Unit 5: Christmas every day
'Have to' and 'must'
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- 1 Nice to meet you!
- 2 What to wear
- 3 Like this, like that
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- 5 Christmas every day
- 6 Great achievers
- 7 The Titanic
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- 11 The bucket list
- 12 Moving and migration
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- 24 Eco-tourism
- 25 Moving house
- 26 It must be love
- 27 Job hunting success... and failure
- 28 Speeding into the future
- 29 Lost arts
- 30 Tales of survival
Session 2
In this session we look at the unit’s new language in more detail, and learn the rules for how to use must and have to.
Session 2 score
0 / 13
- 0 / 7Activity 1
- 0 / 0Activity 2
- 0 / 6Activity 3
- 0 / 0Activity 4
- 0 / 0Activity 5
Activity 1
Quiz
The doctor's advice
In this session, we're going to look at must and have to in more detail. First, read this summary of what the doctor said to Mr Christmas (hear Mr Christmas talk about his meeting with his doctor in activity 2, session 1):
"Andy, your diet is not very healthy. The good news is you don't have to stop celebrating Christmas every day. You must stop eating so much. You mustn't eat all that fatty food. And remember, you have to take some exercise."
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To do
Let's start exploring the rules of using must and have to with a quiz. Good luck.
'Must' and 'have to': the rules
7 Questions
Answer these questions to discover some rules for using 'must' and 'have to'
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Answer these questions to discover some rules for using 'must' and 'have to'
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'I must call my mum.' 'I have to call my mum.' Do these sentences talk about something that is necessary?Question 1 of 7
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Answer these questions to discover some rules for using 'must' and 'have to'
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What sounds more natural in this sentence? 'I think I look really scruffy. I ____ buy some new clothes.'Question 2 of 7
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Answer these questions to discover some rules for using 'must' and 'have to'
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'You mustn't eat that cake.' 'You don't have to eat that cake.' Which one means 'you have a choice'?Question 3 of 7
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Answer these questions to discover some rules for using 'must' and 'have to'
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If I say: 'You mustn't walk on the railway track. It's extremely dangerous.' Am I telling you to walk on the railway track?Question 4 of 7
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Answer these questions to discover some rules for using 'must' and 'have to'
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You don't have to eat that cake - but you can if you want!Question 5 of 7
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Answer these questions to discover some rules for using 'must' and 'have to'
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You have to finish this quiz.Question 6 of 7
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Answer these questions to discover some rules for using 'must' and 'have to'
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Which sounds more natural: 'Do you have to go?' or 'Must you go?'Question 7 of 7
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Next
In the next activity we will explore the answers to the quiz in more detail.
Session Grammar
If you must do something, it is necessary for you to do it, but this is often your opinion or a rule that you have made yourself.
If you have to do something, it is necessary for you to do it. It’s a law, an obligation or a fact.
If you don’t have to do something, it isn’t necessary to do it, but you can if you want.
If you mustn’t do something, it means ‘don’t do it’. It is necessary not to do it.