Worksheet 1 - 11th Grade

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MUNICIPIO DE VILLAVICENCIOINSTITUCIN EDUCATIVA RURAL VANGUARDIA

SEDES: CAIRO ALTO, CAIRO BAJO, LA POYATA, SAN JOS, DIVINA PROVIDENCIA, QUEBRADA LA HONDA,PUENTE ABADA, LOURDES, SANTA HELENA.

CDIGO DANE 250001000655 NIT:822.004.409-9English 1st term

By Eng. William Cspedes

Name:_______________________ Grade:____ Worksheet Nr.__ Date:__/__/____

Before you start, remember that:

1.Activities A y B must be recorded in your English notebook. In it you can findinformation on structures, concepts, etc.

2.ActivityC is practical and must be solved during the class individually or in groupsaccording to your teacher. The solution to this activity must be recorded in your

English notebook.

3.ActivityD can be practical and also a research activity. You must solve it at homeindividually or in groups according to your teacher. The solution to this activity must

be recorded in your English notebook.

ALIFE EXPERIENCERead the following conversation and then discuss with a classmate what is the main idea of it. Share yourideas with other groups.

Staff:May I pour you more wine, maam?Guest: Sure.Staff: Do you mind if I clean the room now, sir?

Guest: Actually, would it be possible for you to come back in half an hour?Staff: No problem, maam.Guest: May I borrow your pen?Staff: Absolutely sir, here you go.Guest: Would it be a problem if I left my luggage here for a few minutes?Staff: No problem at all, sir. Ill, keep an eye on it.Staff: Is it OK if I make a copy of your passport?Guest: Sure, whatever you need.

Now join one of your classmates and do a brainstorm about the following topics:

a) You want to go to a party and you need to ask your parents for permission. What would you say?b) You work in a big company and you have a medical appointment. How would you ask your boss for

permission?

Record your ideas in your notebooks.


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BTHEORETICAL FOUNDATION

USING CAN, COULD AND MAY FOR PERMISSION

Can, could and may are used to ask for permission. Can, could and may are almost identical when used asmodals of permission. Can is considered more informal than could and may.

Since can, could and may are modals of permission, they are used in questions. The modals of permission areusually used with questions involving "I" or "we." However, they can be used in questions that ask permissionfor everyone except the person or people that one is asking. What that means is that one could say the any ofthe following:

Can I have some candy? Could I have some candy? May I have some candy?

Can he have some candy? Could he have some candy? May he have some candy?Can she have some candy? Could she have some candy? May she have some candy?

Using Please

When asking for permission, it is important to be polite. Thus, even though one can ask questions like the onesin the previous example, it is more formal and polite to use the word please. "Please" can follow the subject ofthe question or it can be placed at the end of the sentence. The use of please is demonstrated with the followingexamples.

Can I please use your telephone? Can I use your telephone, please?May I please borrow your calculator? May I borrow your calculator, please?

Could I please leave class early? Could I leave class early, please?

STRUCTURES:

Can

Question: Can + Subject + Verb (Base Form) + complement + ?Possible Answers: yes, subject + can.

Of courseNo problemSure, no problem

Ok.

Could

Question: Could + Subject + Verb (Base Form) + complement + ?Possible Answers: yes, subject + could.

Of courseNo problem


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Sure, no problemOk.

May

Question: May + Subject + Verb (Base Form) + complement + ?Possible Answers: yes, subject + May.

Of courseNo problemSure, no problemOk.

CPRACTICE

a)


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b) Join a classmate and create a conversation using permission. Remember the different levels of formality thatwe can use. Then present it to your teacher

DPRACTICAL APPLICATION

Write 10 sentences asking for permission and their answer (1). Use the different levels of formality

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