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Was/were able to: beân caïnh chæ khaû naêng COULD, coøn ñöôïc ñöôïc duøng ñeå chæ khaû naêng xaûy ra ôû moät tình huoáng cuï theå trong ________.. Ex: A girl fell into the river, but luc[r]
(1)UNIT 15: SPACE CONQUEST
VOCABULARY:
Fill in the blanks: success, historic, weightless, achievement, tragic, approximately, tension, failures, crash, cosmonaut, space, lifted off
1 Our recent _ in medicine is the development of laser in treating cancer Before Gagarin’s _ flight, there were still enormous uncertainties
3 Although his flight lasted only 108 minutes, its _ made him a national hero Yuri Gagarin is a Soviet _
5 _ 60,000 people filled the stadium Laughter can be a great release of _
7 If there were a technical _, he might be fired
8 On 12th April, 1961, Gagarin into space aboard the Vostok 1.
9 He died in a plane on a routine training flight in March 1968 10 Astronauts work in conditions
11 Many spacemen could never get back to the Earth because of _ accidents
12 is the empty area outside the Earth's atmosphere, where the planets and the stars are GRAMMAR:
1) COULD, WAS/WERE ABLE TO (có thể, có khả năng)
1.1 Could: dùng để khả nói chung phép làm điều _ Ex: My grandfather was very clever He speak five languages.
1.2 Was/were able to: bên cạnh khả COULD, được dùng để khả xảy ra tình cụ thể
Ex: A girl fell into the river, but luckily we were able to rescue her.
*CHÚ Ý: câu phủ định, dùng COULD NOT WAS/WERE NOT ABLE TO Ex: My father couldn’t swim (=My father wasn’t able to swim.)
TOÙM TAÉT: COULD WAS/WERE ABLE TO
Khả nói chung Khả cụ theå
Underline the correct or more natural answer Ifboth answers are possible, underline them both.
1 Valuables can / are able to be left in the hotel safe Please ask at the reception desk
2 We could / were able to finish the football match before it started snowing too heavy
3 The rebels could / were able to draw on the support of over 20,000 soldiers
4 Could you / Were you able to understand Professor Larsen's lecture? I found it really difficult
5 'Do you want a game?' 'Sorry, I can't / 'm not able to play chess
6 Look at me, I can / 'm able to ride my bike without any help
7 When the fire officers arrived they could / were able to put out the flames in a couple of minutes
8 The air was so polluted in the city center, I could hardly / was hardly able to breathe
9 I knew John had been smoking I could / was able to smell the cigarettes when I came into the room
10 Can you / Are you able to drive without your glasses?
11 No changes can / are able to be made to this rail ticket after purchase
12 He could / was able to untie the ropes without the guards noticing
13 She looked all over the house, but couldn't / wasn't able to find her keys anywhere
14 I was very busy at work; but I could / was able to have a couple of days off last week
(2)2) TAG QUESTIONS (câu hỏi đuôi): THE STATEMENT (A), TAG ENDING (B)?
Nếu A câu Khẳng Định, B câu _, ngược lại A câu Phủ Định, B câu : She’s gone, hasn’t she? - She hasn’t gone, has she?
Ex1: You are a student, _ ?
Ex2: The film wasn’t very interesting, ?
Ex3: Mary does a lot of homework every day, ? Ex4: John didn’t go to school yesterday, ? Ex5: We have seen this film twice, ? Ex5: They can swim very fast, ?
Reminder: Am I not? is formal; Aren’t I? is informal
Ex6: I am a student, am I not ? = I am a student, aren’t I ? Add question tags to the following statements
1.- You’ve never been in Hawaii, ?
2.- She’s not going to have to take another course, _? 3.- She shouldn’t smoke, _? 4.- He’s had many different kinds of jobs, _? 5.- He’s an engineer for a government agency, _? 6.- Bob and Mary have to go home now, ? 7.- Bill and Henry have gone, ? 8.- She’s recently been ill, ? 9.- There’s something cooking on the stove, _? 10.- You had a good time at the game, ? 11.- It’ll be cold tomorrow, ?
13.- He’s never on time to work, ? 14.- There were a lot of people at the concert, _? 15.- I’m going to be with you tomorrow night, ? 16.- Mary had to cook dinner, ? 17.- John has had several operations this year, _? 18.- We’ve studied a lot of things so far, ? 19.- You weren’t at the last meeting, _? 20.- They’ve never had a child, ? 22.- You can type well, _?
23.- I’m not pronouncing your name correctly, _? 24.- She hasn’t been enjoying herself lately, ?
25.- He hurt himself in the accident, ? 26.- It never works very well, ?
27 Neither of them offered to help you, ? 28 Let's go out for dinner tonight, ? 29 That isn't Bill driving, ?
30 Nothing went wrong, ? 31 Not a very good film, _? 32 They think he's funny, _? 33 Do it right now, ?
34 He seldom goes to the library, ?