Grammar: Mustn’t, don’t have to, don’t need to p. 145

Choose the correct alternative.

1 Pupils ________ write on their desks.
2 You ________ explain that to me again; I got it the first time.
3 During the play viewers ________ speak.
4 There's another train later, we ________ run to catch this one.
5 I ________ forget the periodic table for the Chemistry lesson.
6 Lecturer: 'You ________ eat during lessons.'
7 She ________ make photocopies of the book; all the material is online.

Complete the text with mustn't, don't have to or don't need to and the verbs in brackets.

Fun school projects
Our History teacher is very creative and has asked us to re-enact some historical events we've been studying this year. We ________ (choose) battles or wars because they can be dangerous to perform. We're divided into groups and have to write and then act out a short play. We ________ (wear) costumes: that's not necessary if one of us describes the setting well.

This year the headteacher has organised a series of debates on school life and matters, such as the dress code. Students ________ (have) previous experience to take part, so younger students are also welcome. There are some rules to follow: for example, we ________ (use) disrespectful language and we ________ (interrupt) who's speaking.

Picking up litter around our school and analysing what we find. This is the idea of the Science department to celebrate Earth Day. They say we ________ (forget) we need to take care of the environment and the place where we all live together. We ________ (bring) anything: the school will provide us with bags and gloves.

Read George's text and choose the correct alternative. Make any changes you need and use it for your oral production.

I'm in the second year of secondary school and I study more than eight subjects. I ________ be sincere: I don't like them all. I know I ________ do them because they're in the curriculum, so I try my best even if I'm not really excited about the topic. I love Maths, Physics and English, especially Maths: I'm lucky, I ________ work really hard, I understand it well and I do the exercises quickly. Mrs Robertson is my Maths ________ and I get on well with her. Her lessons are well-organised and interesting. She's also patient. When she ________ explain something again, she does it without any problems and always says funny things. On test days we ________ speak for the entire lesson after she finishes giving instructions – she's very strict, but she does it because she wants us to focus on the exercises. She ________ our tests in a clear and fair way. On the contrary, History is the subject I don't like at all. Our ________ is really boring, and I hate all the dates and facts that we ________ remember. I'm always worried that I won't ________ the test.