of these

Obligation quiz - school trip
Ten-question MC quiz based on school rules and advice for a trip to a wildlife park,

Book references

Inside Out Student's Book Intermediate

Unit 10 Time Pages 88 - 89
obligation, prohibition and permission must, should, have got to, don't have to, is supposed to, is allowed to T.39 - Three people talk about rules in their workplaces

Unit 16 Review 2 Page 137
Quiz: rules, taboos etc around the world

New Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate students' book

Module 3 At rest, at work Page 27
can can't have to don't have to

Elementary Grammar Games

33 - must, mustn't and needn't Page 33
Ss match half-sentences.

Grammar Activities Two - Upper Intermediate

34 Modal verbs - oblitation / ability Page 34
Gapped dialogue - obligation and ability

Intermediate Communication Games

39 - Married life or Getting out of doing the washing-up Page 39
Ss make excuses for not doing household chores by saying, 'I've got to (have to) ...'

Play Games with English Book Two

Signs page 8 Page 8
Twelve signs to match with the place they might be found. Can be used to practice obligation. i.e. expand in to long oral form etc.

G B Holiday Quiz page 14 Page 14
Obligation (have to / will have to) + ability. True / false quiz about travelling in the UK.

Sports quiz page 23 Page 23
Match rules with sports.

Reward Intermediate Resource Pack

19a and 19b On safari Page 19
Board game about a safari park. Cards with rules.

Progress check 16 - 20 Exchanging contracts Pages 16 - 20
Ss read rules for students and produce a list of rules for teachers

Reward Pre-Intermediate Resource Pack

26 My ideal world Page 26
Students complete statements about their ideal world beginning (person) must... e.g. 'A good friend must...' Then compare with others

Reward Upper-intermediate Resource Pack

10a & b Alphabet game Page 10
Ss must take a card and say a word according to the instructions on the card.

9 - 12a When we were ten Pages 9 - 12
Find out how many people... (had to wear school uniform etc.)