Modals of obligation

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Aim

To practise modal verbs

Activity
Students order words to make sentences, inserting a modal verb from the board.
Organization
Pair work.
Preparation
Make enough copies of the activity for the number of pairs in your class.
Cut up the sentences into individual words.
What do I do?
1 Put the cut up sentences on tables around the room.
2 Write the missing modal verbs on the board: have to, must, don't have to.
3 Pairs move from table to table constructing and writing down the sentences and inserting one of the modal verbs from the board in the correct form.
4 Students take turns to write the sentences on the board. Other students correct if necessary.

you
pay
your
electricity
bill
or
the
lights
won't
work

I
remember
to
get
some
milk
on
the
way
home

you
go
to
the
conference
if
you
don't
want
to

he
go
to
court
tomorrow
to
pay
his
parking
tickets

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