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We use the modal verb can to talk about ability in the present.
My boyfriend can ride a motorbike.
We use the modal verb could to talk about ability in the past.
I couldn't drive last week, but I can now!
As can and could cannot be used to talk about ability in all tenses, we use be able to (which is not a modal verb) in other tenses.
Soon Peter will be able to speak Spanish fluenty.
We use the modal verb can to talk about permission in the present.
Can we go?
As can cannot be use in all tenses, we use be allowed to (which is not a modal verb) to talk about permission in other tenses.
I won't be allowed to go to the Coldplay concert next weekend.
We can also use could to talk about general permission in the past. However, we cannot use could to talk about permission for a particular action in the past. Instead, we use the correct form of be allowed to.
When I was litte, I could watch cartoons whenever I wanted to. (general permission)
Yesterday evening. I was allowed to watch a cartoon. (permission for a particular action in the past)
We use must or have to ( which is not a modal verb) to talk about obligation.
You must arrive on time.
You have to look good on a date.
We use needn't and don't have to (which are not modal verbs) when there is no obligation.
You needn't pay for everything on a date.
We don't have to see each other every weekend.
The verb need (without to) is only used in the negative and interrogative. In the affirmative, we use need to to express necessity.
You needn't call me later.
I need to buy my boyfriend a present today.
We use mustn't to talk about prohibition.
You mustn't cheat on your boy or girlfriend.
REMEMBER!
Try not to confuse must and don't have to. The meanings of must and have to are similar in the affirmative, but completely different in the negative. We use mustn't when there is strong prohibition and don't have to when there is no obligation.
You have to call me this afternoon. (=You must ring me this afternoon.)
You mustn't call me this afternoon. (=Don't call me.)
You don't have to call me this afternoon. (=Is isn't necessay to call me.)
Ought to, should:
We use ought to and should to give advice and make recommendations.
Yo ought to dress smartly.
You should arrive on time.
Had better:
We use had better+infnitive to give advice or express an intention. It has a similar meaning to ought to and should.
You'd better apologize to her.
We form the negative by putting not in front of the main verb.
Many people say that they would like to study abroad because it is great fun. But there are also some disadvantages of staying in another country. We must look at both sides of the question.
One advantage is that you can meet other people and make new friends. In addition, you can improve a language because you are with the natives of that country. Of natives you can learn the culture and local customs. A very big advantage of studying abroad is that you learn to be more independent.
On the other hand, if you live in another country, you are away from your family. At first, you do not know anyone and you feel alone. Finally, it is very difficult to live abroad if you do not know the language.
In conclusion, I would like study abroad and learn another language although there are some disadvantages.
Achieve: aconseguir Cheat: trucs Copy: copiar Fail: suspendre Get a high mark: obtenir una nota alta Get a low mark: obtenir una nota baixa Pass: aprovar Panic: tenir por/ estressar-se Retake: tornar a fer Revise: revisar Study: estudiar Take: fer
Anti-learning: no aprendre Anti-war: contra la guerra Co-educational: coeducatiu Coexist: coexistir Cooperation: cooperació Misbehave: portar-se malament Misprint: error d'impremta Misunderstand: malinterpretar Outperform: superar Outplay: fora de joc Outrun: passar-se Overcharge: sobrecarga Overconfident: excés de confianza Overwork: excés de treball Rewrite: tornar a escriure Redo: refer Underachieve: no aconseguir Underestimate: subestimar/ infravalorar
False friend
Advise: aconsellar Attend: asistir a Career: tots els llocs de treball College: institut Lecture: confèrencia Library: biblioteca Realize: donar-se compte Success: éxit
Other words
Tips: consells Investment: inversions I'm looking forward: estic esperant amb il.lusió Either......or.........: o......o........ Neither.....nor.......: ni.....ni....... I have to borrow: he demanat prestats Lend: prestar Worth it: val la pena Punished: castigar However: sin embargo On the other hand: d'altra banda
Linkers of addition
In the middle of a sentence: -Also
At the end of a sentence: -Too -As well
At the beginning of a sentence: -In addition -Furthermore -Moreover -What's more
Non-defining relative clauses give extra information which is not essential about the noun that they follow. If we remove the relative clause, the sentence still makes sense.
This sentence is already complete, but we can add extra information to it in a non-defining relative clause. Walter Turnbull has just passed and A-level in Spanish. Walter Turnbull, who is 81 years old, has just passed and A-level in Spanish.
We cannot omit the relative pronoun from a non-defining relative clause (His teachers at Lancaster College, where he took the exam, are delighted).
We always use commas to separate the non-defining clause from the rest of the sentence (Walter, whose grandaughter Tess also did the exam, now has 39 A-levels!).
We can combine two simple sentences by using a non-defining relative clause. Jaime's sister is called Pilar. She's a teacher.
Jaime's sister, who's a teacher, is called Pilar.
Jaime's sister, who's called Pilar, is a teacher.
Remember!
We never use that ina non-defining relative clause.
Defining relative clauses give essential information about the noun that they follow. Without the relative clause the sentence would be incomplete and would not make sense.
This sentence is incomplete - it needs a defining relative clause.
She's the teacher.......... She's the teacher who gave interesting lessons.
Maths is the subject........... Maths is the subject that gives me most problems.
I never understand any explanations........... I never understand any explanations which Mr Mitchell gives.
That, when, where, which, who, whose: We use relative pronouns to add a new clause (the relative clause) to sentence. We choose a relative pronoun that refers to the noun before the relative clause.
