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3. We express permission with: (asking for permission)

can (informal) – e.g. Can I borrow your pen?

could (more polite) – e.g. Could I borrow your car?

may (formal) – e.g. May I use your phone?

might (more formal) – e.g. Might I see your driving licence, please?

(Giving / refusing permission)

can (informal, giving permission) – e.g. You can have one more if you want.

may (formal, giving permission) – e.g. You may stay a little longer.

mustn't (refusing permission) – e.g. You mustn't park here.

can’t (refusing permission) – e.g. You can't enter this room.

3.1. Rewrite these sentences using can, could or may:

1. I'd like to talk to you for a minute, Bill. (friendly) – Can I talk to you for a minute, Bill?

2. I would like to use your phone. (more polite)

3. I would like to stop work early today. (formal)

4. Take my bike if you want to. (friendly)

5. Are children allowed to go into pubs? (formal)

6. I don't want you to come into my room. (formal)

7. I would like to speak to Jane, if she's there. (polite)

8. I would like to have a beer. (friendly)

9. Are students allowed to use this library? (formal)

10. I would like to pay you tomorrow. (polite)

4. We make requests, offers or suggestions with:

can (request) – e.g. Can you help me tidy my room?

could (polite request/suggestion) – e.g. Could I have a little more cake please?

would you like (polite offer) – e.g. Would you like some more lemonade?

Shall l/we (suggestion/offer) – e.g. Shall I post this letter for you? (offer); Shall we buy him a present? (suggestion)

will (offer/request) – e.g. I'll make you some coffee if you want, (friendly offer); Will you do me a favour (friendly request)

4.1. Fill in: can, would, could, shall or will:

Shop Assistant: 1) Can I help you?

Customer: Yes, I'm looking for a jumper. 2)____ you show me some?

Shop Asst: Yes, of course. What size 3)____ you like?

Customer: Medium, please.

Shop Asst: I 4)____ get some to show you. Is there anything else you 5)____ like to see?

Customer: 6)____ I try on some skirts as well?

Shop Asst: Certainly. Do you like them?

Customer: Yes, I do. I 7)____ take them all.

Shop Asst: 8)____ I wrap them for you?

Customer: Yes, please.

4.2 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: Could you open the door, please?

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 have a car. You have to go to the same place as John, who hasn't got a car. You want to give him a lift. You say to John: ____

4.3 What would you say in these situations?

1. John has come to see you in your flat. You offer him something to eat.

YOU: ____

JOHN: No, thank you. I'm not hungry.

2. You need help to change the film in your camera. You ask Ann.

YOU: Ann, I don't know how to change the film ____

ANN: Sure. It's easy. All you have to do is this.

3. You're on a train. The woman next to you has finished reading her newspaper. Now you want to have a look at it. You ask her.

YOU: Excuse me, ____

WOMAN: Yes, of course. I've finished with it.

4. You're on a bus. You have a seat but an elderly man is standing. You offer him your seat.

YOU: ____

MAN: Oh, that's very kind of you. Thank you very much.

5. You're the passenger in a car. Your friend is driving very fast. You ask her to slow down.

YOU: You're making me very nervous, ____

DRIVER: Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realise I was going so fast.

6. You've finished your meal in a restaurant and now you want the bill. You ask the waiter:

YOU: ____

WAITER: Right. I'll get it for you now.

7. A friend of yours is interested in one of your books. You invite him to borrow it.

FRIEND: This book looks very interesting.

YOU: Yes, it's very good. ____