39466 modal can to express ability and to make requests

I can’t go to school, I can’t ride my bike, and I can’t play football.. But I can play cards with my friends, I can play video games at home, and I can surf the internet.. Samy: Amin, ca

Yesterday, I had a car accident and I broke my

leg I stayed in the hospital three days Now, I’m

at home I can’t go to school, I can’t ride my bike,

and I can’t play football But I can play cards

with my friends, I can play video games at home,

and I can surf the internet

Samy: Amin, can you lend me your play

station 2 for this week end?

Amin: Sorry I can’t My brother broke

his leg and he is at home , he plays with

it all the time

Samy: what about your DS Nintendo, can

you lend it to me?

Amin: I’m really sorry Samy, I can’t I’ ll

play with it this week end

Read the passage and answer the questions

1- What happened to the author?

2- What can he do?

3- What can’t he do?

1- The author broke his leg

2- He can play cards, he can play video games

and he can surf the internet

3- He can’t go to school, he can’t ride his bike,

and he can’t play football

He can surf the internet

He can play cards

He can play video games Can + stem

The auxiliary verb can is a modal verb

It expresses the ability in the present.It is

followed with a stem

( infinitive without to)

Can= to be able to

-Can you lend me your play station2 ? DOES Can express ability?

What does cAN express?

-No, it doesn’t express ability

- It expresses a request

Examples of requests : -Can you open the door?

-Can you shut the window?

-Can you speak louder?

What can They do ? Use these cues.

(smim)………

(kill)………

(attack)………

TO MAKE A REQUEST WE USE:

Reorder the following sentences and make requests

1- Help/ me/ Can/ solve/this/ ?/ problem/ Maths

………

2- Phone/ her/ noon/ at/ you/ Can/? ………

3- Open/ window/ hot/ you/ Can/ the/ it’s/too/?

4- I/ Can/ pen/ use/ your/ ? ………

5- send/ I/ you/ e-mails/ Can/ ? ………

(make)………

(climb)………

(surf)………

Ability or request?

-She can dance tango

- I can lift heavy things

-What can you do?

-Can you clean your room?

-A turtle can’t run

-Can you pass me the sugar, please? -A camel can resist to the hot climate of the Sahara

-I can’t help you, I’m too tired

Grand mom ……… see, she is blind

My friend Tom ………hear, and ……… speak,

he is deaf

My brother ……… drive dad’s car now, he has a

driving license

I ……….speak three foreign languages, I studied

languages at the university

Sorry, I ……….help you, I’m busy