Ability Opportunity Request Offer Permission: Present Tense Affirmative Negative

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CLASS MARCH 20

WE HAVE TALKED ABOUT “MODAL VERBS”

1. "Can" is one of the most commonly used modal verbs in English. It can be used to express ability or opportunity, to
request or offer permission, and to show possibility or impossibility.

Examples:

I can ride a horse. ability

We can stay with my brother when we are in Paris. opportunity

She cannot stay out after 10 PM. permission

Can you give me the book? request

Any child can grow up to be president. possibility

Present Tense Affirmative Negative


Can Can for all the pronouns Can not ( can’t)

I-you-he-she-it –we – you-they can I-you-he-she-it –we – you-they can’t

TODAY WE ARE GOING TO USE CAN TO EXPRESS POSSIBILITY

Using "Can" to express opportunity in Present Tense

Now that we are staying at home because of the virus Covid 19, we can read or we can study English. ( remember, it´s
an opportunity)

AND SHOULD FOR RECOMMENDATION

2. "Should" is a modal verb most commonly used to make recommendations or give advice. It can also be used to
express obligation as well as expectation.

Examples:

When you go to Berlin, you should visit the palaces in Potsdam. recommendation

You should focus more on your family and less on work. advice

I really should be in the office by 7:00 AM. obligation

By now, they should already be in Dubai. expectation

Example 2. When you visit Mexico, you should visit the Pyramids. They are extraordinary.
Exercise 1.

Match the word with the definition. Write the letter of the definition in front of the corresponding word.

Statue A. a large usually public garden where plants are grown in order to be studied
Square B. the official home of a king, queen, president, etc.
Fountain C. a large building usually with high, thick walls and towers that was built in the past
to protect against attack
Pyramid D. a figure usually of a person or animal that is made from stone, metal, etc.
Castle E. a building, statue, etc., that honors a person or event
Botanical garden F. a four-sided shape that is made up of four straight sides that are the same length
and that has four right angles
Monument G. a device or structure that sends a stream of water into the air in a garden, park,
etc.
Palace H. a very large structure built especially in ancient Egypt that has a square base and
four triangular sides, which form a point at the top.

EXERCISE 2 PAGE 77 UNIT 8

EXERCISE 3

You are travelling to South America and talk to a friend who has already been in some of the cities you want to visit.

1. Leo: Tell me Mario. Which place are the best ones to visit in Argentina?

Mario: if you go to Argentina, you ______________ Buenos Aires. It´s the most beautiful city in Argentina.
( recommendation)

Leo : So, and what _____________ I do in Buenos Aires?(possibility)

Mario: You ______________ visit “ La Plaza de Mayo”. It´s one of the most significant squares in South America.

And you ________________ visit “la Fuente Monumental Las Nereidas”. It´s a beautiful fountain.
( recommendation)

Leo: Okay, and what _____________ I do at night? ( possibility)

Mario: You _______________ go to a Tango Club. There you _____________ learn how to dance real tango.

( possibility)

And if you want to see more of the city , you _______________ walk downtown and explore it.( recommendation)

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