What’s the rule?
Do my homework first when I get home.
What’s the rule?
I must read a book before I can watch TV.
What’s the rule?
Play basketball only on weekends.
on weekends
What’s the rule?
make dinner, every day
I have to help mom make diner every day.
What’s the rule?
I have to practice the violin for an hour after dinner.
after dinner, for an hour
What’s the rule?
Don’t see friends on weekends.
see friends, on weekends
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
3a Complete Zhao Pei’s letters to Dr. Know using have to / must, can / can’t.
1.明确must, have to, can, can’t的用法： must强调主观上的需要； have to强调客观上的需要。 can可以； can’t不可以。
2. 先通读全文，理解短文大意。3.理解每句话的意思，根据语境确定用哪一个情态动词。
4.寻找句子中有标志性的单词。如看到or ， either等词，可知本句应是否定句。
5. 最后，再通读一遍短文，看有没有错误或不通顺的地方。
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
have to
Can
have tomust
Check the answers.
must
can’t
can’tmust
can
3b Complete the chart with the rules in
your home and school. Check the rules
you think are unfair.
Things I have to do Things I can’t do
I can’t go out on school nights.
I must do the homework first after school.
I can’t watch TV before I practice the piano.
I have to wear the uniform at school.
I have to keep my hair short.
I can’t see friends on school days.
I must get up before 6:30 and practice English.
I can’t be noisy or eat in class.
Write a letter to Dr. Know. Tell him about all the rules and how you feel about them.
1. 先对 3b中自己所写的在校及在家的规则进行整理，将在家里的规则及在学校里的规则分别放在一起。
2. 先将在家里的规则写成一段连贯的文字，再将在学校里的规则写成一段连贯文字，表明自己对这些规则的感受。
3. “注意开头可写 Can you help me? ”来表明自己求助的目的。并注意写清自己求助的原因。
4.按书信的写作格式，写好开头及结尾。并再将整个信件再通读一遍。
Dear Dr. Know,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Li Yan
Can you help me? I’m not happy because there’re too many rules in my life. I must get up before 6:30 and practice English every morning. I can’t go out on school nights. I can’t meet friends on school days. I must do my homework first after school. I can’t watch TV before I practice the piano.I have to wear the school uniform at school. I have to keep my hair short. I can’t be noisy or eat in class. What can I do?
One possible version
1 Fill in the blanks with the words
in the box.
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 _________ to 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 ______________.
listen to
isn't strict
be noisy
arrive late
follow the rules
Suppose you are the little mouse. Retell your story to your partners.
My name’s Timmy the Mouse. I must…
get up, 6:30 go to the kitchen
arrive late, get up
grandpa, be noisy
listen to, get me strict with, follow
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
_____________________________________________________
2. listen/ teacher__________________________________
___________________
Don’t arrive late for class. We can’t arrive late for class.
We must/ have to listen to our teachers at school.
3. be noisy/ library
______________________________
______________________________
4. speak English/ English class
______________________________
______________________________
5. eat/ dining hall
______________________________
We must/can speak English in
the English class.
We can’t be noisy in the library.
Don’t be noisy in the library.
We must/can eat in the dining hall.
1. wear uniforms, at school
__________________________________
2. clean my room, every Sunday
_________________________________
We must wear uniforms at school.
I must clean my room every Sunday.
Make more sentences.
3. go to a movie, on school nights __________________________________
4. leave dirty dishes, after dinner? __________________________________
__________________________________5. drive, before, eighteen
__________________________________
I can’t leave dirty dishes in the kitchen after dinner.
Don’t go to a movie on school nights.
You can’t drive before you’re eighteen.
1. keep + 名词 / 代词 + 形容词 “意为 保持处于…… ”状态 We must keep our classroom clean every
day. 我们必须每天保持教室干净。 How can you keep the fruit fresh?
你是怎样保持水果新鲜的？
2. learn 学习；学会 (1) learn + 事物Ms. Wu helps me to learn English on
weekends.
吴老师周末帮我学习英语。
(2) learn to do sth. 学习做某事Let’s learn to play chess after class.
让我们下课后学习下棋吧。
1. 我不开心因为有太多的规则。 I’m not _____ because there’re ___ ____
rules.
2. 在学校里我们必须保持头发很短。 We ____ ____ our hair ____ at school.
3. 放学后，我不能看电视或打篮球。 I ____ watch TV __ play basketball ____
school.after
happy
can’t or
too many
填上正确的单词，补全句子。
must keep short
4. 在星期六我也不能休息，因为我必须 要学习钢琴。 I ____ ____ on Saturday _____
because I ____ __ ____ __ play the
piano.
5. 老师对我们很严格。 Our teachers ___ _____ ____ us.
have to learn to
can’t relax
are strict with
either
2. If you are Dr. Know. Write a 2. If you are Dr. Know. Write a
short letter to Zhao Pei.short letter to Zhao Pei.
1. Retell the story of Timmy the
Mouse to your parents at home.
