unit 5C
1. GRAMMAR
Typical mistakes:
· Be very careful and never say: I must to go to the bank (I must go to the bank).
· Be careful and never use don't have to instead of mustn't: You don't have to smoke in class. (You mustn't smoke in class.)
In Básico 1 you learnt to use can't for general prohibition, e.g. You can't park here. (=You mustn't park here.), so in this context mustn't and can't are more or less synonymous.
Notice the impersonal use of you when you talk about rules and laws: You have to drive on the left.
Typical mistakes:
· Be very careful and never say: I must to go to the bank (I must go to the bank).
· Be careful and never use don't have to instead of mustn't: You don't have to smoke in class. (You mustn't smoke in class.)
In Básico 1 you learnt to use can't for general prohibition, e.g. You can't park here. (=You mustn't park here.), so in this context mustn't and can't are more or less synonymous.
Notice the impersonal use of you when you talk about rules and laws: You have to drive on the left.
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Watch this video to see the difference between the modals of obligation
2. PRONUNCIATION
· Native speakers tend to pronounce have to as /hæf tə/ rather than /hæv tʊ:/
· must can be pronounced weakly /məst/ or strongly /mʌst/ depending on whether you want to give extra emphasis to what you are saying, e.g. You must give in your homework before Friday (= weak stress). You must come to class on time (= strong stress).
Be careful:
· the first t is silent in mustn't /'mʌst/
· have in have to is not contracted: You've to arrive to class on time. (You have to arrive to class on time.)
How to pronounce mustn't
· Native speakers tend to pronounce have to as /hæf tə/ rather than /hæv tʊ:/
· must can be pronounced weakly /məst/ or strongly /mʌst/ depending on whether you want to give extra emphasis to what you are saying, e.g. You must give in your homework before Friday (= weak stress). You must come to class on time (= strong stress).
Be careful:
· the first t is silent in mustn't /'mʌst/
· have in have to is not contracted: You've to arrive to class on time. (You have to arrive to class on time.)
How to pronounce mustn't
Click below if you want to practice the modals
Choose the correct modal
Modal verbs of obligation exercises
More exercises about modals
Choose the correct modal
Modal verbs of obligation exercises
More exercises about modals
5. VOCABULARY- Modifiers
Have a look at this example to know the importance of modifiers in a sentence.
*(In a nutshell= en pocas palabras)
*(In a nutshell= en pocas palabras)
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