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unit 6
around town
GRAMMAR
Is there? Are there ? Location expresion
There is/There are is a common phrase in English, used to
indicate that something "exists" or is in a certain location. The
main subject follows the verb when there is/are is used.
There is an apple on the table.
There are some apples on the table.
Contractions are possible, but they are mostly used informally
in speech.
There's a fly in my soup.
There're plenty of oranges left.
There'll be a lot of people in attendance.
There's is by far the most common contraction, and it is
sometimes used inadvertently with plural subjects by native
speakers.
There's ten people outside!
Offers requests whit can and could
Ability
We use can to talk about someone’s skill or general
abilities:
She can speak several languages.
He can swim like a fish.
They can’t dance very well.
We use can to talk about the ability to do something
at a given time in the present .
Future
You can make a lot of money if you are lucky.
Help. I can’t breathe.
They can run but they can’t hide.
We use could to talk about past time:
She could speak several languages.
They couldn’t dance very well.
Obligation and necessity
We use must to say that it is necessary to do
something:
You must stop at a red light.
Everyone must bring something to eat.
You can wear what you like, but you must look neat
and tidy.
I’m sorry, but you mustn’t make a noise in here.
We use had to for this if we are talking about the past:
Everyone had to bring something to eat.
We could wear what we liked, but we had to look neat
and tidy
Permission

We use can to ask for permission to do something:
Can I ask a question, please?
Can we go home now.
could is more formal and polite than can:
Could I ask a question please?
Could we go home now?
may is another more formal and polite way of asking for
permission:
May I ask a question please?
May we go home now?
We use can to give permission:
You can go home now if you like.
You can borrow my pen if you like.
may is a more formal and polite way of giving permission:
You may go home now, if you like.
We use can to say that someone has permission to do something:
END

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Unit VI

  • 3. Is there? Are there ? Location expresion There is/There are is a common phrase in English, used to indicate that something "exists" or is in a certain location. The main subject follows the verb when there is/are is used. There is an apple on the table. There are some apples on the table. Contractions are possible, but they are mostly used informally in speech. There's a fly in my soup. There're plenty of oranges left. There'll be a lot of people in attendance. There's is by far the most common contraction, and it is sometimes used inadvertently with plural subjects by native speakers. There's ten people outside!
  • 4.
  • 5. Offers requests whit can and could Ability We use can to talk about someone’s skill or general abilities: She can speak several languages. He can swim like a fish. They can’t dance very well. We use can to talk about the ability to do something at a given time in the present .
  • 6. Future You can make a lot of money if you are lucky. Help. I can’t breathe. They can run but they can’t hide. We use could to talk about past time: She could speak several languages. They couldn’t dance very well.
  • 7. Obligation and necessity We use must to say that it is necessary to do something: You must stop at a red light. Everyone must bring something to eat. You can wear what you like, but you must look neat and tidy. I’m sorry, but you mustn’t make a noise in here. We use had to for this if we are talking about the past: Everyone had to bring something to eat. We could wear what we liked, but we had to look neat and tidy
  • 8. Permission We use can to ask for permission to do something: Can I ask a question, please? Can we go home now. could is more formal and polite than can: Could I ask a question please? Could we go home now? may is another more formal and polite way of asking for permission: May I ask a question please? May we go home now? We use can to give permission: You can go home now if you like. You can borrow my pen if you like. may is a more formal and polite way of giving permission: You may go home now, if you like. We use can to say that someone has permission to do something:
  • 9.
  • 10. END