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Can/ Could - be able to
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Goals:
Can/ Could - be able to
Slide 1 - Slide
can, could + (be) able to
By the end of the lesson you will know when to use
can
when to use
could
and
when to use
(be) able to
Slide 2 - Slide
Slide 3 - Video
Ability/Possibility
Can you speak French?
Can you help me with my maths homework?
'I haven't got a pen.' - 'You can use mine.'
Slide 4 - Slide
negative of can is can't or cannot
Slide 5 - Slide
Most of the time there is no difference. 'Be able to' is more formal.
Slide 6 - Slide
We use can + infinitive
can see
can speak
can play
can read
can come
With 'able to' use the correct form of 'be'
I
am
able to see
You
are
able to speak
He/she/it
is
able to play
We
are
able to read
They
are
able to come
Slide 7 - Slide
Can you phone me this afternoon? I would like to know how you are.
Are you able to phone me this afternoon? Or are you busy?
Slide 8 - Slide
could is sometimes the past of can
We can see the lake from our hotel window. (You are on holiday now.)
We could see the lake from our hotel window. (About a holiday in the past)
Slide 9 - Slide
could is also for general ability
My grandmother could speak four languages.
She could ride a bike when she was three years old.
Slide 10 - Slide
For a specific situation in the past used was/were + able to:
The fire spread through the country, but fortunately everybody was able to escape.
(Not: everybody could escape.)
Slide 11 - Slide
Peter was an excellent tennis player when he was younger. He
could beat
anyone.
James and Peter played tennis yesterday. Peter played well, but Mike
was able to beat
Peter.
Slide 12 - Slide
We use could + infinitive
could see
could speak
could play
could read
could come
With 'able to' use the correct form of 'be'
I
was
able to see
You
we
re
able to speak
He/she/it
was
able to play
We
were
able to read
They
were
able to come
Slide 13 - Slide
The patient can / will be able to walk again in a few days.
A
can
B
will be able to
Slide 14 - Quiz
I ___ swim very well.
A
can
B
am able to
C
be able to
Slide 15 - Quiz
Wat gebruik je om aan te geven dat je wel of niet in staat bent iets te doen?
A
can
B
to be able to
Slide 16 - Quiz
It is little Sue's birthday tomorrow, she ......... sleep
A
Cannot
B
is not able to
Slide 17 - Quiz
When Donald Trump was only 4, he ............count to 20 in Japanese!
A
could
B
was able to
Slide 18 - Quiz
John ....................... participate tomorrow, he has broken his leg!
A
cannot
B
will not be able to
Slide 19 - Quiz
Without your help, I would never have..............
A
been able to do it
B
could do it
C
can do it
Slide 20 - Quiz
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