UNIT 3: TICKETS, MONEY, PASSPORT!

Session Objectives
By the end of the session you will:
• ASK for permission, and make
requests and respond to them.
• RESPOND to requests.
What did we
do last class?
 Could you fill in
this form, please?

Yes, I can.

May I use
your pen?

1. How many modal verbs can you see?

2. Which form of the verb do we use with them?
 Could you fill in
this form, please?

Yes, I can.

May I use
your pen?

1. How many modal verbs can you see?

2. Which form of the verb do we use with them?
 Could you fill in
this form, please?

Yes, I can.

May I use
your pen?

1. How many modal verbs can you see?

2. Which form of the verb do we use with them?
Match the questions to their functions.

1. Could you fill in a. making an

this form, please? offer

2. May I use your b. making a

pen? request

3. Can I help you c. asking for

with anything? permission
Match the questions to their functions.

1. Could you fill in a. making an

this form, please? offer

2. May I use your b. making a

pen? request

3. Can I help you c. asking for

with anything? permission
Other examples of modals of permission, request
and offer:

May I open the

No, you ________.
window?

Can you open the

No, I ________.
window?
Other examples of modals of permission, request
and offer:

May I open the

No, you ________.
may not
window?

Can you open the

No, I ________.
can’t
window?
Are these sentences requests or offers?

I will book a table for

two for tonight.
Can I do anything
else for you?

To make an offer, use _ _ _ in questions

and _ _ _ _ in statements.
Are these sentences requests or offers?

I will book a table for

two for tonight.
Can I do anything
else for you?

To make an offer, use _ _ _ in questions

and _ _ _ _ in statements.
Are these sentences requests or offers?

I will book a table for

two for tonight.
Can I do anything
else for you?

To make an offer, use _ca_n_ in questions

and _
w_i _
l l_ in statements.
Complete the tables with the correct forms of help.

Can Can
you
I Could ourselves
Could
we
yourselves
May
Ithemselves
Can
you
I
will
We
Complete the tables with the correct forms of help.

Can help Can help

you
I Could help
ourselves
Could help
we
yourselves
May help
Ithemselves
Can help
you
I
will help
We
Match the headings to the tables.

Can Can
you help
I Could
Could help
we
May
I
Can
Making an offer we
help
Asking for permission I
will
We
Making a request
Match the headings to the tables.

Asking for permission Making a request

Can Can
you help
I Could
Could help
we
May Making an offer
I
Can
we
help
I
will
We
Correct three mistakes in these sentences.

1. May you have dinner with you?

2. Could you sign at the bottom of the page?

3. Will I have a cheese sandwich, please?

4. May I see your suitcase, sir?

5. Can we rent a car tomorrow?

6. We will to organise a tour of the city for you.

Correct three mistakes in these sentences.

1. May I/we
you have dinner with you?

2. Could you sign at the bottom of the page?

Can/
3.Could
Will I have a cheese sandwich, please?

4. May I see your suitcase, sir?

5. Can we rent a car tomorrow?

6. We will toorganise
organise a tour of the city for you.
1. Write three sentences.

Ask for permission using

can, could or may.
Make a request
using can or could.

Make an offer using

can or will.

2. Work in pairs. Listen and respond appropriately.

 Grammar wrap-up

You can use may to make

a request. True or false?

You use the base form of

the verb with modal
verbs. True or false?
 Grammar wrap-up

You can use may to make

a request. True or false? False

You use the base form of

the verb with modal True
verbs. True or false?
Match the headings to the tables.

Asking for permission Making a request

Can Can
you help
I Could
Could help
we
May Making an offer
I
Can
we
help
I
will
We
Speaking: responding to requests

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Speaking: responding to requests
Speaking: responding to requests
Now I CAN:

• ASK for permission, MAKE requests and

respond the them.
• RESPOND to requests.