18.3 Notices Practice

Look at these notices and explain:

a) where you might see them

b) what they mean

Example

This is part of an advertisement for a job. It means:

You have to apply by 31 December. You can apply any time up to 31 December.

You can’t apply after 31 December.

18.4 Make & let

Presentation

A u pair girl: ‘The family I’m with is really tyrannical. They make me get up at six in the morning and do all the washing before breakfast. And they don’t let me go out in the evening, except on Saturday; and then they make me come home by nine o’clock, which is when they go to bed. At least they don’t make me spend all my time with their revolting children — if I haven’t got any work to do, they let me sit in my room and read.’

1. What: a) does she have to do?

   2. doesn’t she have to do ?

   3. is she allowed to do?

   4. isn’t she allowed to do ?

2. Look back at paragraph В in 18.1, and talk in the same way about the rules of the student hostel, using make and let.

Practice

Work in groups. Using make and let, discuss what rules and regulations there are in the following places:

1. an aeroplane

2. the army

3. prison

18.5 Past obligations Free practice

Work in groups. Tell each other about your obligations when you were 12 years old.

Say what you: had to do

didn’t have to do

could and couldn’t do

were and weren’t allowed to do

and what your parents made and let you do.

Talk about:

keeping your room tidy watching TV washing up going out in the evening earning your own money

staying out all night getting up in the morning doing your homework having boy/girlfriends

18.6 Freedom of choice Presentation

You will hear a mother talking about the problems she has controlling her children. Listen to the tape and answer the questions.

1 What two problems do parents have when they make rules ?

2 What three things did the speaker’s children want to do ?

3 What three things can Jack do ?

4 What did the speaker decide to do?

5 Why was it successful ?

Here are three things that Jack’s mother said to Jack. Write two other ways of saying each one.

1 You can get up whenever you like.

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2 I don’t mind who you play with.

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3 You can drink anything you like.

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Here are three things the speaker said to her children. Write one other way of saying each one.

1 You can drink as much wine as you like.

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2 I don’t mind how late you get up.

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3 You can play with Angela as often as you like.

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