U3 - Obligation

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 3

Obligation (moeten)

- have to

   (don't have to)

- should

   (shouldn't)

- must

   (mustn't)

- ought to

Exercise 1 (also on page 32)

Complete the sentences. Fill in one of the following forms:

- have to

- don't have to

- ought to

- should

- shouldn't

- must

1. First of all, you _____ give the product a name.

2. Companies _____ get it right the first time.

3. A brand name _____ be unique, memorable and easy to understand.

4. ... but you _____ use a family name.

5. And what else _____ (you) be careful about?

6. Well, you _____ choose a name that might not work in certain countries or cultures.

Exercise 2 (again, also on page 32)

Complete the conversation sentences with the correct form of 'have to'. The sentences form a story. If you want to see the complete dialogue, check page 32 in your book.

Mandy: Mum, there's a new mobile phone out. It's brilliant. I _____ get one!

Mum: No way! Your mobile phone is fine. You _____ buy another one.

Mandy: But you know what it's like at school. Everyone _____ have the latest product!

Mum: Yes, and it's terrible. Why _____ (you all) wear the same clothes, for example?

Mandy: Because it's what teenagers do. You were young once. Don't you remember?

Mum: I see. And I _____ go to work to pay for all these things, right?

Mandy: Oh, Mum! You _____ be difficult!

Exercise 3 (the top of page 32)

Fill the gaps in the sentences with one of the obligation verbs. There is often more than one possible answer.

The complete dialogue can also be found on page 32 of your book.

Gill: The new café is great - you _____ go there.

Jack: I've heard it's a bit expensive.

Gill: Yes, that's true. You _____ go there every day. But you _____ try the cakes - they're delicious!

Jack: OK. What's the place called, anyway?

Gill: Can you believe it's called The Coffee Shop?!

Jack: What a boring name! You _____ be a genius to think of that!

Gill: They _____ have a foreign name, like Le Café.

Jack: Well, OK. But it _____ be easy to pronounce. There's a shop in town called Arighi Bianchi and no one knows how to say it.

Gill: But the owner is Italian. It's his name!

Jack: I guess I _____ know that. Anyway, I _____ go home and do my homework for tomorrow.

Gill: You _____ worry about that. It's easy.

Jack: Really? OK, so let's go to the cinema. There's a new film that we _____ see!

Vocabulary exercise

Complete the sentences with the words that have been given. In the top right, you can see the available words.

1. They make cleaning _____, like washing powder.

2. The prices have gone up a lot, so now _____ have to pay more.

3. I always buy the same _____ of shoes - they're so comfortable.

4. It's a _____ that has shops in every town.

5. That shop has a really fun _____ on TV.

6. The Nike _____ is a large tick.

7. When the company's director went to prison, it damaged the company's _____.

8. If it doesn't work, send it back to the _____.

All done!

Now that you've finished the exercises, you can go over the words that need to be studied for this chapter (to be tested after the next vacation). You can find this list in SomToday (today's homework).