Don’t get caught red-handed! In this lesson, students will learn about crazy laws in different countries. This lesson features a video that discusses strange laws in the United States. Students will learn and practice modals of permission and obligation and vocabulary relating to this topic. The lesson includes plenty of engaging activities and worksheets that have been developed for adults and teenagers.

Lesson Objectives

Grammar: Students will learn and practice modals of permission and obligation, enhancing their understanding of how to express permissions, obligations, and prohibitions in English.

Listening: They will listen to a video discussing unusual laws in various places, improving their ability to comprehend and analyze the usage of modals in real-life contexts.

Speaking: Students will engage in discussions about strange laws they know or have heard about, using modals of permission and obligation to express legality and requirements.

Vocabulary: The lesson introduces vocabulary related to laws and regulations, focusing on terms and expressions that describe legal permissions, obligations, and some peculiar laws.

Homework: Tasks include multiple-choice questions to test comprehension, sentence completion exercises using the correct modals, and comparing sentences to identify similar or different meanings, aiming to reinforce the understanding of modals of permission and obligation and vocabulary used in the lesson.

Video

Laws can be understandable and educational or downright peculiar. Do you keep your donkey in your bathtub or live in a dog kennel? Don’t forget to ask the lifeguard if you can play Frisbee! Watch this video to learn about some of the strangest laws that exist in the U.S.