Ayuda 1-2018-1

¡La universidad para todos!
¡La Universidad para todos!
Tema: COULD, CAN, BE ABLE TO, MANAGE TO

Docente: Mg. Magali G. Prado Coronado
Escuela Profesional Periodo académico: 2018-1

INGENIERÍA AMBIENTAL Semestre:1
Unidad:1
CAN COULD BE ABLE TO

GUIDELINES
 Review your guide
 Review your book
 Listen to the cd.

TEMATIC CONTENTS
CAN,CAN’T
COULD,COULDN’T OR BE ABLE TO
EXPECTED LEARNING
Students can learn about new vocaulary

and abilities in present and past using
Modals.
VOCABULARY
CAN/CAN’T
• Can is used to talk about ability and possibility, to ask for
and give permission, and to make requests and offers.
Modals of Ability: Can and Could;
Be Able To
Affirmative Statements Negative Statements

I can play the piano. I cannot (can’t) play the flute.
He can speak Spanish. He can’t speak Arabic.
They can work on their essay tomorrow. They can’t work on their essay .
Yes/No Questions Short Answers

Can you play the piano? Yes, I can./No, I can’t.
Can he speak Spanish? Yes, he can./No, he can’t.
Can they work on their essay tomorrow? Yes, they can./No, they can’t.
Can is a modal auxiliary verb. It is followed by an

infinitive without to.
There is no –s in the third person singular.
• I can swim. (=know how Questions and negatives

to) are made without do:
• She can sing. (NOT She
cans …) • Can you speak French?
• He can run a mile in (NOT Do you can speak
four minutes. (NOT He French?)
can to run…) • I can't swim. (NOT I
• She can play tennis don't can swim.)
very well. (NOT She can • You cannot fool him.
to play tennis…) (NOT You don't can fool
him.)
7-2 EXPRESSING ABILITY: CAN AND COULD
I can’t believe that!

7-2 EXPRESSING ABILITY: CAN AND COULD
(a) Dolphins can jump very high.
(b) They can swim long distances.
(c) They can be taught fancy tricks.
can ability in present

or future
EXPRESSING ABILITY: CAN AND COULD
can’t
(d) I cannot fix this computer.
can not
three negative forms

of can
(e) When we were in college, we could

play chess for hours.
could = past form of can

LET’S PRACTICE
can
can’t
He is always upset when he
_____ remember something.
7-2 LET’S PRACTICE
can
can’t
A dolphin ____ run,

but it ____ jump.
7-2 LET’S PRACTICE
can
can’t
You ____ bring a horse
to water, but you ____
make him drink it.

Exercises
Complete with a suitable word: Complete the sentences
with can or can't.
• 1 I ______ go out tonight. I'm
busy. • 1 ______ I park my car
• 2 Can you ______ to the cinema here?
tonight? • 2 Where? I ______ see
• 3 You ______ park here. It's no him.
parking. • 3 ______ you help me
• 4 ______ you tell me the time, with my homework?
please? • 4 You ______ smoke
• 5 She can ______ English well. there, but not here.
• 6 I ______ play football, but not • 5 Sorry. I ______
basketball remember the answer.
• 6 I ______ speak
Spanish and Italian.
© Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007

USING COULD TO EXPRESS POSSIBILITY
This could be a long walk.

How do we use modals?
WE USE IN SIMPLE PAST : CAN -COULD
S M V
Subject Verb
Example: Mary could play the piano
They do not accept conjugation

They do not need other auxiliary verbs
Could for Past Ability
Affirmative/Negative Statements
I could read in kindergarten./I could not (couldn’t) read in kindergarten.
He could drive at 14./He couldn’t drive at 14.
They could draw beautifully./They couldn’t draw beautifully.
Yes/No and Information Questions

Could you read in kindergarten? Yes, I could./No, I couldn’t.
What could she read in kindergarten?
Who could read in kindergarten?
(f) I couldn’t play chess in graduate school.

I had to study all the time.
couldn’t or could not = negative form of could
(a) Why isn’t this

working? I don’t think it’s serious.
It could be just a weak
battery.
present
Could =
possibility
(b) This error could

cause problems in
the whole company.
future
Could =
possibility
LET’S PRACTICE
I’d like to visit a beautiful place. present

? future
We could go to Thailand.
LET’S PRACTICE
Oh, no! This could be a problem! ?
present
future
LET’S PRACTICE
This car doesn’t run.

