Driver, would you slow down a little? Can you move alittle, ¥4}} please? Can | take my dog on Would you like anything else, Madam? the train? ‘A sandwich maybe? | could drive a car when Iwas young. Now, | use the underground. Read the bubbles and the advertisements. Then complete the chart, as in the example. Ability 1 could drive a car when | was young. Request Offer Possibility Permission Promise Threat / Warning Escaneado con CamScanner88. Modal verbs do not form all the tenses, Most modal verbs: @ are followed by an Infinitive without to, @ are the same in all persons in the singular and plural. © form the interrogative and negative without auxiliary verbs. A. Can Ican walk. —> Can | walk? ——> | cannot walk. We use can to express: © Ability Mary can fly a plane, © Request Can you open the door, please? © Offer Can | help you with that box? © Possibility Wild animals can be dangerous. © Permission Can | go to the party, Mum? Yes, you can. B. Could Could is the Past Tense of can. | could walk.—» Could | walk? —» | could not walk. We use could to express: © Ability in the past | could run fast when | was young. @ Polite request Could you help me with these exercises, please? @ Possibility John could be in the library. Ye © Permission Could | borrow your books? { jes, youl gan. No, you can’. We form the rest of the tenses of can with be able to : Future “ Will”: will be able to Present Perfect Simple: have / has been able to C. Will | will drive. —r Will drive? —» | will not drive, We use will to express: © Request Will you give me your sweater, please? © Offer I'l lend you some money. © Promise Pil wait for you. © Threat Don't kick my dog or I'l kick you! © Warning Mum, be careful with the iron! You'll burn yourself Escaneado con CamScannerD. Would | would drive. —> Would | drive? —> | would not drive We use would in the interrogative to express: © Polite offer Would you lke some cake? © Polite request Would you help me with this suitcase, please? eos yn © communication - Pairwork In pairs, ask and answer questions about the pictures using can and could, as in the example, Joby i} Max y ‘Gy & & (drive acar) (Speak English) —_(fead books) (cook spaghett) (play water-polo) (idea bicycle) (speak Danish) (draw pictures) (make sandwiches) (play volleyball) toe. N PAST e.g. A: Can John drive a car now? B: Yes, he can. When he was younger, he could only ride a bicycle. Now write sentences, as in the example, John can drive a car now. When he was younger, he could only ride a bicycle. What can you do? What could you do when you wore younger? Write three sentences about yourself. Escaneado con CamScanneroe Look at the pictures carefully. In pairs, ask and answer questions using can (request) or could (polite request), as in the example. lend me some explain the play football answer the open the doo money exercise with me phone for me e.g. A: Could you lend me some money? B: Yes, | can. / No, | can't. oO Read the situations and write questions and answers using can or could. 1, You are in a shop. You want to try on a dress. Ask for permission (politely). Could | try this dress on, please? - = The shop assistant agrees. Yes, you can. 7 2. You are in the living room with your brother. I's dark and you want him to turn on the lights. Make a request, Yes, of course. 3. Marina is not at school today. The teacher asks you where she is. You are not sure. Perhaps she is ill day. Tell your teacher what you think. (possibility) 4, You want to go skiing with your friends on Saturday. ‘Ask your parents for permission. Your parents refuse because it's dangerous. 5. You are a good athlete. You run fast, you swim and play tennis well. You meet some friends. Tell ther about your abilities. 6. You meet a friend at the supermarket. He can't lift his shopping bags. Offer to help him. Yes, thank you very much. Escaneado con CamScanneryNIT13 91 7. You are at the schoo! library. You want to borrow a book. Make a request (politely). Yes, of course, but bring it back by Monday. 8, You are with your grandfather and you are talking about his childhood. Ask him about one of the abilities he had then. (ride a bike) Yes, of course. (Ee) Mrs Slade is a busy business-woman. Today is Monday and she is ill. Look at her schedule and the changes her secretary has made. Write what Mrs Slade can't do today but will be able to do tomorrow. Monday Tuesday 9-10 [| © MeetMrPappas = ——j-——> 40-11 © Gotothe hairdressers 11-12 © Go shopping ‘@ Write reports | 12-1 . © Interview people for P pena 1-2 the cleaners job © Lunch with Mr Adar < 4-5 © Telephone Mrs Sweet ——| > ‘+ She can't meet Mr Pappas today but she will be able to meet him tomorrow at 9:00 am. Escaneado con CamScanner@ Cross out the wrong word(s). 1, Dad: Tom, I'm planting some flowers in the garden and | need some help. Tom: _ I'm sorry, Dad. | can’t/ cdpéfr't | help you now. I'm going to the library. | /would / will] help you tomorrow, | promise. 2. Samantha: Betty, | {can’t / wouldn't] come to the party tonight. Betty: But why? Samantha: Because || couldn't / can't | leave my brother alone. I've also got a lot of homework to do. : : Betty: Come to the party with your brother and don't worry about your homework. || would7/will_| help you with it. 3. Bill: || couldn't / can’t! eat any more, Dad. Dad: Eat all your vegetables or you { won't / can't] get any dessert. 4. Karen: Good morning, Mrs Jenkins. Is Betty there? Mrs Jenkins: Oh, I'm afraid she isn’t here. Karen: Do you know where she is? Mrs Jenkins: I'm not sure. She | will / could | be at the library. Karen: Oh, | [can / would | go there by bus. | hope that she'll be there. Thank you, Mrs Jenkins. Mrs Jenkins: You're welcome. Tony’s boss is going on a trip for one week. Write his requests using will or would and the words below, as in the example. will / Would you answer the phone while am away? Lt} Ze | ~ answer the phone - write down any messages - water the plants. - type these letters - make an appointment with my dentist for next week Escaneado con CamScanner