Obligation & Permission
somdn_product_pageThis school rules lesson for teens and adults provides engaging practice in expressing obligation and expressing permission. Students review and practise must, mustn’t, have to, don’t have to, as well as can, can’t and be allowed to, including their past forms, before using the language to discuss rules and consequences.
Level: B1/B2−
Time: 90 minutes +
This lesson comes with:
Fillable Fields – This digital worksheet can be completed online or printed.
Teacher’s Copy – Includes detailed teacher’s notes and an answer key.
Student Version – Ideal for sharing via email for online lessons.
Expressing Obligation and Permission: Lesson Overview
1. School Rules Discussion
Students begin by discussing their school experiences and giving examples of school rules.
2. Obligation and Permission
Students match phrases of obligation and permission with their meanings and practise the difference between forms such as mustn’t and don’t have to. They then review the past forms of the target language and think of additional school rules.
3. Rules in Different Situations
Students use phrases such as It’s optional to…, It’s permitted to…, It’s against the rules to…, It’s compulsory to… and It’s obligatory to… to complete rules for a range of everyday situations.
4. Consequences
Students learn useful language for the consequences of breaking school rules, including get detention, have something confiscated, get suspended and get expelled, before brainstorming further examples.
5. Pronunciation
Students practise recognising word stress in key vocabulary related to rules, expressing permission and obligation.
6. Speaking Task
Students discuss school rules, compare past and present experiences, express their opinions and consider appropriate consequences for breaking different rules.
Skills Developed
Grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation and speaking.
Lesson Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students will be better able to express obligation, permission and prohibition, use present and past forms accurately, discuss rules and consequences, and express agreement and disagreement.
Try this modals of obligation school rules lesson in class today!
Note: This lesson includes printable and fillable field worksheets. For best results, we recommend using the free Adobe Acrobat Reader for digital use.
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