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
| Positive | Negative |
can
can't / cannot
could / couldn't | direct or indirect permission | 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 |
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 | no direct or indirect permission |
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