SEMAINE 18 – JOUR 6 ÉVALUATION Modals of Obligation & Permission

Cette semaine, tu as appris à :

✔️ exprimer l’obligation
✔️ donner la permission
✔️ parler des règles et responsabilités

Aujourd’hui, tu dois montrer que tu peux : utiliser ces structures naturellement

Part 1: Modal Selection (Multiple Choice)

Circle the correct modal for each sentence.

  1. Permission: « Excuse me, Sir. __________ I ask a question about the safety procedures? »

    • a) Can

    • b) May

    • c) Must

  2. Internal Obligation: « I really __________ start practicing my English more often if I want to get promoted. »

    • a) have to

    • b) must

    • c) may

  3. Lack of Necessity: « It’s a casual Friday! You __________ wear a suit to the office today. »

    • a) mustn’t

    • b) don’t have to

    • c) can’t

  4. External Rule: « At the airport, all passengers __________ show their passports at the gate. »

    • a) have to

    • b) must

    • c) can

  5. Prohibition: « You __________ park your car here. It is a restricted emergency zone. »

    • a) don’t have to

    • b) mustn’t

    • c) may not

Part 2: Professional Vocabulary

Fill in the blanks using: Mandatory, Authorized, In charge of, Handling, Bottom line.

  1. Only __________ staff are allowed to access the employee files.

  2. Attendance at the annual general meeting is __________; no one can skip it.

  3. I am currently __________ three different projects at the same time.

  4. Mr. Assoa is __________ the entire training department this semester.

  5. We can discuss many details, but the __________ is that we must stay under budget.

Part 3: Error Correction

Each sentence contains ONE mistake. Find it and correct it.

  1. I am responsible for manage the new website project.

  2. You must not to use your phone during the takeoff.

  3. If you are tired, you mustn’t come to the party tonight; it’s okay to stay home.

  4. Does he has to attend the briefing every morning?

  5. I can to speak English fluently now.

Part 1: Modals

  1. b) May (Formal permission for a « Sir » or professional setting).

  2. b) must (Internal desire/personal goal).

  3. b) don’t have to (It is optional; you have the choice).

  4. a) have to (An external law/rule from the airport authority).

  5. b) mustn’t (It is strictly forbidden).

Part 2: Professional Vocabulary

  1. Authorized (Official permission).

  2. Mandatory (Obligatory by rule).

  3. Handling (Actively managing specific tasks).

  4. In charge of (Leadership position).

  5. Bottom line (The most important point).

Part 3: Error Correction

  1. Correction: I am responsible for managing… (Always use -ING after « responsible for »).

  2. Correction: You must not use… (Never use « to » after a modal verb like must).

  3. Correction: You don’t have to come… (« Mustn’t » means it is forbidden/illegal to come. Here, it is just optional).

  4. Correction: Does he have to… (When using « Does, » the verb « have » returns to its base form).

  5. Correction: I can speak… (Never use « to » after « can »).