Topic4: MY NEIGHBORHOOD

PERIOD 13. MODAL VERBS: MAY, MIGHT, CAN, COULD

A. Revision:
1. CAN = co the, co kha nang Sau CAN (COULD) + V (nguyen mau khong "TO")
* ong t khiem khuyet CAN co qua kh la COULD c dung e ch
Kha nang (Possibility)
EX: I can speak English. (Toi co the noi tieng Anh)
S co the (Probability)
The dirt can come from vegetables
S cho phep (Permission): EX: Can I go out, mum? - Yes,you can.
2. MAY = co le, co the:
* ong t khiem khuyet MAY co qua kh la MIGHT c dung e ch
S cho phep (co tnh chat trang trong va hnh thc hn CAN va COULD)
EX: May I sit here?
(Toi co the ngoi ay c khong?)
Ch kha nang co the xay ra.
I may go to Da Lat tomorrow.
(Co the ngay mai toi i a Lat.)
B Practice:

1. Complete the sentences with could.

1 He cant play tennis very well now but he .................... quite well when he was younger.
2 She cant run very fast now but when she was at school she .................... faster than anyone else.
2. Make suggestions. Use can.
1 What shall we have for dinner tonight? (fish) Can we .................................................?
2 When shall we go and see Tom? (on Friday) ...............................................................
3. Make sentences with may. (The first four sentences are present)
1 Do you know if they are married? Im not sure. Theymay be married.
2 Do you know if she want to go? Im not sure ..........................................................
3 Do you know if he has a car? I ...............................................................................
4. Make sentences with might (The next three sentences are past.)
4 Do you know if she was ill? Im not sure she ..........................................................
5 Do you know if she told any body? I .......................................................................
6 Do you know if she was listening? I ........................................................................
5. Make sentences
7 Look! Sues going out. I wonder where shes going.
a, (she/may/go to theatre) .............................................................................................
b, (she/could/go to a party) ...........................................................................................
8 Why didnt Tom answer the doorbell? Im sure he was in the house at that time.
a, (he/may/go/to bed early) ..........................................................................................
b, (he might not/hear/the bell) ......................................................................................
c, (he could/be/in the bath) ...........................................................................................
9 George didnt come to the party. I wonder why not.
a, (he might/have/to go somewhere else) .....................................................................
b, (he may not/know/sbout it) ......................................................................................
6. Read the situation and write what you would say. Use the words given in brackets.
(CAN, COULD, MAY: yu cu, cho php, ngh.)
1 You want to borrow your friends camera. What do you say to him/her?
Could ............................................................................................................................ ?
2 You have a car and you want to give somebody a lift. What do you say?
Can I ............................................................................................................................. ?
3 You have to go to the airport but you dont know how to get there. You ask a passer-by.
Could you..................................................................................................................... ?
4 You are at an interview. You want to smoke a cigarette. What do you ask first?
May I ............................................................................................................................ ?

7. Give the correct form of the verbs in the blankets:

1. Vegetarians (not eat) meat.

2. What you (do) every night? I (go)
to my aunts house.
3. He (listen) to music after school.
4. Most rivers (flow) into the sea.
5. My father sometimes (buy) vegetables at this market.
6. They (go) fishing on Sunday.
7. Water (boil) ..... 1000C.
8. Put the words or phrases in the correct order to make meaningful sentences:

1. marbles/ boys/ often/ the/ recess/ play/ at/ do?

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2. never/ my/ can/ meal/ a/ cook/ good/ sister.

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3. Phong/ interested/ is/ in/ always/ music.

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9. Rewrite the sentences, using ENOUGH:

1. We have a lot of sandwiches. We can have them for lunch.

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2. Youre 14 years old. You cant drive a car.

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3. She is a good student. She will be able to pass this exam.

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4. He does his work well. He can get promotion.

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5. This bag is very small. It cant carry everything.

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10. Read the passage and answer the questions below:

When I was twelve, my family moved to the city. At first, everything was strange and
difficult to me. Life in the city is always busy and the people are often in a hurry. Lots
of bikes, motorbikes, cars and buses coming from every direction scared me. Now I get
used to the life in the city. I am used to the noise and busy city traffic. Im no longer
afraid of crossing the road. However, I dont really like to live in the city. I prefer to live
in the countryside.
Questions:
1. Where did his family move?
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2. Was everything difficult or easy to him at first?

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3. What does he think about the city life and the city
people? .....................................................................................................
4. What did he hate most about the city?
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5. How is he now?
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6. Does he live in the cities?

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