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E.g. His parents must have heard about his accident. They were rather upset.
Teacher highlights the two patterns and explains that the modal “MUST” is used to
show we are sure that something to be true or when we have reasons for our belief.
Eg. It’s getting dark. It must be quite late.
She looks happy. She must have heard the good news.
The teacher writes on the blackboard the following examples:
“It's ten o'clock. Doris must be in the office now. “
She continues explaining that the speaker is almost sure of that, because today is her
working day, and Doris is usually at her desk in the morning.)
“David should be at home after eight.”
The teacher explains that the speaker strongly expects him to be at home after eight,
because he usually comes back at eight.)
“Is everything ready? The guests ought to be here soon.”
The teacher underlines that the speaker strongly expects them to be here soon, because
he invited them to his party.
Activities for practicing necessity:I. Complete the sentences with: must, must not, or a suitable form of have to or have
got to and translate them into Romanian:
- We............hurry, or we will be late.
- Application forms..........be returned to this office within 12 days.
3.You.................visit us again some time.
4.I can never remember people,s phone numbers. I always...............to look them up. - The car broke down, and we................have it towed to a garage.
6.The situation has become intolerable, and something.......................be done about
it immediately. - I realize how difficult the situation is, but you...........try not to let it get you down.
- Visas were required.............be obtained in advance to travel to the countries
concerned.
9.I am sorry to.............tell you this, but you leave me no alternative