2. Match sentences 1-5 in exercise 1 with rules a-c.
(Nối câu 1-5 trong bài tập 1 với quy tắc a-c.)
RULES
a. We use can and can't to talk about ability in the present.
b. We use could and couldn't to talk about ability in the past.
c. We use will / won't be able to to talk about ability in the future.
Giải thích:
1. After they graduate, many students will be able to have very successful careers as singers or actors.
(Sau khi tốt nghiệp, nhiều sinh viên sẽ có thể có sự nghiệp rất thành công với tư cách là ca sĩ hoặc diễn viên.)
=> Câu có “will be able to” => nói về khả năng trong tương lai.
2. Young people can join the school from the age of fourteen.
(Các bạn trẻ có thể nhập học từ mười bốn tuổi.)
=> Câu có “can” => nói về khả năng ở hiện tại.
3. They can't forget to do their homework!
(Họ không thể quên làm bài tập về nhà!)
=> Câu có “can’t” => nói về khả năng ở hiện tại.
4. If you study hard and have a passion for performing arts, you won't be able to resist the BRIT school.
(Nếu bạn chăm chỉ học tập và đam mê biểu diễn nghệ thuật, bạn sẽ không thể cưỡng lại trường BRIT.)
=> Câu có “won’t be able to” => nói về khả năng trong tương lai.
5. People believed that girls couldn't play football as well as boys.
(Mọi người tin rằng con gái không thể chơi bóng giỏi như con trai.)
=> Câu có “couldn’t” => nói về khả năng trong quá khứ.
Các bài tập cùng chuyên đề
1. Study the sentences from the texts on page 60. Do they talk about ability in the past, present or future?
(Nghiên cứu các câu từ văn bản ở trang 60. Chúng nói về khả năng trong quá khứ, hiện tại hay tương lai?)
1. After they graduate, many students will be able to have very successful careers as singers or actors.
2. Young people can join the school from the age of fourteen.
3. They can't forget to do their homework!
4. If you study hard and have a passion for performing arts, you won't be able to resist the BRIT school.
5. People believed that girls couldn't play football as well as boys.
3. Choose the correct options.
(Chọn các phương án đúng.)
1. “Will you be able to / Can you hear the bell in your classroom?”
“Yes, we can. It's really loud!”
2. In the future, we could / will be able to do all our exams online.
3. At my last school, we won't be able to / couldn't use tablets in class.
4. These days, many students can / could find out what their homework is from the school's website.
5. “In the past, will students be able to / could students use computers in class?”
“No, they couldn't.”
6. Turn the music down. I can't / couldn't study.
4. Complete the report with the words and phrases in the box. You can use them more than once.
(4. Hoàn thành báo cáo với các từ và cụm từ trong khung. Bạn có thể sử dụng chúng nhiều hơn một lần.)
HOMESCHOOLING
Many people think that homeschooling is much easier than going to school. They think homeschoolers (1) .................. get out of bed at any time they like and simply have a relaxing day. The truth is that homeschoolers (2) ............... do whatever they like: they have a timetable like students at ordinary schools. In the past, teachers or parents taught children at home who (3)………….. go to school. This was often because they lived too far away from the nearest school. Today, many parents choose to homeschool their children. They believe that if they teach their children at home, they (4)………… learn better this way. They also think their children (5)…………. get better exam results in the future.
5. USE IT! Work in pairs. Which of these school issues are the same now as in the past? Which will be different in the future? Use can, can't, could, couldn't or will / won't be able to.
(Làm việc theo cặp. Những vấn đề nào của trường học bây giờ giống như trong quá khứ? Cái nào sẽ khác trong tương lai? Sử dụng can, can't, could, couldn't hoặc will / won't be able to.)
1. choice of subjects
(lựa chọn môn học)
2. ways of learning
(các cách học)
3. school uniforms
(đồng phục học sinh)
4. class size
(quy mô lớp học)
5. rules
(các quy định)
The issues we think are the same now as in the past are...
(Những vấn đề mà chúng tôi nghĩ bây giờ giống như trong quá khứ là...)
In the past, students couldn't choose unusual subjects. In the future, they will be able to make more unusual choices.
(Trước đây, học sinh không thể chọn những môn học khác thường. Trong tương lai, họ sẽ có thể đưa ra nhiều lựa chọn khác thường hơn.)
LANGUAGE FOCUS - can, could, be able to
10. Order the words to make sentences and questions.
(Sắp xếp các từ để tạo thành câu và câu hỏi.)
1. your / can / speak / German / father / ?
2. be able / go / by train / they / to / will / ?
3. get / David / for / couldn't / the concert / tickets
4. exam / I / with / your / you / help / can’t
5. swim /you / you / when / were / could / four / ?
6. won't / come / tomorrow / be / Vania / able to
Modals
1 Fill in each gap with can (x3), can't, could, couldn't, should or shouldn't.
(Điền vào chỗ trống với can (x3), can't, could, could not, should hoặc should't.)
1 A: You study harder if you want to pass the exam.
B: I know. you help me with maths exercises?
2 A: Wendy sing very well. She's in the school band.
B: Yes, but she play the piano. She's going to take piano lessons online.
3 A: we play video games, Mum?
B: You know the rules, boys! Finish your homework first!
4 A: I swim when I was ten. I was afraid of water.
B: Oh, really?
5 A: We stay up late.
B: You are right. We have lessons tomorrow morning.
6 A: Did you do any sports at school, Grandpa?
B: Yes, I run very fast and won a running race.
2 Write sentences and tell your partner something you ..
(Viết các câu và nói với bạn cặp của em một cái gì đó em ...)
1 ask permission from your teachers/parents.
(xin phép giáo viên/cha mẹ của em.)
2 ask your partner to help you in the classroom
(yêu cầu bạn của em giúp em trong lớp học)
3 can/can’t do in the exams.
(có thể/không thể làm trong các kỳ thi.)
4 can/can't do very well.
(có thể/không thể làm rất tốt.)
5 could/couldn't do when you were six.
(có thể/không thể làm khi em 6 tuổi.)
6 should/shouldn't do to get better grades.
(điều nên/không nên làm để đạt điểm cao hơn.)
