Modals

I. A Spy Story.

A) Read the first dialogue, and then ask questions to get the following answers.

Chief: This is a very important mission, 006.

006: What must I do?

Chief: You must go to Moscow on tonight’s plane.

006: Ah, Moscow! I’ve got a girlfriend there!

Chief: We know that… but you mustn’t visit her!

006: Where must I stay?

Chief: You must go to the Airport Hotel, stay in your room and wait.

006: Which passport must I use?

Chief: Your Swiss passport… and you must speak Swiss-German all the time. They mustn’t know your nationality.

006: What must I take with me?

Chief: Well, you mustn’t carry your gun… but take a lot of warm clothes. Good luck, 006!

1) _______________? - Yes, he must go to Moscow.

2) _______________? - Tonight.

3) _______________? - His girlfriend.

4) _______________? - No, he must stay in a hotel.

5) _______________? - The Airport Hotel.

6) _______________? - He must stay in his room and wait.

7) _______________? - A Swiss passport.

8) _______________? - Because they mustn’t know his nationality.

9) _______________? - His gun.

10) ______________? - A lot of warm clothes.

B) Read the second dialogue and answer the following questions.

X: Now, Olga. You must check into the Airport Hotel tonight.

Olga: Must I book a room?

X: No, you needn’t. We’ve already booked one for you… next to the British agent’s room.

Olga: Must I stay in my room?

X: No, you needn’t stay in your room, but you must stay in the hotel.

Olga: Must I … be nice to him?

X: No, you needn’t… but you must discover why he is here.

Olga: Must I contact you every day?

X: No, you mustn’t! It’s too dangerous for you!

Olga: Why?

X: Because 006 is a very dangerous man.

1. Must she check into the hotel tonight?

2. Must she book a room?

3. Must she stay in her room?

4. Must she stay in the hotel?

5. Must she be nice to 006?

6. What must she discover?

7. Must she contact “X” every day?

8. Why not?

C) Write six true sentences about yourself, beginning with “I must…”, “I mustn’t…”, “I needn’t…”.

II. Put in must, have to / has to. Choose which is best for the situation.

1. I __________ go to the airport. I’m meeting a colleague.

2. You __________ lock the door when you go out. There’ve been a lot of break-ins recently.

3. Daniel __________ go to the bank. He hasn’t got any money.

4. I __________ work late tomorrow. We are very busy at the office.

5. You really __________ make less noise. I’m trying to concentrate.

6. I think you __________ pay to park here. I’ll just go and read that notice.

7. You really __________ hurry up, Vicky. We don’t want to be late.

8. I __________ put the heating on. I feel really cold.

III. An old woman is talking to a reporter from her local newspaper. She is comparing life today with life in the past. Complete her sentences using don’t have to, doesn’t have to or didn’t have to.

1. We had to make our own fun in the old days. There wasn’t any television then. These days people __________________________________.

2. There’s so much traffic now. You have to wait ages to cross the road. In those days you ___________________________.

3. I had to work long hours when I was young. But children today have it easy. They _____________________________.

4. My father had to work in a factory when he was twelve. Just imagine! Today a twelve-year-old child _____________________________.

5. There’s so much crime today, isn’t there? People have to lock their doors now. It was better in the old days when people _______________________________.

6. We had to wash our clothes by hand. There weren’t any washing-machines, you know. Nowadays people __________________________.