Expressing Permission and_ability_expressing_obligation_and_prohibition

1. AT THE FRENCH CLASS
William: May I come in?
Teacher: Yes, and shut the door.
William: Can I open the window? It’s too hot here.
Teacher: No, William. Sit down, will you?
William: But I …
Teacher: Sshh! Be quiet and sit down. Well we must learn some new French
words today.
Tom: Excuse me, madam. What do you call "dictador" in French?
AT THE COMMON-ROOM
Tom: Can I smoke here?
Janis: No, I’m afraid you can’t. You may smoke outside. Or in the closet.
Tom: Ugh… rubbish!
Janis: Yes.
Tom: What’s the lesson after the break?
Janis: it’s French.
Tom: French? I hate French.
Janis: Really? Why?
AT THE GYMNASIUM
Tom: I love gymnastics.
Janis: It’s great, isn’t it? You can do all the exercises very well
Tom: Yes, I can, and the teacher is nice, isn’t she?
Teacher: Tom, come here please. Can you show your classmates
how to stand on your hands?
Tom: Of course, miss, I can.
Sue: Wow, Tom is terrific!
Teacher: Be careful, Tom. Mind your head.

2. A) COMPREHENSION
True or False? Correct the false statements:
1. Tom can smoke inside the school.
2. He likes French very much.
3. The French teacher is authoritarian.
4. William must shut the door, be quiet and sit down.
5. Tom mustn’t ask silly questions.
6. The gym teacher is a nice man.
7. Tom must be careful with his head.
B) PRACTICE
Expressing permission and ability.

3. ABILITY PERMITION
He can play the piano but he can’t cook. They can’t go in. They are smoking.
· Look at the example:
Example: go in / smoking- He can’t (may not) go in because he is smoking
· Go on in the same way.
1. Write exercise/ got pen
2. Go restaurant/wearing jeans
3. Read the newspaper / got glasses
4. Park car / not permitted
5. Drive / got license
6. Do garden / raining
7. Go classroom / wearing bathing suit.

4. C) EXPRESSING OBLIGATION AND PROHIBITION
· Write sentences about what students must / mustn’t do at your school.
Examples:
Students mustn’t smoke .
Students must bring their books and note books to class.
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