Unit7AbilitiesTeachingaims:1
Introducetheusageofcan,couldandmay
UsingWhatandHowtoexpressstrongfeelings
PresentationEnjoythepictureandpresentthenewwords
Lead-inEnjoymorepicturesandtalkabouttheusageofcanandcould
ExplanationUsing“can”/“could”totalkaboutability
Weuse“can”totalkaboutpresentability
Weuse“could”totalkaboutabilityinthepast
Ican(cannot/can’t/cannot)swim
Whataboutyou
Hecould(couldn’t/couldnot)danceinthepast
Whataboutyou
Using‘can’,‘could’,‘may’andtotalkaboutpermission
1)can与couldcan常用于口语中,表示非正式的请求,请求对象一般是家人或朋友
—CanIborrowyourbike,Simon
西蒙,我可以借一下你的自行车吗
—Ofcourse
—CanIhavesomemilk,Mum
妈妈,我可以喝点牛奶吗
—Yes,youcan
2)could是can的过去式
在口语中,could常用来代替can向对方更委婉地提出请求,用法上比can正式,可以用于向老师或长辈提出请求,这时could不表示过去,回答一般还是用can
—CouldIuseyourcomputer,please
请问,我可以用一下你