The battery could be dead.
?
present
future
COMPARE
 Be Able To for Past, Present, and Future Ability

(Be able to is not a modal, but it has the meaning as can and could. The verb be in be able to
chances from and agrees with the subject.)
Affirmative Statements
He was able to work yesterday.
He is able to work today.
He will be able to work tomorrow.
Negative Statements
He was not able to work yesterday.
He is not able to work today.
He will not be able to work tomorrow.
MANAGED TO
manage to (do something)

• Today I have another expression which many of my

students misunderstand: “manage to”. This is used
when talking about something we are able to do
successfully, but that was not easy to do. For example:
• I woke up late this morning, but I managed to get to
work on time.
• My team had to work overtime, but we managed to
meet our deadline.
• That novel was over 1000 pages, but I managed to
read the whole thing in two weeks.
So in all of these examples, the person is successful, but when they say
“manage to”, they are stressing the fact that it was difficult to
accomplish.
We can also use this expression as a question. For example:
Do you think you can manage to write this report without making any
mistakes?
In this case, the speaker is NOT being polite. It sounds like the person
is angry about a previous report that contained many mistakes. I don’t
recommend using this expression as a question because people won’t
like you if you do. However, unfortunately, sometimes you might hear
another person say this. I hope that no one speaks to you in this way
though.
• Used to talk about specific achievements that were

difficult.
Examples:
No one thought she had a chance to win the race
but somehow she managed to get enough votes and
win the election.
When Carla quit without giving notice it was difficult
for us, but we managed to handle everything.
How did they manage to find a suitable candidate for
the position in such short time?
Please select the correct answer for each of the
questions below:Could / managed to
1 - I asked Tom if he ______ help.
a - manage to
b - managed to
c - could
d - couldn't
2 - I would have liked to have gone but I ______ get a
ticket.
a - could
b - manage to
c - managed to
d - couldn't
3 - I missed the last train but I ______ get a taxi.

a - could
b - manage to
c - managed to
d - couldn't
4 - For once, I ______ get up early today. It was an effort!
a - manage to
b - could
c - couldn't
d - managed to
5 - It was very frustrating. I ______ make her understand

what I wanted.
a - managed to
b - couldn't
c - could
d - manage to
6 - I ______ find the correct answer anywhere.
a - couldn't
b - could
c - managed to
d - manage to
7 - I don't speak much Russian but I ______ make the taxi

driver understand where I wanted to go.
a - could
b - manage to
c - managed to
d - couldn't
8 - I looked everywhere but I ______ find it.
a - manage to
b - could
c - couldn't
d - managed to
9 - There were very few seats left but I ______ get us two
tickets.
a - could
b - managed to
c - couldn't
d - manage to
10 - I ______ speak Italian really well when I lived in Venice.
a - manage to
b - couldn't
c - managed to
d - could
CONCLUSIONES Y/O ACTIVIDADES DE

INVESTIGACIÓN SUGERIDAS
Estimados estudiantes:
Espero que este material haya sido de utilidad,
también que deben ingresar semanalmente a los
enlaces interesantes y los bibliográficos para que
puedan repasar todo lo aprendido,también al blog del
docente para que puedan ya no tener dudas sobre el
tema ensí
Gracias por su atención!!

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¡La universidad para todos!

¡La Universidad para todos!

Tema: COULD, CAN, BE ABLE TO, MANAGE TO

Escuela Profesional Periodo académico: 2018-1

CAN COULD BE ABLE TO

 Review your guide

 Review your book

 Listen to the cd.

Students can learn about new vocaulary

Affirmative Statements Negative Statements

Yes/No Questions Short Answers

Can is a modal auxiliary verb. It is followed by an

• I can swim. (=know how Questions and negatives

I can’t believe that!

(a) Dolphins can jump very high.

(b) They can swim long distances.

(c) They can be taught fancy tricks.

can ability in present

three negative forms

(e) When we were in college, we could

could = past form of can

A dolphin ____ run,

to water, but you ____

make him drink it.

© Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007

This could be a long walk.

How do we use modals?

WE USE IN SIMPLE PAST : CAN -COULD

Example: Mary could play the piano

They do not accept conjugation

Could for Past Ability

Yes/No and Information Questions

(f) I couldn’t play chess in graduate school.

(a) Why isn’t this

(b) This error could

I’d like to visit a beautiful place. present

Oh, no! This could be a problem! ?

This car doesn’t run.

 Be Able To for Past, Present, and Future Ability

manage to (do something)

• Today I have another expression which many of my

• Used to talk about specific achievements that were

3 - I missed the last train but I ______ get a taxi.

5 - It was very frustrating. I ______ make her understand

7 - I don't speak much Russian but I ______ make the taxi

CONCLUSIONES Y/O ACTIVIDADES DE

Gracias por su atención!!

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