Grammar Lesson Plan- Auxiliary Verb Instructor: Po-Yi Hung Presenter: Sadia Date: December 31, 2008 can could be able to

Lesson Plan Objectives: After completing the course, students will learn: 1. The difference of can, could and be able to. 2. Using the auxiliary verb in a rationale way. Vocabulary level: 800~ 1000 Numbers of students: 20 (six-grade elementary) Time: 60 minutes Materials & equipment: worksheet, pictures, website, computer.

Activity Introduction Exercise Warm-up Evaluation Procedure

The difference between: can you help me? & could you help me? Students share their own opinions with peers and teacher after discussing. Thinking Warm up

Introduction- Can is a model of auxiliary verb. We can use can to: Talk about possibility and ability Make requests Ask for or give permission Can

Structure of can Subject + can + main verb Can is invariable. There is only one form of can. The main verb is always the bare infinitive. subjectauxiliary verb main verb + Icanplaybaseball. - Hecannotplaybaseball. can't ? Canyouplaybaseball?

Possibility & ability Possibility & abilityRequest&ordersRequest&orders Permission(informal)Permission(informal) Can I smoke in this room? You can't smoke here, but you can smoke in the garden. Can you make a cup of coffee, please. Can you put the TV on. Can you come here a minute. Can you be quiet! Nancy can drive a car. He can speak Spanish. Can you hear me?

Talk about past possibility and ability Make requests Could subject + could + main verb subjectauxiliary verbmain verb + My grandfather couldswim. - She could not swim. couldn't ? Couldyour grandmotherswim? Could is invariable. There is only one form of can. The main verb is always the bare infinitive.

Past Possibility & Ability  I could swim when I was 5 years old.  When She arrived home, she could not open the door.  Could you understand what he was saying?. Request Use of could  Could you tell me where the bank is, please?  Could you send me a catalogue, please?

General Specific Occasion + My grandmother could speak Spanish. A man fell into the river yesterday. The police were able to save him. - My grandmother couldn't speak Spanish. A man fell into the river yesterday. The police couldn't save him.

Be able to Talk about ability subject + be + able + infinitive subject be Main verb Able adjective Infinitive + Iamableto drive. - Sheis notableto drive. isn't ? Areyouableto drive?

Use of Be able to TenseExample PastI was able to drive. Future simple You will be able to speak perfect English very soon. Present perfect I have been able to swim since I was five. Infinitive I would like to be able to fly an airplane.

Activity-Pair Work Ask your partner if she/he can do these things: 1.________________________ 4._______________________ 2.________________________ 5._______________________ 3.________________________ 6._______________________ Can you play the piano? Can you run 8 kilometers? Can you ski? Can you cook? Can you play golf? Can you ride a horse?

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Worksheet - Assignment 1.I’m sorry but we can’t come to your party tomorrow. 2.I like this restaurant. You _________ extra disserts for free. 3.The music is too loudly. I __________ your voice clearly. 4.Have you seen my notebook? I ________ it. 5.Miranda got a job at foreign trade company. Because she _________ English very well. 6.I went to bed very early yesterday. But I just _________ __________. 7. Mika ____________ to school because he catch a cold last night. Come go order hear find speak fall asleep can order can’t hear can’t find can speak couldn’t fall asleep couldn’t go Completing these sentences. Use can / couldn’t / can’t + one of these verbs

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