Yesterday, I had a car accident and I broke my Y in the hospital three days Now, I’m leg I stayed at home I can’t go to school, I can’t ride my bike, and I can’t play football But I can play cards with my friends, I can play video games at home, and I can surf the internet Samy: Amin, can you lend me your play station for this week end? Amin: Sorry I can’t My brother broke his leg and he is at home , he plays with it all the time Samy: what about your DS Nintendo, can Read the passage and answer the questions 1- What happened to the author? 2- What can he do? 3- What can’t he do? 1- The author broke his leg 2- He can play cards, he can play video games and he can surf the internet 3- He can’t go to school, he can’t ride his bike, and he can’t play football you lend it to me? Amin: I’m really sorry Samy, I can’t I’ ll play with it this week end -Can you lend me your play station2 ? DOES Can express ability? What does cAN express? -No, it doesn’t express ability He can surf the internet - It expresses a request He can play cards He can play video games Can + stem Examples of requests : -Can you open the door? -Can you shut the window? The auxiliary verb can is a modal verb -Can you speak louder? It expresses the ability in the present.It is followed with a stem ( infinitive without to) Can= to be able to What can They ? Use these cues (smim)………………………………………… (kill)……………………………………………… (attack)………………………………………… TO MAKE A REQUEST WE USE: Reorder the following sentences and make (surf)………………………………………… requests 1- Help/ me/ Can/ solve/this/ ?/ (climb)………………………………………… (make)………………………………………… problem/ Maths ………………………………………………………… 2- Phone/ her/ noon/ at/ you/ Can/? ………………………………………………………… 3- Open/ window/ hot/ you/ Can/ the/ it’s/too/? 4- I/ Can/ pen/ use/ your/ ? ……………………………………………………… 5- send/ I/ you/ e-mails/ Can/ ? ……………………………………………………… Ability or request? -She can dance tango Grand mom …………… see, she is blind My friend Tom ………………hear, and ……………… speak, he is deaf My brother …………… drive dad’s car now, he has a driving license - I can lift heavy things -What can you do? -Can you clean your room? -A turtle can’t run -Can you pass me the sugar, please? -A camel can resist to the hot climate of the Sahara I ……………….speak three foreign languages, I studied languages at the university Sorry, I …………………….help you, I’m busy -I can’t help you, I’m too tired ability request