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Activities on pag 223-225 from Grammar in Progress

Exercises on pag 223

Exercise 5

1. Can,can’t
2. Can
3. Can’t
4. Can
5. Can’t
6. Can’t
7. Can’t
8. Can, can’t
9. Can
10. Can

Exercise 6

1. E
2. B
3. F
4. D
5. I
6. A
7. J
8. K
9. C
10. H

Exercise 7

1. Excuse me Mr. Brown, can you reapeat the topic of the last lesson?
2. Can I help you with your shopping bags Mrs. Clear?
3. My granpa is a bad singer: he can’t sing very well
4. If you are angry with Paul, you can make it up bringing him a present.
5. If I study every day, I can do the test very well
6. My classmates always make noise and so we can’t be a good class
7. He is 13 years old and he can’t drive a car
8. My favourite basketball team can defeat every adversary

Exercise 8

1. Can you switch on the air conditioning?
2. Can I go shopping with my friends?
3. He can’t be as Bruce. Bruce is very talkative!
4. You can hear the birds singing
5. He can paint to
6. She can be late if there is a bus strike
7. Can she speak foreign languages?
8. Can you give me some water, please?

Exercise 9

1. Luois is working hard, so he can get good results
2. The shore is wonderfull and the see is very clean here, certainly this area can become a big attraction for turists
3. The Parliament can’t approve any legislation if there isn’t the majority
4. It can’t be the house of your friends! They have gota big garden with swimming pool and here, instead the garden is very small
5. Can you repeat your name? I can’t find it on this list
6. Who can come here immediately? I can’t solve a problem and i need someone’s help
7. A These books are really difficult. B You can ask your father to read them with you
8. A Can Pierre come the lecture? B yes, but he can’t arrive before 11!

Exercise 10

1. B Sorry, the coffee machine is broken. ( è una risposta scortese nel registro informale)
2. Will be able to ( nel futuro si usa BE ABLE TO  a posto di CAN)
3. Can’t help laughing (can’t help è seguito dall’ing)

Exercise 11

1. Can’t do without, pencil case
2. Chemistry, can’t bear
3. Break time, can’t be
4. Marks, help
5. State school, can’t afford
6. Stand, degree
7. Translating, dictionary, can’t do
8. Composition, cannot

Pencil casa=astuccio

Break time=pausa

State school=scuola statale

Marks=voti

Dictionary=dizionario

Chemistry=chimica

University=università

Student=student

End-of-year=fine anno

Register=registro

Teacher=insegnante

Lesson=lezione

Exercise 12

1. I can’t bear my History teacher
2. Yes, I can. I don’t play much with videogames
3. Yes, she can. She is really good at drawing
4. No, I haven’t i love all my relatives
5. My teachers can’t do without wi-fi
6. Yes, I can. My father often eats it
7. No, there isn’t. I haven’t got strange abilities
8. When I’m tired, I can’t study
9. When I’m sad, nobody can make me happy
10. I can’t use it because they haven’t got one

Exercise 13

1. Si usa la forma perifrastica be able to. Example: He has been able to have breakfast in the morning.
2. She can’t be his girlfriend
3. I can’t do without dogs and cats.