Tuesday 24 January 2012


Reading (15 mins then teach 5 vocabulary words)     40

Review 4-1 #1,2                20

Modal verbs of permission               15

Check #1               10

Vocabulary (M/F/P) #1                  40
Structure 4-1, do exercises and write a similar passage to this one >              30

I saw a cat.  The cat was playing with an apple.  The apple was from a garbage can.  The garbage can was in front of a store.  The store was beside a library.  The library was old.



Modal Verbs of Permission






PositiveNegative
can


can't / cannot


could / couldn't
direct or indirect permission
  • Children can stay for free in that hotel.
  • You can smoke on the balcony.
  • I could go out late when I was 17.
no direct or indirect permission
  • I can't speak my native language in this school.
  • You couldn't do that in my high school.
may / may not*


*may / may not does not have a past form when meaning permission. Use could / couldn't in the past tense.
(formal or polite) direct permission
  • He may come if he wants.
  • May I smoke in a building in your country?  (A little strange because you are asking someone to give direct permission.)  (Can or be allowed to is better here.)
  • He could take food into the movie theatre last night.
(formal or polite) no direct permission
  • You may not use your cell phone here.
  • You may not drive on the right side of the road in Japan.  (Strange because this sounds like someone is not giving you direct permission.)  (Can't, cannot, or be not allowed to is better here.)
  • She couldn't use the computer in the staff room because she isn't a staff member.
be allowed to / be not allowed to



Other Expressions to Ask for Permission
Do / Would you mind if / Is it ok if...

I go?

he goes?

she goes?

we go?

they go?

direct or indirect permission
  • We are allowed to make noise until 11PM in my apartment.
  • They were allowed to use dictionaries during the test.
no direct or indirect permission
  • You are not allowed to park here on holidays.
  • I wasn't allowed to make a campfire because it was too dry.

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