New Cutting Edge Intermediate Unit 11
Modals of obligation and prohibition
Choose a rule in this country or other places you know about and give your opinion on it. Does your partner agree?
Suggested topics:
– aeroplane/ airport
– bank
– bar/ pub
– beach/ sea
– bicycle/ cycle lane
– bus/ coach (= long distance bus)
– café
– campsite
– car/ road
– church/ cathedral/ mosque/ temple/ shrine
– countryside (e.g. woods or mountains)
– department store
– hospital/ clinic
– host family
– hotel/ B&B
– internet café
– karaoke bar
– library
– movie theater (= cinema)
– museum/ art gallery
– nightclub/ disco
– office building
– paperwork (e.g. identity papers)
– park/ public garden
– pharmacy (= chemist’s)
– post office
– public toilets
– school
– shopping centres/ malls
– spa/ hot springs
– stadium
– station
– student halls (= dorms)
– supermarket
– swimming pool/ gym/ sports centre
– tax
– theme park/ amusement park
– train
– university (e.g. in a lecture theatre or lab)
– visas
Are there any rules which particularly annoy you?
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