A Dad, can I go to the cinema with Mario? A Can I watch TV, Mrs Bradford? A Can I ride your bike, John? A Can I talk to Susan, please? A Can I use your telephone, Nick? A Can you show me the garage, Nick? Tell the students that they will have to listen fo
3. They want to eat the cheese. 4. She wants to drink a glass of water.
5. He wants to know his name. 6. He wants to dance with her.
Exercise 2 p.1126 Key:
Possible dialogues:
1. A Dad, can I go to the cinema with Mario?
B Sorry, you can’t.
2. A Can I watch TV, Mrs Bradford?
B Of course you can.
3. A Can I ride your bike, John?
B OK.
4. A Can I talk to Susan, please?
B Yes. Hold on a moment.
5. A Can I use your telephone, Nick?
B Please, do.
6. A Can you show me the garage, Nick?
B OK.
Exercise 3 p.1126 Key:
1. Yes, he can. 2. Yes, I can. No, I can’t.
3. Yes, we can. No, we can’t. 4. Yes, heshe can. No, heshe can’t.
5. Yes, they can. 6. Yes, she can. No, she can’t.
7. Yes, I can. No, I can’t. 8. Yes, he can. No, he can’t.
Exercise 5 p.1127 Key:
Can for asking permission
Can I close the window? Can we play in the garage?
Cat I use your computer? Can we watch TV at 11 oclock in the evening
?
Can for expressing ability
Eddy can play the drums, but he cant sing. Dad can speak Italian and English.
Mrs Adam cant drive a car. Can Nick play the keyboard? Yes, hes fantastic.
Can John use a computer? Of course, he can. Can you tell jokes?
Exercise 6 p.1127 Key:
The preposition in front of has the same meaning with “di depan” in Indonesian. The preposition opposite has the same meaning with “di seberang” in Indonesian.
Exercise 7 p.1127 Key:
Possible answer: Theres a car park in Hampstead Street. It is in front of the supermarket. There
s a bookshop, too. It
s opposite the library. In Park Road, theres a bank. It is in front of the park, next to the cinema. Theres also a chemist’s. Its opposite the cinema. And theres a restaurant in the park,
behind the hotel. The bus stop is in front of the hotel.
PRONUNCIATION p.1127 Different pronunciation of can