Can/ Could/ Would You…
CAN/ COULD/ WOULD YOU…
Talk about abilities and possibilities
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- If you could go back to one moment in your past, when would it be?
과거의 한 순간으로 돌아갈 수 있다면 언제로 가시겠어요? - Have you ever made a decision that you later wished you could change?
나중에 바꾸고 싶었던 결정을 한 적이 있나요?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
A. Asking people to do things (requests)We often use can or could to ask people to do things:
* Can you wait a moment, please? or Could you wait a moment, please?
* Liz, can you do me a favour?
* Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the airport?
* I wonder if you could help me.Note that we say 'Do you think (you) could ... (not usually can'):
* Do you think you could lend me some money until next weekWe also use will and would to ask people to do things (but can/could are more
usual):
* Liz, will you do me a favour?
* Would you please be quiet? I'm trying to concentrate.B. Asking for thingsTo ask for something we use Can I have ... or Could I have ...:
* (in a shop) Can I have these postcards, please?
* (during a meal) Could I have the salt, please?May I have ... is also possible (but less usual):
* May I have these postcards, please?C. Asking for and giving permissionTo ask for permission to do something, we use can, could or may:
* (on the phone) Hello, can I speak to Tom, please?
* 'Could I use your phone?' 'Yes, of course.'
* Do you think I could borrow your bike?
* 'May I come in?' 'Yes, please do.'May is formal and less usual than can or could.To give permission, we use can or may.
* You can use the phone. or You may use the phone.May is formal and less usual than can or could.D. Offering to do things
We use Can I ...? or May I...? when we offer to do things.
May is more formal.* 'Can I get you a cup of coffee?' 'Yes, that would be very nice.'
* 'Can I help you?' 'No, it's all right. I can manage.'*(in a store) "May I help you?""No, thanks.I'm being helped."You can also use I'll ... to offer to do things :
* You look tired. I'll get you a cup of coffee.E. Offering and invitingTo offer or to invite we use Would you like ...? (not do you like)
* 'Would you like a cup of coffee?' 'Yes, please.'
* 'Would you like to come to dinner tomorrow evening?' 'Yes, I'd love to.'I'd like... is a polite way of saying what you want:
* (at a tourist information office) I'd like some information about hotels, please.
* (in a shop) I'd like to try on this jacket, please.
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
(on the phone)
Dianne: Hello, Can I speak to Alex?
Jeff: Could you wait a moment, please? Alex there's a phone call for you.
Alex: I am coming. Hello?
Dianne: Hello Alex! This is Dianne. I wonder if you could help me...
Alex: What is it?
Dianne: Can you come to my house this afternoon and help me with my homework?
Alex: Ok no problem. I'll be there at 3.
Dianne: Thanks! See you later.
Comprehension Check
Answer the questions about what you read.
읽은 내용에 대한 질문에 답해 보세요.
Exercise 1: Read the situations and write questions beginning Can ... or Could ...
1. You're carrying a lot of things. You can't open the door yourself. There's a man
standing near the door. You say to him: _________________________?
2. You phone Ann but somebody else answers. Ann isn't there. You want to leave a
message for her. You say: ______________________________.
3. You are a tourist. You want to go to the station but you don't know where it is.
You ask at your hotel. You say: __________________________________.
4. You are in a clothes shop. You see some trousers you like and you want to try
them on. You say to the shop assistant: ____________________________.
5. You need a ride home froma party. joh drove to the party amd lives near you. You say to John: __________________________________________Exercise 2: Read the situations and write questions beginning Do you think ...1. You want to borrow your friend's camera. What do you say to him?
Do you think _________________________?
2. You are at a friend's house and you want to use her phone. What do you say?
___________________________?
3. You've written a letter in English. Before you send it, you want an English friend to
check it. What do you ask him? __________________________________?
4. You want to leave work early because you have some things to do. What do you
ask your boss? __________________________________________?
5. The woman in the next room is playing music. It's very loud. You want her to turn
it down. What do you say to her? _____________________________________?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
과거에 대한 후회는 "should have + 과거분사"를 씁니다. "should + 동사원형"은 현재/미래에 대한 조언입니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- Do you think Laura made the right choice by traveling instead of going to college right away?
로라가 대학에 바로 가지 않고 여행한 것이 올바른 선택이었다고 생각하시나요? - Is it more important to have financial security or to follow your passion?
경제적 안정과 열정을 따르는 것 중 어느 것이 더 중요한가요? - Would you give up your career for your spouse like Rachel did? Why or why not?
레이첼처럼 배우자를 위해 직업을 포기하시겠어요? 이유는요? - If you could give advice to your younger self, what would you say?
어린 시절의 자신에게 조언할 수 있다면 무엇을 말하시겠어요?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: CAN/ COULD/ WOULD YOU…
Level: Pre-Intermediate (P.I)
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