Grammar: Must/Should, Adverbs of Manner & Requests

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Lesson idea

Express obligation with must and mustn't, give advice with should and shouldn't, say how people do things with adverbs of manner, and make and report requests and commands.

Key points

• must = strong obligation/rule: You must stop at a red light. mustn't = prohibited: You mustn't use your phone while driving.
• should = advice: You should rest.
• Adverbs of manner: careful → carefully, slow → slowly, good → well, fast → fast, hard → hard.
• Requests: Could you open the window, please? Would you help me?
• Reporting: "Slow down." → He told me to slow down. "Don't speed." → He told me not to speed.

Vocabulary

Lesson questions (12)

1. You ____ stop when the traffic light is red. It's the law.
   Answer: must
2. You ____ use your phone while driving; it's dangerous and illegal.
   Answer: mustn't
3. You look tired. You ____ drive for a long time.
   Answer: shouldn't
4. My father drives very ____; he has never had an accident.
   Answer: carefully
5. Faisal speaks English very ____.
   Answer: well
6. The old man walked ____ across the street.
   Answer: slowly
7. She runs very ____; she always wins races.
   Answer: fast
8. "____ you open the window, please?" – "Sure."
   Answer: Could
9. The police officer said to me, "Slow down." → He told me ____ down.
   Answer: to slow
10. "Don't park here." → She told us ____ there.
    Answer: not to park
11. My teacher asked me ____ the board.
    Answer: to clean
12. Drivers ____ wear seat belts in Saudi Arabia; it's a rule.
    Answer: must

More lessons in Unit 8: Drive Slowly!

• Unit 8 Vocabulary: Cars & Traffic
• Reading & Real Talk: Is Right, Right?
• Unit 8 Test