Выпуск No39 (40) от 2008-08-30 Подписчиков: 1195 чел.
Здравствуйте!
Начинаем, как обычно.
9. The scientist who discovered a new planet has
won the Nobi Prize.
10.Shall we have something to eat? - Yes, but not here.
11. My mother always moves my books
around so I can’t find them.
them.
12.1 don't like the cafes that don't have chairs and people have to eat
standing up.
13. There is a big hotel in the middle
of the park.
14. Towns which attract tourists are
usually crowded in
summer.
15. Be sure to pick these
tomatoes before they get too ripe.
16. I suppose people are spending
now more money than then
used to.
17. Was it exciting buying a car? - Well,
it was a bit of
problem because I didn't have much money to spend.
18. Once I hated flying, but now I feel
less nervous about it.
19. The trouble with my father is that he
never relaxes.
20. What did you buy this computer
magazine for...? - To read
about business software.
В этом задании были модальные глаголы.
На мой взгляд, это одна из наиболее трудных тем.
Хотя иногда, кажется, что достаточно выучить
небольшое количество модальных глаголов, и все ОК. Но проблема в том,
что иной раз мы, в силу своего менталитета, пытаемся употребить must в
тех случаях, когда носителю языка и в голову не придет. Поэтому советую
внимательно вдумываться в примеры и строчки правил.
Начнем с can.
1. YOU CAN SEE THE Sea from our bedroom in window.
CAN YOU SPEAK ANY FOREIGN languages?
I'm afraid I can't come to your party next Friday.
BE ABLE TO is possible instead of CAN, but CAN is more usual. Are you
able to speak any foreign landuages?
I haven't been able to sleep recently.
Tom might not be able to come tomorrow.
2. Could and was able to.....
We use COULD especialy with: SEE, HEAR, SMELL, TASTE, FEEL, REMEMBER,
UNDERSTAND.
When we went into the house, we could smell burning.
She spoke in a low voice but I could understand what she was saying. We
also use COULD to say that someone had the general
ability to do something:
My grandfather could speak 5 languages. When Tom was 16, he
could run 100 metres in 11 seconds.
But if you mean that someone MANAGED to do something IN ONE PARTICULAR
SITUATION YOU HAVE TO USE was/were able to / not could/
The fire spread through the building very quickly
but everyone WAS
ABLE to escape. They did not want to come with us at first
but in the end we were able to persuade them.
Compare COULD and WAS ABLE TO ( сумел. Мне удалось…)
Jack was an exellent tennis player. He could beat anybody.
But once he had a difficult game against Alf. Alf played very well but
at the end Jack was able to beat him. ( сумел победить)
The negative COULDN'T is possible in all situations.
My grandfather couldn't swim.
We tried hard but we could not persuade them to come with us.
Put COULD, WAS,WERE ABLE TO, COULDN'T.
1. He had hurt his leg, so he ------------------ walk very well.
2. She wasn't at home when I phoned but I ____________ contact
her at her office.
3. I looked very carefully and I____________
see a figure in the distance.
4. They didn't have any tomatoes in the first shop I went
to, but I __________ get some in the next shop.
5. My grandmother loved music. She____________play
the piano very well.
6. The boy fell into the river
but fortunately we________________ rescue him.
А теперь проверьте.
Напоминаю, что глагол can не имеет будущего времени, не имеет
инфинитива.