Modal verb - Must

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Modal verb - Must

Eleutheran adventurers

Coat of arms of the Bahamas. Public Domain

Instructions: Read the text. Look at the words in bold.

I must give a class about the Eleutheran Adventurers. They were a group of English Puritans and religious Independents who left Bermuda to settle on the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas in the late 1640s. The small group of Puritan settlers, led by a man named William Sayle, had been expelled from Bermuda for their failure to swear allegiance to the Crown, and were searching for a place in which they could freely practice their faith. This group represented the first concerted European effort to colonize the Bahamas.

Eleutheran adventurers. Retrieved and adapted April, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleutheran_Adventurers

Getting started: Eleutherans Background

Instructions: Read the text. Then, do the activity suggested.

The mid-17th century was a period of constant religious and political turmoil in England and in Europe which culminated in the English Civil War, a series of conflicts, the first of which was fought between King Charles I and Parliament, and led ultimately to the Protectorship of the Puritan general, Oliver Cromwell. This conflict spread to Bermuda where a period of civil strife resulted in a victory for the supporters of the Loyalist party in the English Civil War. The struggle eventually led to the expulsion of the colony’s Puritans and independents to the Bahamas, which the English had laid claim to in 1629, but had not permanently settled. Earlier in 1644, the Bermudian Independent Puritans had sent an expedition to explore these new islands, but one vessel was lost and the other failed to find a suitable island.

Eleutheran adventurers. Retrieved and adapted April, 2017 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleutheran_Adventurers

Political turmoil

Instructions: Choose T (true) or F (false) for the following statements.

StamentTF
The mid-18th century was a period of constant religious and political turmoil in England and in Europe.

Political turmoil culminated in the English Civil War between King Charles I and Parliament.

The conflict between King Charles I and Parliament led to the kingdom of the Puritan general, Oliver Cromwell.

The conflict spread to Bermuda where a period of civil strife resulted in a victory for the supporters of the Loyalist party.

The struggle eventually led to the expulsion of the colony’s Puritans and independents to the Bahamas.

Let’s study the Modal verb - Must

Instructions: Look at the information about the Modal verb – Must.

  • We express ban, obligation or certainty with the Modal verb – Must.
  • "Must" is used for any subject.
  • After “must”, the verb should be in the simple form.

 

Look at the word order in the positive form:

SubjectMustVerb in simple formComplement
Youmuststudymore about the Bahamas history.
The studentsmustreadmany books about it.
Our history teachermust explainabout the Bahamas background.

 

Now, look at the negative form:

SubjectMust + not (mustn't)Verb in simple formComplement
Youmustn’tavoidstudying more about the Bahamas history.
The studentsmustn’tstopreading articles about it.
Our history teachermustn´tendtalking about the Bahamas background so soon.

 

Interrogative form:

MustSubjectVerb in simple formComplement
Mustyoustudyabout the Bahamas history with other students?
Mustthe studentsreadat least three books?
Mustheexplaina lot about the Bahamas background?

 

Quiz

Eleutheria

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with “must” and the appropriate form of the verb in parenthesis.

  1. We (study) about the Lucayans, Eleutheria’s original inhabitants.
  2. I (read) about the salving actvities of the Spanish.
  3. Our history teacher (explain) us about the numerous European diseases, especially smallpox.
  4. All the students (make) a research related to the firs settlers.
  5. Everybody (ask) about the survival adventurers and their religious service.
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Quiz

Establishment of the colony

Instructions: Make questions with the following prompts and Must:

  1. People know about the origin of the called Devil's Backbone. ?
  2. Bahamian students read about Preacher's Cave. ?
  3. Everybody understand why the first settlers lost their provisions. ?
  4. We know who Sayle was. ?
  5. Many people investigate how the first colonists arrived to Bermuda. ?
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Evaluation

Trouble for the colony

Instructions: Correct the following sentences.

  1. Bahamian people mustn't forgets Captain Butler. .
  2. They also musn't omit to explain that Sayle and other were obliged to find another island. .
  3. Bahamians avoid mustn't recalling New Providence. .
  4. A Bahamian student mustn't fails to remember Sayle as a very resourceful man. .
  5. All the world loose mustn't the opportunity to read Andrew Marvell's poem "Bermudas". .
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