Failure is n o t fa llin g d ow n. Failure is fa llin g d ow n and n o t g e ttin g up again.

Richard Nixon, former US President

4A Failure and success

1 G R A M M A R can, could, be able to b R e a d T y le r R u i z ’s r e s u m e . T h e n c o m p le t e t h e s e n te n c e s w it h th e

c o rre c t fo rm o f can, could, o r be able to.
a ^ ir d g )th e c o rre c t fo rm . C h e c k ( / ) i f b o th
1 T y le r can s a il.
a re c o rre c t.
2 H e ________________________ s p e a k a lit t le C h in e s e w h e n he
1 She can / is able to s w im r e a lly w e ll b e ca u se s ta rte d w o r k in g in H o n g K o n g .
sh e u se d to liv e b y th e o c e a n . /
3 H e ________________________s p e a k G e r m a n .

2 Y o u d o n 't n e e d to can iflbepbleto) d r iv e to 4 H e ________________________d e s ig n w e b s ite s s in c e 1 9 9 9 .

liv e i n th e c ity . 5 H e 'd l i k e ________________________s p e a k R u s s ia n .

6 H e ________________________ f in is h h is P h .D . b e fo re he le ft the U S .
3 Luke could / was able to re a d w h e n he w a s 7 H e ________________________ s p e a k a lit t le R u s s ia n s o o n .
o n ly th re e y e a rs o ld .

4 I f it d o e s n 't r a in to m o r r o w , we can / we’ll be N a m e : Tyler Ruiz

able to g o f o r a lo n g w a lk . D a te o f B irth : 09/22/1980

5 S o r r y , I've b e e n s o b u s y th a t I haven’t could / E d u c a tio n

h a v en 't been able to c a ll u n t il now . Degree in French with Marketing (2003)
M aster’s in Business Adm inistration (2006)
6 I f M a r ia h a d a le ss d e m a n d in g jo b , she Started Ph.D. in Business (2009) - incomplete
could I would be able to e n jo y lif e m o re .
W o rk E x p e r ie n c e
7 I'v e n e v e r could / been able to d a n c e w e ll, 1998-2000: Trainer and O perator with Texas Instruments, London
b u t I'd lo v e to le a rn . 200 3 -2 00 9 : Assistant then Marketing Manager, Texas Instruments,
Dallas, USA
8 W e 're re a lly s o r r y w e couldn't / weren't able to 2009-present: M anaging Director, A H H M arketing S ervices Ltd.,
Hong Kong
c o m e to y o u r w e d d in g .
O th e r S k ills
9 I used to can / used to be able to s p e a k a lit t le IT skills - advanced.
P o rtu g u e s e , b u t I've fo rg o tte n m o s t o f it n o w . C ourse in w eb design 1999.

10 Can you / Will you be able to m a k e it to Languages

d in n e r to n ig h t?
11 T o w o r k f o r t h is c o m p a n y , y o u
must be able to s p e a k at le a st th re e
la n g u a g e s.
French (fluent) Chinese (basic) certificate 2008
I hope to start Russian classes next January.
must can /
H o b b ie s a n d In te re s ts
W atersports, especially sailing and windsurfing

12 I h ate c a n 't / not being able to c o m m u n ic a te

w it h th e lo c a l p e o p le w h e n I’m tra v e lin g .
2 P R O N U N C IA T IO N sentence stress
L is t e n a n d r e p e a t th e s e n te n c e s . C o p y th e r h y t h m .

1 She ca n s i n g v e r y w e l l .

2 I’ve n e v e r b e e n a b l e to s k i .

3 C a n you r e a d a m a p ?

4 Y o u w o n ’t b e a b l e to g o o u t t o m o r r o w .

5 H e h a s n ’t b e e n a b l e to w a l k v e r y f a s t s in ce he h u r t h is l e g .

6 T h e y a r e n ’t a b l e to c o m e t o n i g h t .