|
1. Obligation and Necessity: must, have to, should, ought to, need; a) Must is used for strong obligations: - rules or laws: e.g. Investors must pay taxes; - advice or recommendations: e.g. You must take your medicine regularly if you want to get better; - obligations that the speaker imposes on him or herself: e. g. I must get up early tomorrow; b) Have to is used when the obligation comes from someone else or an external authority: e. g. You have to wear a uniform – that is the company rule; c) Need, need to is used to talk about necessities, rather than obligations: e.g. I need to get my hair cut; d) Should, ought to are used to express milder obligations, they are often used when giving advices: e. g. You should always keep receipts when you buy clothes. |
Exercise 1. Complete the sentences using the correct form of must, have to, need, should, ought to.
1. You ________ not worry about the article. - I’ll translate it later.
2. The drivers _________ must wear seat belts.
3. You __________ must have medical insurance when you go abroad.
4. You ________ have to buy a license if you want to set up your own business.
5. The customer __________ need not pass their point.
6. They ___________ to transfer money yesterday.
7. A CPA _________ pass a series of examinations, after which he receives a certificate.
8. You __________ have the financial statement ready by the end of the month.
9. He ___________ invite her to the meeting.
10. You __________ to fill in this application form.
11. You __________ consult an expert to identify this document.
12. You __________ not take a car to get to the office. I’ll gladly give you a lift.
13. He __________ to send a letter of apology.
14. This is serious, he _________ not joke about it.
15. My boss was ill and I __________ to attend that press conference.
16. They _________ follow his advice.
Exercise 2. Translate into English:
1. Керівництво встановлює правила, а ви повинні виконувати їх.
2. Ціна на цей новий товар дуже висока. Ви повинні знизити її.
3. Я вважаю, що він повинен піти у відставку після цього засідання.
4. Почекай трошки, я повинен продивитися ці документи.
5. Тобі не слід втручатися в цю брудну справу.
6. Йому довелося відповісти на багато запитань на засіданні Ради Директорів.
7. Йому не слід нехтувати твоїми корисними порадами.