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Sixth
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Japanese
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Month
Ground
Chinese
Nineteenth
Audience
Movement
Depend
Influence
Telecommunications
Key
Unit 15
Space Conquest
English 11
E. Language Focus
Activity 1: Listen and repeat
Activity 2: Practice reading the dialogue
Grammar
S+ could + V(bare-inf)
S+ was/were able to + V(bare-inf)
Grammar
SUMMARISE:
*IN THE PAST
Abilities or skills
Negative sentence

With sense verbs ( hear, see, watch, notice, smell, taste, remember, understand,…)

Have obstacles

could & was/ were able to
could
was/ were able to
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1. I was feeling ill yesterday. I _______ eat anything.
couldn’t
Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to.
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2.The fire spread through the building very quickly everyone ___________ escape.
was able to
Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to.
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3. Lan was an excellent tennis player. She _________ beat anybody.
could
Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to.
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4. Sue wasn`t at home when I phoned but I __________ contact her at her office.
was able to
Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to.
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5. I wanted to buy some tomatoes. The first shop I went to didn’t have any but I ________ get some in the next shop.
was able to
Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to.
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6. My grandfather travelled a lot. He_________ speak five languages.
could
was able to
Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to.
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7. The computer went wrong, but quickly Emma __________ put it right again.
was able to
Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to.
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8. When we went into the house, we _____ smell burning.
could
Complete the sentences using could, couldn’t or was/were (not) able to.
Tag Questions
Definition: is a short question at the end of a statement.
Ex: Mary is from Chicago, isn’t she?

tag question
A positive statement
A negative question tag
You are a student, aren’t you?
A positive question tag
A negative statement
She didn’t go out, did she?
Special cases
I AM => AREN’T I
I AM NOT => ARE I
Ex: I am a student, aren’t I?
I am not a worker, are I?
Special cases
Let’s go to the supermarket !
Let’s dance !
Let’s learn together !
, shall we?
, shall we?
, shall we?
Let’s … , shall we?
Special cases
Dance with me !
Don’t talk to me ever again !
, won’t you ?
, will you?
IMPERATIVE
Positive (+) : won’t you
Negative (-) : will you
Special cases
NEGATIVE WORDS (seldom, never, hardly, neither, none, rarely,…)
Positive verb + subject
He had no idea about last night story,
She hardly cleans her room,
You have never tried Chinese food before,
did he?
does she?
have you?
Special cases
nobody, somebody, everybody, no one, someone, everyone, these, those…
THEY
Subject:
Nobody can do this exercise, can they?
Everyone came to the party, didn’t they?
Someone tells you about the secret, don’t they?
Special cases
nothing, something, everything, this, that…
IT
Subject:
Nothing will change your love, will it?
Everything has a price, isn’t it?
Something was wrong, wasn’t it?
Write the suitable question tags to make complete sentences. 
You’ve seen that film,
I’m not disturbing you,
People will travel in solar-powered cars in the future,
You have never been to Europe,
The package has already arrived,
I think everyone’s going to be there,
Don’t stay up late at night,
haven’t you?
are I?
won’t they ?
have you?
hasn’t it?
aren’t they?
will you?
Add question tags to the following statements.
1. He hardly ever makes a mistake, ___________?
2. Nobody liked the play, ___________?
3. The area was evacuated at once, ___________?
4. I`m too late, _________?
5. This won`t take long, _________?
6. Let`s go out for dinner tonight, ________?
7. Neither of them offered to help you, _________?
does he
did they
wasn’t it
aren’t I
will it
shall we
did they
Homework
Review the lesson today
Do exercise 2 &3 on page 176&177
Prepare for the next lesson