6. Answer the questions and make the answers as your retelling.
Is youth the best time of our life?
What is being young?
Why do parents must help children to solve their problems?
Is there a lack of communication between parents and their children in our modern life?
What can make children unhappy?
What incidents do reveal the importance of parents` communication with their children?
What do children do with a child at school or in the street?
What happens in the result?
Do you get on well with your parents?
Do they help you or give some advice?
What does the Bible say?
7*. A) Divide the students into 2 groups and prove what is best: to be young or to be a grown-up:
e.g. When you are young you have a lot of time to live.
When you are a grown-up all children obey you.
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To be young |
To be a grown-up |
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B) Describe the pictures using the phrases from the text:
e.g. Parents give advice and……..
Modal verbs.
PRACTICE.
1.Answer the questions:
1. What is a modal for?
2. What follows a modal?
3. With or without to?
4. Do you put an “s” on the 3-d person singular in present?
5. Is the question order the same or does it change?
6. Does the negation go before or after the modal?
7. Can you see several modals together or should there only be one?
2. A) Fill in the gaps with the modal verbs.
You …… listen to your parents to avoid big mistakes.
……. I come in?
I …… not swim from my birth. I am afraid of water.
You …. consult a doctor, because you are ill.
….. I see you at 12-30 tomorrow?
They ……. listen to their teacher attentively. He is reading a very important text.
We ………. to do the work in time, as the boss will come soon.
…. I open the window? It is too hot here.
B) Replace the modal verbs with the equivalents: (to be allowed to; to be able to)
Teenagers must find their own place in the society.
Parents must help their children solve youth problems.
Children must be a good and positive example.
Respect can really help construct good relationship.
Lack of love and attention to children can make them unhappy.
Superfluous control can not in the best way influence on child.
3. Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate forms of the verbs.
1. Jack has got a headache. He … sleep well.
a) can’t b) couldn’t have c) hasn’t been able to
2. I … sleep for hours when I was a little girls.
a) could b) am able to c) can
3. Tom … play tennis well but he … play a game yesterday because he was ill.
a) couldn’t, could b) can, was able c) can, couldn’t
4. I didn’t want to be late for the meeting. We … meet at 5 sharp.
a) were to b) had to c) could
5. Where are my gloves? — I … put them on because it’s cold today.
a) can’t b) have to c) needn’t
6. You … take an umbrella today. The Sun is shining.
a) needn’t b) mustn’t c) can’t
7. I’m sorry, you didn’t invite me to your birthday party. You … invite me next time.
a) must b) should c) need to
8. Well, it’s 10 o’clock. I … go now.
a) can b) has to c) must
9. You … smoke so much.
a) would b) can’t c) shouldn’t
10. We have got plenty of time. We … hurry.
a) must b) needn’t c) should