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Connect the Grammar to Writing

1 READ & NOTICE THE GRAMMAR.

A Think of a sport that you enjoy. Tell a partner your sport and your reasons for liking it. Then
read what one student wrote about snowboarding.

Try Snowboarding!

We all know we are supposed to exercise to stay in shape,
but sometimes going to the gym can become boring. That’s
when you have to find a new challenge. If you live in an
area with mountains and snow, you definitely ought to try
snowboarding.

First of all, snowboarding is great exercise. It strengthens
your muscles and it’s good for your heart. Of course, you
must take things slowly at first; you can’t expect to fly down a
mountain like an Olympic snowboarder on your first day. Like
any activity, you must practice to become more advanced. You
shouldn’t start on steep hills, for example. First you have to
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learn to control the board on small hills.

Another great thing about snowboarding is that it is easy to
get started. Instructors are easy to find, and you don’t have to
buy a lot of equipment. In fact, you should rent a board at first.
Then, if you enjoy it, you can buy your own equipment.
With snowboarding, you don’t have to worry about a lot
of rules because there aren’t any! Snowboarding is a fairly
new sport, but it has quickly become very popular. Try
snowboarding today! You won’t regret it!

1 steep: not flat; a steep hill will cause a skier or snowboarder to go very fast.

GraMMar FocUS
In the text in exercise A, the writer uses modals and similar expressions to express
necessity and advisability.
Necessity: That’s when you have to find a new challenge.
. . .you must take things slowly . . .
Advisability: . . . , you definitely ought to try snowboarding.
You shouldn’t start on steep hills, for example.

B Work with a partner. Find at least one more example for each meaning.

Necessity:

Advisability:

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