What are the rules in your family?
Don’t talk loudly. Don’t sing loudly at night.
Don’t watch TV late at night. Don’t get up late on Sundays.
Do you think the rules in your
family are right? Why or why not?
When you are unhappy about something, who do
you like to talk to?
2a
Read the letters. Underine the rules for Molly.
Dear Dr Know,
T he r e a r e t oo m a n y r u l e s ! A t 6 : 0 0 a . m . , m y m o m
s a y s , " G e t u p n o w a n d m a k e y o u r b e d ! " A f t e r
b r e a k f a s t , m y m o m a l w a y s s a y s , “ D o n ' t l e a v e t h e
d i r t y d i s h e s i n t h e k i t c h e n ! ” A f t e r t h a t , I r u n t o
school because I can't be late. At school, we have
more rules—don'tbe noisy, don't eat in class,...
M y d a d s a y s I c a n ' t p l a y b a s k e t b a l l a f t e r s c h o o l
b e c a u s e I m u s t d o m y h o m e w o r k . I c a n p l a y o n l y
o n w e e k e n d s . A f t e r d i n n e r, I c a n ' t r e l a x e i t h e r. I
m u s t r e a d a b o o k b e f o r e I c a n w a t c h T V . B u t I
have to go to bed before 10:00.Rules, rules, rules!
It's terrible! What can I do, Dr. Know?
Molly Brown, New York
2b
Dear Molly,
I k n o w h o w y o u f e e l . P e o p l a l w a y s t e l l u s , “ D o n ' t
do this!” or “You can't do that!” But think about it,
Molly. There are a lot of things you can do. You can
p l a y b a s k e t b a l l o n w e e k e n d s . Yo u c a n w a t c h T V
a f t e r y o u r e a d a b o o k . P a r e n t s a n d s c h o o l s a r e
sometimes strict, but remember, they make rules to
help us. We have to follow them.
Good luck!
Dr. Know
Read the letters again and complete the sentences
with have to/must, can or can’t.
1. Molly play basketball on school days, but she_____ play it on
weekends.
2. Molly do her homework first when she gets home.
3. Molly read a book after dinner before
she watch TV.
4. At school, Molly be noisy or eat in class.
5. Parents and schools make rules to help students. So students
follow the rules.
2c
can't can
must
must
can
can't
have to
Complete Zhao Pei’s letter to Dr. Know using
have to/must, can or can’t.
3a
Dear Dr. Know,
_____ you help me? I’m not happy because there are too many
rules at home. Every morning, I get up at six o’clock. At
school, I wear a school uniform, and I keep
my hair short. After school, I play with my friends or watch TV
because I do my homework. I relax on
weekends either because I learn to play the piano. I never
have fun. What I do?
Zhao Pei
Can
have to/must
can’t
can’t
can
have to/must have to/must
have to/must
have to/must
Complete the chart with the rules in your home and school.
Put an ×for the rules that you think are unfair.
3b
Things I have to do Things I can’t do
Write a letter to Dr. Know. Tell him about all the rules
and how you feel about them.3c
Self Check
arrive late
listen to
be noisy
follow the rules
be strict
My name is Timmy the Mouse. I must get up early at 6:30
a.m. every morning. Then I have to go to the kitchen to get
food for Grandpa. I never ________ at the kitchen because
I have to get there before the cat gets up. My grandpa
always tells me I can’t ______. I ______ him because I
don’t want the cat to get me! My grandpa________ with
me, but I think it’s best to ______________.
1 Fill in the blanks with the words in
the box.
arrive late
be noisy listen to
is strict
follow the rules
2. Use can, can’t, have to/ must and don’t to write about the rules at
school. Write two sentences for each rule.
1.arrive late/class
Don't arrive late for class.We can't arrive late for
class. .
2.listen/teacher
3.be noisy/library
4.speak English/English class
5.eat/dining hall
.
We have to listen to the teacher.
We can't be noisy in the library.
We have to/must speak English in the English class.
We have to/must eat in the dining hall.
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