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UNIT
CAN
YOU
SPEAK
1.
Can/ can’t/ could/ couldn’t
a.
The uses:
b.
O:
ENGLISH?
e
Can and can’t have the same form in all persons.
e
There is no “do” or “does”
e
Canis followed by the infinitive (without “‘to’’)
e
Could is the past of can. Could and couldn’t are used like can and can’t
Formation
Positive
S + can/ could + V (inf)
Negative
S +can’t/ couldn’t + V (inf)
Question
(QW)+ Can/ could + S + V (inf)?
2.
Was/ were: Was/ were is the past of am/ is/are
Positive:
I, he, she, it + was + O
We, you, they + were + O
Eg: I was in Paris yesterday.
We were in England last year.
Negative:
I, he, she, it + was + not + O
We, you, they + were + not + O
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Eg: she wasn’t at school yesterday.
They weren’t at the party last night.
Question:
(OW) + was/ were + S + O?
Eg:
When were you born?
Was she at work? No, she wasn’t
Where were you last night?
Was he at home?
Yes, he was.
II. Nicabulary
1.
Words that sound the same (p50)
2.
Nationalities
Countries
Nationalities
Countries
Nationalities
The USA
American
Hungary
Hungarian
England
English
Portugal
Portuguese
Spain
Spanish
Italy
Italian
France
French
Vietnam
Vietnamese
Egypt
Egyptian
Russia
Russian
Japan
Japanese
Brazil
Brazilian
Mexico
Mexican
Germany
German
IIS, Language we
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Attached handout
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