We use who and that to refer to people (The girl who/that works ate the library is very friendly).
We use which and that to refer to things (School is the place which/that gives you an education).
We use when to refer to time (There are times when my mind goes completely blank during his lessons).
We use where to refer to spaces and places (You need to find a room where you can study properly).
We use whose to express possession (There isn't anyone in the class whose marks are worse than mine).
Pretty: bastant Although: encara que Waves: saludar Rarely: rarament Already: ja Since: des de For: durant Had: havia Fortnight: quincena What was it like?: com va anar? Busy: ocupat Apply for: solicitar Find out: esbrinar Anyway: igualment Used to: acostumava a As soon as: tan aviat com Earn: guanyar I've just: he acabat de Used to look: cuidar Pickpocket: carterista While: mentres In a while: durant un temps Ski lopes: pista d'esquí Straightaway: ara Be able: poder
to make predictions or give opinions about the future (It will be really hot this summer)
to express spontaneous decisions made at the moment of speaking (I think I'll read this book next)
Going to:
We use going to:
to talk about aour plans and intentions (What are you going to do in the Christmas holidays?)
to make predictions based on evidence at the time of speaking (The sky is clear. The weather is going to be nice)
Present continuous for future use:
We use the present continuous to talk about short term plans or arragements. We often mention a specific time or place (We are travelling to Andorra in December)
Future continuous:
Affirmative:
I/he/she/it/you/we/they + will + be + -ing (I'llbe moving to England)
Negative:
I/he/she/it/you/we/they + won't + be + -ing (He won't be revising tonight)
Interrogative:
Will I/he/she/it/you/we/they + be + -ing (Will they be coming to the party?)
Use:
We use the future continuous to refer to future actions which:
take place over a period of time (I can't meet you tomorrow-I'll be visiting my grandmother)
have already been planned (We'll be leaving on the day after Christmas)
Future perfect simple:
Affirmative:
I/he/she/it/you/we/they + will + have + past participle (I'llhave been here for six hours)
Negative:
I/he/she/it/you/we/they + won't + have + past participle (She won't have arrived yet)
Interrogative:
Will I/he/she/it/you/we/they + have + past participle (Will you have finished by midday?)
Use:
We use the future perfect to talk about something that will be completed by a specific moment in the future. We usually use by to explain when the specific moment in the future will be (We'llhave learnt how to ski perfectly by the end of the holiday)
Events or actions in the past that have completely finished (I spent a fortnight in Cornwall with my family)
Things which happened repeatedly in the past (We went to London every weekend last year)
Past states (I was very shy when I was young)
We use past continuous:
To talk about an action in progress at specific moment in the past (I saw you yesterday. You were sitting on the bus)
When an action takes place over a period of time in the past (While I was working, my sister was watching TV)
We often use the past simple and the past continuous in the same sentence with when and while:
To refer to a past action interrupted by another action. The past continuous describes the longer action and the past simple describes a shorter action which interrupts it (I was shopping in town one day when I noticed a job advert/ I saw her while I was cycling to work)
Past simple and past perfect:
We use the past simple to talk about a completed action in the past (I got to the station at 7.30)
We use the past perfect to talk about actions or situations which happened before other actions or situations in the past. We use the past simple to talk about the most recent of the actions or situations (I got to the station at 7.30 but the train had already left)
We use for and since with the past perfect to indicate the duration of a past action or situation. We never use for and since with simple tenses (I'dknown her for years/ He'dworked there since March)
Past simple and present perfect simple:
We use the past simple to talk about a state or an action that finished in the past (I worked in London last summer)
We use the present perfect simple to talk about a state or an action that started in the past, and that continues in the present (I'veworked in London since 2004 (I still work in London))
We use the past simple when we are specifying the exact time or period of time when something happened. We specify the time by using a time expression: ago, then, when, for two days, in 2006, etc (I finished my project last weekend)
We use the present perfect simple if we are not specifying the time when something happened. We use adverbs of time to show the connection between past and present: never, ever, already, just, yet, for, since (Have you already finished your project?)
Used to:
Affirmative:
I/he/she/it/you/we/they + used to + infinitive (She used to love eating sweets)
Negative:
I/he/she/it/you/we/they + didn't use to + infinitive (I didn't use to like coffee)
Interrogative:
Did + I/he/she/it/you/we/they + use to + infinitive (Did you use to live here?)
We use used to to contrast a past habit or situation with the present. We use used to to explain that the habit or situation no longer exists in the present (I didn't use t o have an MP3 player (but now I do))
Remember!
We can also use would + infinitive to talk about a past habit.
But we cannot use would + infinitive to talk about a past state.
Be / get used to:
We form be used to with be + used to + -ing (I'm used to getting up early)
We form get used to with get + used to + -ing (He got used to walking everywhere)
We can use be and get in different tenses, but used to never changes.
Use:
be used to means "be accustomed to"
get used to means "become acusstomed to"
Remember!
Be careful not to confuse be usedto and get usedto with used to. They have different meanings and structures.
In the first English class of the year, the teacher explained that this year we have to work very hard. For this we are create a blog for do the exercises. Later, she put a video which is called "101 things to do over the summer". In the video there is a girl who says all the things she has done in the summer, for example ride a bike, read an interesting book, meet friends and more. My classmates and I have written in a paper things we have done in the summer that coincide with the video. My things that coincided with the video are eat ice cream, go swimming, photograph things, sing, smile, play game, watch a fun video, watch the ocean, phone a friend, listen to music, play with the dog, meet friend and draw a picture.
