Unit 8 - Girls and Boys: Have to/don't have to

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Ask 5 people what they think girls are better at than boys, then ask them which activities they think boys are better at than girls. 

Write the answers down in your notebook.

USEFUL LANGUAGE: 

Excuse me, may I ask you which activities  you think boys are better at than girls?  

Do you think that girls are better at... than boys?

I think boys are better at ...... than girls.

In my opinion girls are better at...

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You have to cling on

Climb / climber / climbing (the b is silent in each word) 

Have you ever been climbing? 

What is a good climber like? 

What clothes and equipment does a climber often use? 

equipment

special boots

ropes

harness

helmet

chalk

gloves

*carabiner

Have to / don't have to

Past of have to

The past tense of have to is had to

with did and didn't in the question and the negative: 

I had to get up early this morning.

Why did you have to work last weekend?

I didn't have to do any housework when I was a child

Use:

1. Have to expresses strong obligation. The obligation comes from 'outside'  - the law, school rules, parents: - You have to pass a driving test if you want to drive a car (law).  - You have to start school at 8.30 am. (school rules)
2. Don't / doesn't have to  means that it is not necessary. - You don't have to do the washing up, I 've got a dishwasher.

Grammar Spot - pg 63

Complete the sentences with the  forms of have to

 HOMEWORK:  Before the next English Lesson - FINISH EXERCISES 1 AND 2 ON PAGE 53 IN WORKBOOK