Rules and regulations

Rules and regulations

Passive of modals

At what age can you do the following things in your country?

drive a car, get a credit card, get a part-time job, see a violent movie, vote in an election, get married.

Listen to the interviews.

What do pleople tak about? Do they think 18 is the right age to start doing these things?

Listen again and read. How do people say these things?

• They should ban R-rated movies.

• They shouldn't allow you to get married until you're 21.

• You have to give young people their freedom at some point.

• They could easily change the legal age for driving to 18.

• They ought to encourage young people to manage their own finances.

The Passive of modal verbs.

• Example: R-rated movies should be banned.

• You shouldn't be allowed to marry at 18.

• They have to be given their freedom.

• The legal age could easily be changed.

• Something must be done about it.

• The law ought to be changed.