Around the City

A. Fix the park rules

Use: feed, play, litter, follow, pick, off, smoke, light, take, drink.

1. Don’t ____ the ducks.
2. Don’t ____ football.
3. Don’t ____.
4. ____ the paths.
5. Don’t ____ the flowers.
6. Keep ____ the grass.
7. Don’t ____ here.
8. Don’t ____ fires.
9. You can ____ photos.
10. You can ____ water here.

B. Put the words in the correct place

Write each word under park or street.

flowers, traffic lights, crossing, ducks, pavement, grass, road sign, path, bench, traffic warden, bin, seat belt

C. What does the sign mean?

Choose the best sentence.

1. No parking
2. Stop
3. Straight ahead only
4. No bicycles
5. Pedestrian crossing
6. No horn
7. No left turn
8. No entry

D. Class road-safety chain

Student 1 says one rule. Student 2 repeats it and adds another rule.

Example: Don’t run across the street. Walk on the pavement.

E. My school rules

Write 5 rules for your classroom or school yard. Use we can, we can’t, we must, we mustn’t.

F. Sign mime game

Pick a card. Mime the rule. Your team says the sentence in English.

Example: You must stop. / You can’t park here.

A. Choose can or can’t

1. You ______ play football in the playground. (can / mustn’t)
2. You ______ pick the flowers in the park. (can / can’t)
3. You ______ talk to your friends at break. (can / mustn’t)
4. You ______ run in the corridor. (can / can’t)
5. You ______ drink water here. (can / mustn’t)
6. You ______ ride your bicycle here. (can / can’t)
7. You ______ cross when the light is green. (can / can’t)
8. You ______ park your car here. (can / can’t)
9. You ______ use your mobile phone in class. (can / can’t)
10. You ______ take photos in the park. (can / can’t)
11. You ______ play music loudly here. (can / can’t)
12. You ______ ask for help. (can / can’t)

B. Choose must or mustn’t

1. You ______ stop at the red light. (must / mustn’t)
2. You ______ run across the street. (must / mustn’t)
3. You ______ wear your seat belt. (must / mustn’t)
4. You ______ go straight ahead here. (must / can)
5. You ______ sound your horn here. (must / mustn’t)
6. You ______ be careful near a school. (must / mustn’t)
7. You ______ walk on the pavement. (must / mustn’t)
8. You ______ cross between parked cars. (must / mustn’t)
9. You ______ listen to the traffic warden. (must / mustn’t)
10. You ______ drive fast near children. (must / mustn’t)
11. You ______ look left and right. (must / mustn’t)
12. You ______ drop litter in the street. (must / mustn’t)

C. Make rules with imperative

1. walk on the pavement -> ______ on the pavement.
2. run across the street -> ______ run across the street.
3. feed the ducks -> ______ feed the ducks.
4. keep off the grass -> ______ off the grass.
5. look at the traffic lights -> ______ at the traffic lights.
6. pick the flowers -> ______ pick the flowers.
7. cross at a crossing -> ______ at a crossing.
8. wear your seat belt -> ______ your seat belt.
9. turn left here -> ______ turn left here.
10. be careful -> ______ careful.

D. Complete the sign sentences

1. This sign means: ______ can’t park here.
2. This sign means: ______ must stop.
3. This sign means: ______ can cross now.
4. This sign means: ______ mustn’t sound your horn.
5. This sign means: ______ must go straight ahead.
6. This sign means: ______ can’t ride your bicycle here.
7. This sign means: ______ mustn’t turn left.
8. This sign means: ______ must be careful.

E. Rewrite the rules

Use a different grammar form.

1. Don’t run across the street. -> You ______ run across the street.
2. Stop at the red light. -> You ______ stop at the red light.
3. You can’t pick the flowers. -> ______ pick the flowers.
4. You must walk on the pavement. -> ______ on the pavement.
5. You can’t park here. -> ______ park here.
6. You mustn’t sound your horn. -> ______ sound your horn.

F. Write your own advice

Write 6 sentences for a younger child. Use at least one sentence with each grammar point: can, can’t, must, mustn’t, Don’t, Always.