1. Not allowed.

Look at these signs. What are you not allowed to do?

In the first circle there is a cigarette In the second circle there is a camera In the third, there is a campfire.
In the fourth, there is a mobile. In the fifth, inside the circle is dark blue. In the sixth, there is as hand giving a fish to an animal in a zoo.

For each sign, write a sentence saying what you are not allowed to do.

You're not allowed to …

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  1. You're not allowed to smoke.
  2. You're not allowed to take photographs.
  3. You're not allowed to light fires.
  4. You're not allowed to use a mobile phone.
  5. You're not allowed to park.
  6. You're not allowed to feed the animals.

2. A dialogue.

Listen and choose the correct picture.

 

Now watch a video of the dialogue and check your answer.

3. Watch for detail.

Watch the video again. Are the following sentences true or false?

Now watch again with the subtitles turned on (click on captions).
Find the answers to any questions you got wrong.

4. Permission and prohibition.

Complete the extracts from the dialogue with the correct form of (not) be allowed to.

5. Missing words: Permission and prohibition.

Say and record the sentences with the correct form of (not) be allowed to. For the purposes of this exercise, please do not use contractions; e.g., say you are instead of you’re.

5. Practise speaking.

Listen, and put the sentences in the order that you hear them. Then listen again, and practise saying the sentences.