Modals and related verbs & 100++vocabs
- we can use ought to, should, must, have to, and (be) able to for present simple
- we can could, were/was able to, had to for past simple
- should, must, ought to do not have past simple forms
- to form sentences with these verbs :
- dont add third person(s) except with have/has to and am/is/are able to
- use have to instead of must and should instead of ought to for questions
- dont use the auxiliary do in questions, negatives, or short answers, except with have to
- we use must for
- written rules: All students must show their ID cards
- things which we think are important to so : I must do some revision this weekend
- strong advice : You must stop smoking
- we use mustn’t when something is
- forbidden by law/rule : You mustn’t use a mobile phone in the hospital
- an obligation : We mustn’t forget to buy Jim a birthday card
- we use have to for
- rules : if you lose a library book, you have to buy a new one
- laws : you have to get visa to travel to the USA
- external obligation : he has to do his homework first
- we use dont have to for
- when something isnt necessary : you dont have to buy me a birthday present – a card is enough
- we use should/shouldnt and ought/ought not to , to
- give advice: you shouldn’t get married after only two weeks together! you ought to wait at least a year!
- explain a duty/responsibility : if you saw the accident, you ought to phone to see a doctor
- make suggestions : you shouldnt spend so much money; you ought to are a doctor.
- we use can/cant (present) and could/coudldn’t (past) for
- ability : i could understand the joke but i didnt think it was funny
- possibilty : you can go there by plane, coach, or planet
- permission : you can go when the light is green
- laws : people couldnt vote at eighteen when i was young
- rules : you can’t smoke in my house
- we use the correct form of be able to for ability in tense where there is no approriate kind of can. ex : i’ll be able to paint your kitchen next weekend; they won’t be able to come to your party.
VOCAB
- adolescence
- born
- bring up
- childhood
- chore
- fall out with
- get on with
- go out with a friend
- grow out of
- grow up
- leave the table
- look after
- look down on somebody
- make fun of
- make up with
- parent
- rebel against
- rule
- socialise
- spend the night
- stay out late
- strict
- take care of
- take something personally
- teenager
- toodler
- upbringing
- change a light bulb
- clear the table
- do the cooking/dishes/washing up/shopping/vacumming
- hang up a picture/your clothes
- iron your clothes
- make your bed
- set the table
- sweep the floor
- take out the rubbish
- absent minded
- adventurous/unadventurous
- affectionate
- aggresive
- attractive
- bossy
- conscientious
- considerate/inconsiderate
- cruel
- decisive/indecisive
- delicate
- forgetful
- fun loving
- funny
- gloomy
- hardworking
- intelligent
- kind/unkind
- lazy
- mature/immature
- mean
- modest
- nasty
- optimistic
- outgoing
- personality
- polite/impolite
- practical/impratical
- predictable/unpredictable
- proud
- reckless
- reliable/unreliable
- rude
- secure/insecure
- self centred
- self disciplined
- sensitive
- shrewd
- shy
- sociable/unsociable
- stubborn
- thoughtful
- timid
- tolerant/intolerant
- unconventional
- upset
- worried
- attend
- behave
- boarding scchool
- classroom
- coeducational
- comprehensive school
- day school
- discipline
- exchange programme
- fee paying school
- high school
- independent shool
- school subject
- single sex school
- state school
- accurate
- advise
- career
- fix
- harmless
- impress
- join
- military service
- opportunity
- peace and quiet
- prevent
- refuse
- role
- rehearsal
- shade
- stereotype
- taste
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