39466 modal can to express ability and to make requests

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 2 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 do ? 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