AT THE FRENCH CLASS

William: May I come in? Teacher: Yes, and shut the door. William: Can I open the window? Its too hot here. Teacher: No, William. Sit down, will you? William: But I Teacher: Sshh! Be quiet and sit down. Well we must learn some new French words today. Tom: Excuse me, madam. What do you call "dictador" in French? Teacher: Be quiet and dont ask silly questions.

T THE COMMON-ROOM

cant. You may smoke outside. Or in the closet.

after the break?

nch.

er is always giving orders.

AT THE GYMNASIUM Tom: I love gymnastics.

Janis: Its great, isnt it? You can do all the e

Tom: Yes, I can, and the teacher is nice, isn

Teacher: Tom, come here please. Can you s how to stand on your hands? Tom: Of course, miss, I can. Sue: Wow, Tom is terrific! Teacher: Be careful, Tom. Mind your head.

A) COMPREHENSION True or False? Correct the false statements:

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Tom can smoke inside the school. He likes French very much. The French teacher is authoritarian. William must shut the door, be quiet and sit down. Tom mustnt ask silly questions. The gym teacher is a nice man. Tom must be careful with his head.

B) PRACTICE Expressing permission and ability.

ABILITY He can play the piano but he cant cook.

PERMITION They cant go in. They are smoking.

Look at the example: Example: go in / smoking- He cant (may not) go in because he is smoking

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Go on in the same way. Write exercise/ got pen Go restaurant/wearing jeans Read the newspaper / got glasses Park car / not permitted Drive / got license Do garden / raining Go classroom / wearing bathing suit.

C) EXPRESSING OBLIGATION AND PROHIBITION

Write sentences about what students mu st / mustnt do at your school.

Examples: Students mustnt smoke . Students must bring their books and note books to class. __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________