Read the text, translate, find 9 mistakes and correct them.

Summary 08-50

Modal Verbs Rules

Rules:

1. No TO # You want to dance BUT You can dance 2. No Safter it/he/she # You can dance BUT He can dance

3. No AV # You can dance – You can’t dance – Can you dance? 4. NoFuture # You can dance – You will be able to dance

Как перевести: «я мог танцевать» или «я смогу танцевать»?

	Modal Verbs of Ability (физическая возможность)
Rule	We use can for present, could for past and will be able to for future
SF	We can use can for future when we talk about our plans # I can buy the tickets tomorrow. (в русском языке в этом случае мы тоже используем настоящее, а не будущее время: я могу купить билеты)
MJ	We can dance Мы можем танцевать We can’t dance Can we dance? What can we dance?	He could dance Он мог танцевать He couldn’t dance Could he dance? What could he dance?	I will be able to dance Я смогу танцевать I won’t be able to dance Will I be able to dance? When will I be able to dance?

New words from this lesson:

wheels – колеса wheelchair – инв. кресло

confused – смущенный, озадаченый applaud – аплодировать

achieve/achievable – достигать / достижимый

Complete the paragraphs with can, can't, could, or couldn't.

1. For a long time, Jim and Marie _________________ agree on a family sport. Jim loves tennis, and Marie takes lessons, but she still _________________ play. Marie _________________ swim, but Jim hates the water. They recently took up dancing. Now, they _________________ do the polka and spend time together.

2. Stefan has made a lot of progress in English. Last semester he _________________ order a meal in a restaurant or talk on the telephone. His friends helped him do everything. Now he ___________ speak English in a lot of situations.

3. Bill almost _________________ make his class presentation last semester because he was so nervous. He _________________ communicate well in small groups, but not in big ones. He plans to take a course in public speaking. He _________________ register online next week.

4. Last year I _________________ dance at all, but when I met Stan, I signed up (записалась) for a class right away. He _________________ really dance, and I wanted to dance with him. Now I _________________ do the basic steps. I _________________ do the waltz yet, but we're planning to waltz at our wedding next month.

Homework for the

Learn the rules of can, could and will be able to.

Read the text, translate, find 9 mistakes and correct them.

How They Can Do That?

Last night was the first time I saw the group Pilobolus perform. It was a great performance! I would like to can tell you that I fully understood the performance, but I can't. I can to say, however, that it was completely wonderful.

Pilobolus is a very unusual group. The performers have no education in dance. When they began, they thought, “Maybe we can't dancing, so why try?" So they just made interesting shapes with their bodies. Well, this group certainly cans dance. The six dancers in the group are athletic, artistic, and very talented. They can do amazing things with their bodies. In many dances, they move together as a single unit.

My theater companion and I had great seats. We could saw the entire stage (not always true in some theaters). The sound system, though, had a few problems, and we didn't could hear the music clearly all the time.

Some people in the audience asked: "Is it dance or is it gymnastics?" You can decide for yourself. Many people couldn’t to got tickets for the first two performances, but you can still buy tickets for next week.

This is the type of dance performance everyone can enjoys.

Key:

1. For a long time, Jim and Marie couldn’t agree on a family sport. Jim loves tennis, and Marie takes lessons, but she still can’t play. Marie can swim, but Jim hates the water. They recently took up dancing. Now, they can do the polka and spend time together.

2. Stefan has made a lot of progress in English. Last semester he couldn’t order a meal in a restaurant or talk on the telephone. His friends helped him do everything. Now he can speak English in a lot of situations.

3. Bill almost couldn’t make his class presentation last semester because he was so nervous. He can communicate well in small groups, but not in big ones. He plans to take a course in public speaking. He can register online next week.

4. Last year I couldn’t dance at all, but when I met Stan, I signed up (записалась) for a class right away. He could really dance, and I wanted to dance with him. Now I can do the basic steps. I can’t do the waltz yet, but we're planning to waltz at our wedding next month.

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