Lesson IV

1. Supply can, can't, could, couldn't.

1. A good 1500-metre runner... run the race in under four minutes. 2. Bill is so unfit he... run at all. 3. Our baby is only nine months and he... already stand up. 4. When I was younger, I... speak Italian much better than I... now. 5. He... draw or paint at all when he was a boy, but now he's a famous artist. 6. ‑... she speak German very well? ‑ No, she... speak German at all. 7. After weeks of training, I... swim a length of the baths underwater. 8. It took a long time, but in the end Tony... save enough to buy his own hi-fi. 9. ‑ Did you buy any fresh fish in the market? ‑ No, I... get any. 10. For days the rescuers looked for the lost climbers in the snow. On the fourth day they saw them and... reach them without too much trouble.

2. Supply suitable forms of be able to in these sentences.

1. Our teacher says we... speak English fluently in a few months. 2. I've been trying for hours, but so far I (not)... get through on the phone. 3. If he had asked me earlier, I... help him. 4. I'm sure she would have helped you if she... 5. I think I... play tennis better after a bit of practice. 6. You... ski when you go to Geneva. 7. It's nice... go to the opera. 8. He has managed to live in England for years without... speak English. 9. I'm practising hard because I want to... pass my driving test first time. 10. If I... sing, I would have loved to be an opera singer. 11. It's been a quiet day, I... get some work done.

3. Fill the following spaces, using can for present, could for past and shall/will be able for future. There is no need to use other able forms in this section. Put to where necessary before the infinitives.

1. ‑... you stand on your head? ‑ I... when I was at school but I (not)... now. 2. When I've passed my driving test I... hire a car from our local garage. 3. At the end of the month the Post Office will send him an enormous telephone bill which he (not)... pay. 4. ‑ I (not)... remember the address. ‑... (not) you even remember the street? 5. When the fog lifts we... see where we are. 6. You've put too much in your rucksack; you never... carry all that. 7. When I was a child I (not)... understand adults, and now that I am an adult I (not)... understand children. 8. When you have taken your degree you... work as an interpreter? 9. Don't try to look at all the pictures in the gallery. Otherwise when you get home you (not)... remember any of them. 10. When I first went to Spain I... read Spanish but I (not)... speak it. 11. ‑... you type? ‑ Yes, I... type but I (not)... do shorthand. 12. ‑ I'm locked in. I (not)... get out! ‑... you (not) squeeze between the bars? ‑ No! I...; I'm too fat.

4. Rephrase these notices to give or refuse permission. Begin each sentence with 'You...'

1. Thank you for not smoking. You may not smoke.

2. No camping or picnicking_________________________

3. Fishing strictly forbidden__________________________

4. Campers welcome________________________________

5. No parking_____________________________________

6. Do not lean out of the window______________________

7. Leave your litter here_____________________________

8. No stopping_____________________________________

9. Do not walk on the grass___________________________

10. Do not feed the animals____________________________

5. Ask a groupmate a polite question.

e.g. (...) has a book. You want to see it for a minute. ‑ May I see your book for a minute?

1. (...) has a dictionary. You want to see it for a minute.

2. (...) has a pen. You want to use it for a minute.

3. (...) has a calculator. You want to borrow it.

4. (...) has a camera. You want to see it for a minute.

5. You want to see something that a groupmate has.

6. You want to use something that a groupmate has.

7. You want to borrow something that a groupmate has.

8. You are at a restaurant. (...) is your waiter/waitress. You have finished your meal. You want the check.

9. You are at (...)'s house. You want to use the phone.

10. You are speaking to one of your teachers. You want to leave class early today.

11. You are visiting a friend and you want to make yourself some coffee.

12. You are visiting an acquaintance and want to use the lavatory.

13. You are visiting a friend and want to borrow his new car.

6. Study the key words.

connector	pin
interface	modular
socket	cable
conductor

7. Read the text and translate it.

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