H3 - grammar modals

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• Grammar: recap modals -
    can, could, to be able to
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    may, might, to be allowed to
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24/02 Vocabulary test unit 3+4

Grammar: can, could, to be able to

Kunnen 

Can	Could	to be able to
- Present: General statement/skills - ask for permission/ requests BUT less polite - offer	- Past: General statement/skills - Polite requests / asking for permission - possibilities (not certain)	- Show something is possible in other tenses: E.g. present perfect / future - only used for general statements/skills
Can I help you? (offer) I can speak Japanese. (general) Can you bring some food? (request)	I could juggle 8 balls when I was young. (past) He could have a flat tire. (possibility) Could you bring some food?	I will be able to speak Spanish after this course. (future) I haven't been able to meet him yet. (present perfect)

My mother..........make very tasty dishes.

1. is able to
2. can
3. could
4. is

We ... go for a drink after school tomorrow, if you like.

1. Can
2. are able to
3. Could

He .... break bricks with his bare hands when he was younger

1. can
2. could
3. was able
4. is able to

She ....... sleep very well the last few days.

1. can
2. could
3. hasn't been able to
4. was able to

When he was 40, he ... speak six languages.

1. can
2. could
3. was able to
4. is able is

Sarah ... play the piano since she was 6 years old.

1. can
2. could
3. has been able to
4. was being able to

I ..... help you if you want me to

1. can
2. could
3. was able to

Grammar: May, might, to be allowed to

Mogen

May	Might	to be allowed to
- Present: give/ask/ have/no permission - When you are not sure about something (present/future)	- present: ask permission (more polite) - When you are not sure about something (present/future) More uncertain than may	- Other tenses: permission - not used to show uncertainty
The teacher said we may leave now. (have permission) You may not walk on the grass. (no permission) We forgot the time, so we may be late! (future/uncertain)	Excuse me, might I ask you a question? (ask for permission) It looks nice, but it might be very expensive! (uncertain)	He was allowed to skip the homework last week. (past) He won't be allowed to use his laptop in upcoming lessons! (future)

MAY / MIGHT/ TO BE ALLOWED TO
The prime minister said that you ___ (enter) the room.

MAY / MIGHT/ TO BE ALLOWED TO
My mother ___ (not park) the car over there.

MAY / MIGHT/ TO BE ALLOWED TO
I’m 15 now. In three years when I’m 18, I ___ (drive) a car.

MAY / MIGHT/ TO BE ALLOWED TO
________ I ask you a question about tomorrow's excursion?

MAY / MIGHT/ TO BE ALLOWED TO
Ewan ___ (go) to his friends yesterday, so he stayed at home.

Practice

Do exercises 4 - 6 (p.134-35)