Modal Verbs Table of Contents Introduction ......................................................................... 2 Characteristics of Modal Verbs ............................................. 2 When to use the Modal Verbs ............................................... 3 Expressing permission.......................................................... 3 Expressing obligation ........................................................... 3 Making offers........................................................................ 5 Making requests ................................................................... 6 Expressing possibility/probability......................................... 7 Asking about possibilities ..................................................... 7 Infinitives ............................................................................. 8 Introduction Modal Verbs are can, could, may, might
Modals Sandra Haar Form 11 I am going to talk about... Can Could May Might Must Should Would Ought to Excercises References How do we use modal verbs? Affirmative: Subject + modal + infinitive, Example: She should stay Negative: Subject + modal(n`t) + infinitive, Example: She shouln`t stay Interrogative: (Wh) Modal + Subject + Infinitive, Example: Why should she stay? Can Ability to do something in the present-I can speak English. Permission to do something in the present-Can I go to the cinema? Request - Can you wait a moment, please? Offer- I can lend you my car till tomorrow. Suggestion- Can we visit Grandma at the weekend? Possibility- It can get very hot in Arizona. Could Ability to do something in the past- I could speak English. Permission to do something in the past- I could go to the cinema. Polite question- Could I go to the cinema, please? Polite request- Could you wait a moment, please? Polite
50 9.15 10.45 19.05 6.15 7.45 20.15 19.40 14.30 16.29 23.25 5.49 8.02 13.55 17.09 18.22 Addresses Aadressidest rääkides kasutatakse eessõna at, kui öeldakse ka korteri või maja number, ning eessõna in, kui öeldakse ainult tänava nimi. They live at 5 Oxford Street. She got a job in Weston Road. Ameerika inglise keeles kasutatakse tänavatest rääkides eessõna on. He lives on Penn Street. What's the address? Do you know the address? Practise asking and saying addresses: Süda 1, 10118 Tallinn Akadeemia tee 311 Kentmanni 25-91 Saue, Harjumaa, 76402 Jõgisoo MODULE 5 Word order A Verb + object I like children very much. Did you see your friends yesterday? Ann often plays tennis.
We are going to They will be I am going to a He will carry this The train leaves at fly to Leeds in playing football on party tonight. bag for you. 6.45. summer. Sunday afternoon. 8. Modal verbs: Write all the modals: (be) able to can can't could don't have to may as well/might as don't need to had better have (got) to may well might must must not need needn't
Maturita Solutions Upper-Intermediate Workbook Key Unit 1 2 members of the royal family, politicians, reality TV contestants, 4 1 2 had known had been waiting singers and TV presenters 3 had enjoyed/had been enjoying 1A Talking about people
I/we will ask I/we will not ask Will I ask? He/she/it will go He/she/it will not go Will he/she/it go? You/they will make You/they will not make Will we/you/they make? Pane tähele! Üldtuleviku moodustamiseks kasutatakse abiverbe will/shall. Traditsiooniliselt esineb shall ainsuse ja mitmuse 1. pöördes ( I, we ). Kaasaegses inglise keeles kasutatakse will kõigis pööretes ning shall, et küsida kellegi arvamust, kuid tendents on kasutada abiverbi will kõigis pööretes. Will/shalltuleviku asemel saab kasutada mitmetel juhtudel going totulevikku. Üldtulevik väljendab: · Ühekordset, korduvat või harjumuspärast tegevust tulevikus. I will meet John in the station. My birthday will come again. · Tegevust või situatsiooni, mis kestab tulevikus.
Report To:headmaster From:Liis Subject: Suggested improvements Date:2nd May 2011 The purpose of this report is to comment on conditions in the college and to make recommendations for possible improvements. Although conditions are generally good, there are one or two problems. Firstly, in large classes, there is not much desk space. Secondly, the classrooms tend to be darl, especially in the winter months. Finally, during video lessons, some of us find it difficult to see screen properly. There are number of changes that could be made in order to improve the situation. To begin with, I would strongly suggest that the number of students per class kept to below ten. In this way... To sump up, while most of us are satisfied with the conditions, I feel that above improvements would make things even better. If these suggestions were carried out... Complaint Dear Sir I am writing to complain about the holiday apartment I rented from you on 15th of August. I believe your advertisement was mis
Letters Letters FORMAL, INFORMAL, TRANSACTIONAL TASK 1 Read the extracts and answer the questions. · Where are the extracts from? · What is the purpose of each letter? · How do they differ? · Which extracts are examples of formal letters? · How is the reader addressed in a formal letter? · What are the closing remarks for formal letters? · What is the salutation in a friendly letter? · How would you end extracts 1,2,3 ? · How would you begin the extracts 4 and 5? 1. Dear Mr Miller, I received your kind invitation to the reception. Unfortunately, owing to other commitments. I will be unable to attend ... 2. Dear Ralph, l just got your invitation to the company's event. l `m afraid I can't make it because I've a/ready made plans which l can "t change ... 3. Dear Sirs, I am writing to complain about the poor quality of the items which I received from your co
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