Elabore 3 pequenos diálogos em que você use CAN-COULD de diferentes formas. Lembre-se que estudamos os diferentes usos destes dois modal verbs na unit 3. Caso precise, dê uma olhadinha na unidade.
Vamos lá! Você terá que elaborar os diálogos dentro dos seguintes contextos.
1 - At school - Talking to a classmate. ( 6 lines at least )
2 - At work - Talking to your boss. ( 6 lines at least )
3 - At school - Talking to your teacher. ( 6 lines at least )
At school - Talking to a classmate.
Leo: Teacher, can you help me?
Teacher: Of course I can! Just a moment.
Leo: Okay! Can you tell me what the modal verbs can and could do?
Teacher: “Can” and “Could” are modal verbs used to express ability, possibility, and permission. Here's an explanation:
CAN: Used for ability or permission in the present tense.COULD: Used for ability or permission in the past tense; also for making more polite requests.Can you help me?
Leo: So, “can” is for permission in the present, and “could” is for permission in the past?
Lucia: Yes, that’s right.
Leo: Thank you very much!
Lucia: Could you bring that candy tomorrow as a thank-you, my student?
Leo: Yes, I can! Yes, I can! Thank you so much!
At work – Talking to his boss
Employee: Hello, Mr. Luiz, can I ask you a question?
Boss: Good morning, young man, of course you can!
Employee: I've been with the company for 3 years, and I haven't had a pay rise. Could you help me with that, since I deliver results on time?
Boss: Things aren't good at the company. Unfortunately, I can't at the moment, but I can increase your VR.
Employee: VR doesn't pay my rent, but you can! You just don't want to — but that's okay.Thank you very much for your efforts, I'm leaving.
Boss: All right, it's been a pleasure having you here with us.
At school – Talking to a classmate
GGPivete: Good morning, Big Maicon!
Big Maicon: Hi, good morning! Talk to me.
GGPivete: Can you skip class to go to the waterfall?
Big Maicon: I can't, my friend. I'm recovering.
GGPivete: I'm recovering too, but I could help you anyway.
Big Maicon: No, you can't, GGPivete.