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AT THE FRENCH CLASS

William: May I come in?


Teacher: Yes, and shut the door.
William: Can I open the window? Its too hot here.
Teacher: No, William. Sit down, will you?
William: But I
Teacher: Sshh! Be quiet and sit down. Well we must learn some
new French words today.
Tom: Excuse me, madam. What do you call "dictador" in French?
Teacher: Be quiet and dont ask silly questions.

AT THE COMMON-ROOM
Tom: Can I smoke here?
Janis: No, Im afraid you cant. You may smoke outside. Or in the
closet.
Tom: Ugh rubbish!
Janis: Yes.
Tom: Whats the lesson after the break?
Janis: its French.
Tom: French? I hate French.
Janis: Really? Why?
Tom: because the teacher is always giving orders.

AT THE GYMNASIUM
Tom: I love gymnastics.
Janis: Its great, isnt it? You can do all the exercises very
well
Tom: Yes, I can, and the teacher is nice, isnt she?
Teacher: Tom, come here please. Can you show your
classmates how to stand on your hands?
Tom: Of course, miss, I can.
Sue: Wow, Tom is terrific!
Teacher: Be careful, Tom. Mind your head.
A) COMPREHENSION

True or False? Correct the false statements:

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Tom can smoke inside the school.


He likes French very much.
The French teacher is authoritarian.
William must shut the door, be quiet and sit down.
Tom mustnt ask silly questions.
The gym teacher is a nice man.
Tom must be careful with his head.

B) PRACTICE
Expressing permission and ability.

ABILITY
He can play the piano but he cant cook.
smoking.

PERMITION
They cant go in. They are

Look at the example:


Example: go in / smoking- He cant (may not) go in because he is smoking

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Go on in the same way.


Write exercise/ got pen
Go restaurant/wearing jeans
Read the newspaper / got glasses
Park car / not permitted
Drive / got license
Do garden / raining
Go classroom / wearing bathing suit.

C) EXPRESSING OBLIGATION AND PROHIBITION

Write sentences about what students must / mustnt do at your school.

Examples:
Students mustnt smoke .
Students must bring their books and note books to class.

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