Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 2

Unit 6 • Lesson B: Getting around

Vocabulary
Places in the city
aquarium (n)
ferry terminal (n)
museum (n)
parking garage (n)
stadium (n)

Giving directions
give directions (v)
go down (the street) (v)
make a right / a left (v)
turn right / left (v)

Grammar
Offers and requests with Can and Could
You can make offers using Can + I + verb . . . ?:

Can I help you?

You can also make offers using Question word + can + I + verb . . . ?:

What can I do? How can I help?

You can make requests (ask someone for something) using Can + you + verb . . . ?:

Can you help me? Can you tell me how to get to the aquarium?

You can also make requests with Could + you + verb . . . ?:

Could you give me directions?

Could you recommend a cheap restaurant around here?

Could is a more polite way to say can.

© Cambridge University Press 2014 Unit 6, Lesson B, Page 1