8-01-2025

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Good to see you all again!

• On your table:
• Book
• Notebook
• iPad --> LessonUp

Today's Programme

• Grammar: can, could, to be able to, to be allowed to 
• Work on your book assignment

Learning goals

• At the end of today's class you know when to use can, could, to be able to, to be allowed to.
• At the end of today's class you can write example sentences in which you use these words correctly.

Modals: ability and possibility

• Can, could, to be able to, to be allowed to
•  Iets is mogelijk
• Je hebt het vermogen, de vaardigheid of de mogelijkheid om iets te doen.
• Je hebt toestemming om iets te doen
• Je stelt een beleefde vraag

Iets is mogelijk

• Can of could
• Can = het is waarschijnlijk
• Could = iets minder waarschijnlijk
• He can win this competition.
• He could win this competition.

Je hebt het vermogen, de vaardigheid of de mogelijkheid om iets te doen

• can, could, to be able to
• Can --> alleen in de present simple
• Could --> iets wat je mogelijk zou kunnen, soms als verleden tijd van can
• To be able to --> alle werkwoordstijden.
•  I can help him.
• I could help him. 
• Luckily, I could help him.
• Luckily, I was able to help him.

Je hebt toestemming om iets te doen

• Can, could, to be allowed to
• Can --> alleen in present simple
• Could --> soms als verleden tijd van can
• to be allowed to --> alle werkwoordstijden
• Dad says I can stay until 11 p.m.
• Dad said I could stay until 11 p.m.
• Will you be allowed to stay until 11 p.m.? 

Je stelt een beleefde vraag

• Can of could in combinatie met please
• Could is beleefder dan can
• Can I have a glass of water please?
• Could I have a glass of water please? 

I ______________ sleep last night.

1. can
2. could

Rabbits should ______________ run really fast, but mine is too lazy

1. be able to
2. could
3. can

_____________ all citizens __________ vote? - Yes, as long as they have a valid passport

1. are ... able to
2. are ... allowed to
3. can
4. could

Keisha says she won't ___________ come tonight.

1. can
2. could
3. be able to
4. be allowed to

Practise

• What? Fill in the correct modal verb in exercise 6 and 7 (p.110)
• How? Individually or in pairs
• Time? 8 minutes
• Note? If you have any questions, please ask!
• Done? Work on your book assignment

Answers exc. 6

• a. are allowed to use
• b. can ask 
• c. could go
• d. haven't been able to fix
• e. can be
• f. are allowed to use
• g. aren't allowed to enter
• h. be able to help

Answers exc. 7

• a. are allowed to 
• b. wasn't able to
• c. am able to do
• d. were able to save
• e. allowed him to
• f. are not allowed to

Modals

• Come up with example sentences that make clear to you when you have to use which modal. 

Next class

• Reading
• Working on book assignment