unit12-grammar

E N G L I S H

For the 1st year students of all specialties

GRAMMAR

Modal Verbs (can)

1. Ask Steve if he can do these things:

1 Can you swim?
2 …………………………………………
3 …………………………………………
4 …………………………………………
5 …………………………………………
6………………………………………….

Can you do these things? Write sentences about yourself. Use I can or I can't.

1. ……………………………
2. ……………………………

1. ……………………………
2. ……………………………

1. ……………………………
2. ……………………………

2. Ask questions.

1. We can’t come early. (they) …. Can they come early? ................................................
2. Tom can't help us today. (Mary) Can Mary ………………………………………………..
3. The children can't swim there, (we) ……………………………………………………….
4. The girls can't make good cakes, (their sisters) ……………………………………………
5. I can't walk with you to the station, (your elder brother) …………………………………..
6. Charles can't sing this song. (Charles' friend) ………………………………………………
7. They can't buy a TV set now. (their parents) ……………………………………………….
8. We can't go to the concert. (John and Mary) ……………………………………………….

3. Complete these sentences. Use can or can't + one of these verbs:
come find hear see speak
1 I'm sorry but we can’t come... to your party next Saturday.
2 I like this hotel room. You ……………………… the mountains from the window.
3 You are speaking very quietly. I ………………………….. you.
4 Have you seen my bag? I …………………………… it.
5 Catherine got the job because she …………………………. five languages.

4.What do you say in these situations? Use can or could. Use the words in brackets (...).

Unit XII

## Contents

- ВВЕДЕНИЕ
- UNIT I. Introduction.The Verb ‘to be’
- UNIT II. Favourite Things. Articles UNIT III. The Family Tree. Possessive Case of Nouns
- UNIT IV. Family. The Verb ‘to have / have got’
- UNIT V. Numbers (Cardinal,Ordinal)
- UNIT VI. Everyday Things. Present Simple
- UNIT VII. Time, Days, Months. Prepositions of Time
- UNIT VIII. Daily Routine. Personal Pronouns
- UNIT IX. At School and University. Plural of Nouns
- UNIT X. In the living room. Prepositions of Place
- UNIT XI. In the bedroom and bathroom. Construction ‘There is/are’
- UNIT XII. In the kitchen. Modal verb (can)
- UNIT XIII. Food and Drink. Indefinite Pronouns ‘some/any’
- UNIT XIV. Eating Out. Construction ‘Would you like… / I’d like
- UNIT XV. Parts of the Body. Possessive Pronouns
- UNIT XVI. Clothes. Present Continuous
- UNIT XVII. Describing People. Adjectives / Comparison
- UNIT XVIII. Moving. Past Simple
- UNIT XIX. Jobs. Future Simple
- UNIT XX. Weather. Adverbs
- REFERENCES

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