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Table manners
Textbook: p. 51
GoalTable manners: say what you must and mustn’t do with “must / mustn’t”.
New words
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Explanation
Must means obligation: “You must wash your hands before a meal.” Mustn’t means it is forbidden: “You mustn’t talk with food in your mouth.” Must is the same for every person and is followed by the base verb without to and without -s: “He must say thank you.” Question: “Must I wash my hands?” Commands are also used: “Use a napkin.” “Don’t use your phone at the table.” Good manners: say “please” and “thank you”, wash your hands before a meal, wipe your mouth with a napkin, don’t talk with food in your mouth. Bad manners: making noise, putting a lot of food in your mouth.
Worked examples
“At the table”. At our table there are rules. We must wash our hands before a meal. We must say “thank you” to the cook. We mustn’t use a phone at the table and we mustn’t talk with food in our mouths. My little brother must also sit still, but that is difficult for him!
Use a napkin for your mouth and hands. Don’t make a noise at the table.
Class activity
“Good or bad”: the teacher reads a manner (You talk with food in your mouth.); pupils show “G” or “B” and say “You mustn’t …”.
Practice
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must or mustn’t: You ___ wash your hands before a meal.
must
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Say it is forbidden: talk with food in your mouth.
You mustn’t talk with food in your mouth.
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Correct: He musts say thank you.
He must say thank you.
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Why do “Don’t use a phone” and “You mustn’t use a phone” have a similar meaning?
Both forbid something: a negative command and mustn’t.