differences between can and could
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FameLesson 5d
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Would you like to be famous? Why?
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Dancer Writer Scientist Artist
Athlete Director
Vocabulary
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What is a biography?
the story of a real person's life written by someone other than that person
Merriam-Webster. Dictionary. English. Checked from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/biography. Web.
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The verb Could
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What is the difference between these sentences?
•Mary can play the piano perfectly.
•Daniel could write and read perfectly when he
was 5.
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CAN is used when we want to express an
ability in the present while COULD is used
when we want to express an ability in the
past.
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Affirmative
I
Could Verb in simple form
YouHeSheIt
WeYou
They
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Negative
I
Couldn´t Verb in simple form
YouHeSheIt
WeYou
They
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Questions
Was I ….. ?Were you ….. ?Was he ….. ?Was she ….. ?Was it ….. ?Were we ….. ?Were you ….. ?Were they ….. ?
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• I could speak French when I was 12.
•They couldn´t write when they were babies.
•Could you swim last summer?
•She could do yoga two years ago.
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Adjectives and Adverbs of Manner
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AdjectivesAdjectives give us characteristics about
someone or something.
NiceTerrible
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AdverbsAdverbs give us a description of how
something happens.
NicelyTerribly
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Terrible TerribleTerribly Terriblemente
Nice AmableNicely Amablemente
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Adjectives
Adjectives are the same in singular or in plural.
That´s a beautiful jacket. That jacket is beautiful.
We use adjectives before nouns and after the verb to be.
I have a trendy shirt. I have trendy shirts.
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AdverbsWe form most adverbs of manner
by adding –ly to the adjectiveQuiet quietly
Careful carefully
Adjectives ending in a consonant + -y, drop the –y and take -ily Easy easily
Adjectives ending in –le, drop the –e and take –y Terrible Terribly
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Irregular Adverbs
Good Well
Fast Fast
Hard Hard
Late Late
Early Early
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SpeakingWhat do you know about these famous people?
Aristotle Barack Obama
Malala Sergey Brin and Larry Page
Salvador Dali