Welcome to Camp Pinewood — Obligation (A2)

A2 · OBLIGATION

Welcome to Camp Pinewood

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“Tired staff make mistakes, and here, mistakes matter.”

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have to · don’t have to · must · mustn’t

Listening

Speaking

STAGE 1 · WARM-UP

Rules you know

Think of a place with rules you know well — your school, your job, a gym, a library, your parents’ kitchen…

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Tell your partner one rule you like and one rule you think is silly.

STAGE 2 · BEFORE YOU LISTEN

A staff briefing

You’ll hear Dana, the director of a children’s summer camp, giving the welcome talk to new staff on their first morning.

PREDICT

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Predict three rules for people who work at a children’s camp. Listen for one rule that surprises the new staff.

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Are your rules in the talk?

STAGE 3 · LISTENING

Listen — which rule surprises them?

STAGE 3 · LISTENING

Listen — which rule surprises them?

Tapescript: staff orientation, 8 a.m.

DANA: Welcome to Camp Pinewood! First, the phone rule: during activities, you mustn’t use your phone! Second, safety: everybody has to wear their staff T-shirt, and you have to check your group’s names at every activity. At the lake, the children must never swim alone. If you’re not a lifeguard, you don’t have to teach swimming — that’s Jo’s job — but everyone has to watch the water.

Third, meals: you have to eat with your group. You don’t have to eat the same food as the children, but you’ll want to. You mustn’t give anybody extra food without checking the allergy list. Fourth — the surprise — you have to go to bed by midnight. Tired staff make mistakes. Last, the easiest rule: you don’t have to be perfect. But you must not pretend a problem isn’t there — if something goes wrong, tell me immediately.

STAGE 4 · COMPREHENSION

have to, mustn’t or don’t have to?

Write “have to” (it’s the rule), “mustn’t” (prohibited) or “don’t have to” (not necessary) for each.

1. use phones during activities

2. wear the staff T-shirt during the day

3. check the group’s names at every activity

4. teach swimming (if you’re not a lifeguard)

5. watch the water at the lake

6. eat the same food as the children

7. give children extra food without checking the list

8. go to bed by midnight

9. be perfect

10. hide problems from Dana

STAGE 5 · TALK ABOUT IT

What do you think?

Discuss with a partner.

Which of Dana’s rules is the most important? Is any rule too strict?

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“Tired staff make mistakes.” Where else is this true — hospitals, airlines, schools? Should those jobs have a bedtime rule too?

STAGE 6 · GRAMMAR — NOTICE

Complete & match

Complete these sentences from the tapescript:

1. Everybody ______ wear their staff T-shirt.

2. You ______ use your phone during activities.

3. If you’re not a lifeguard, you ______ teach swimming.

4. The children ______ never swim alone.

MATCH THE MEANING

• have to / must = it’s necessary / it’s the rule

• don’t have to = it’s not necessary — you can choose

• mustn’t = it’s prohibited — don’t do it!

STAGE 7 · THE RULES

have to · must · mustn’t

have to / don’t have to

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I have to wear a T-shirt. She has to check the names.

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You don’t have to teach swimming. (= not necessary)

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Do I have to go? What time does she have to start?

must / mustn’t

• must = necessary / an obligation (often the speaker’s rule): You must read the list today.

• mustn’t = prohibited. Don’t do it! You mustn’t use your phone.

• mustn’t ≠ don’t have to: “You mustn’t go” = prohibited. “You don’t have to go” = your choice.

STAGE 8 · PRACTICE

Complete the rules

Use have to, has to, don’t have to, doesn’t have to or mustn’t.

1. Staff ______ wear the camp T-shirt — the children need to find them fast.

2. You ______ swim alone at the lake. It’s the most important rule.

3. Jo is the lifeguard, so the others ______ teach swimming.

4. Dana says staff ______ go to bed by midnight.

5. You ______ eat Anna’s cooking, but you’ll want to!

6. Anyone at the lake ______ watch the water — even non-lifeguards.

7. Staff ______ give out extra food without checking the allergy list.

8. Marco works in the kitchen, so he ______ lead activities.

STAGE 8 · PRACTICE

mustn’t or don’t have to?

1. This museum is free — you mustn’t / don’t have to pay.

2. You mustn’t / don’t have to take photos here. It damages the paintings.

3. You mustn’t / don’t have to be quiet — it’s a “talking library”!

4. Passengers mustn’t / don’t have to smoke on the plane.

5. It’s a casual party. You mustn’t / don’t have to wear a suit.

6. You mustn’t / don’t have to tell anyone my secret!

STAGE 9 · SPEAKING

Guess the place from the rules

STEPS 1–2

In pairs, secretly choose a place or job with interesting rules (a space station? a five-star hotel? a submarine?). Write the welcome briefing: exactly six rules, using at least one have to, one don’t have to, one must and one mustn’t. Don’t name the place!

EXAMPLE

“You have to whisper after 10 p.m. You mustn’t open the round windows. You don’t have to cook — but you have to eat everything…”

Perform your briefing; listeners ask two yes/no questions, then guess the place. Class vote: the strangest rule of the day.

TEACHER'S REFERENCE

Answer key

4 1 mustn’t · 2 have to · 3 have to · 4 don’t have to · 5 have to · 6 don’t have to · 7 mustn’t · 8 have to · 9 don’t have to · 10 mustn’t

Surprising rule: staff have to go to bed by midnight — tired staff make mistakes.

6a 1 has to 2 mustn’t 3 don’t have to 4 must

6b have to/must = b (necessary); don’t have to = c (choose); mustn’t = a (prohibited)

6c mustn’t = prohibited (allergies!); don’t have to = not necessary (Jo’s job).

8a 1 have to 2 mustn’t 3 don’t have to 4 have to 5 don’t have to 6 has to 7 mustn’t 8 doesn’t have to

8b 1 don’t have to 2 mustn’t 3 don’t have to 4 mustn’t 5 don’t have to 6 mustn’t