Hi there,

 

I have a weak pre-intermediate group of students. I would like to give them some topics to write about using the grammar structures we �re dealing with now, which are obligation and permission in the present and in the past. Could you please tell me scenarios or contexts I can give them so that they can write compositions about using the grammar point mentioned above? I �ve run out of ideas. Thanks in advance. 

They can write their version of ideal classroom rules.

Do �s and don �t of dating rules. 

They are the parents and have to formulate the house rules.

Rules for health or safety. 

They are a doctor and have to tell the patient what he has to do to get well. 

A forum search on pros and cons or debate topics turned up more topics that may serve as writing prompts. One example:

I agree - house rules or classroom rules work best for this set of modals. How about comparing their rules with those of their parents � generation?

 

I have to help load and unload the dishwasher, but I don �t have to wash all the plates by hand, My mum didn �t have a dishwasher when she was a child, so she had to help wash and dry all the dishes.

I �m allowed to use the internet, but my parents forbid me from accessing websites after 10pm. I �m lucky, though. When my parents were children, they weren �t even allowed to use the phone except on special occasions!