‘Can’ is one of the most commonly used modal verbs in English. It is used to express ability, opportunity, to request or offer permission, and to show possibility or impossibility. Students will practice using can to express a possibility and to ask for or give permission.
Can I book a room?
Overview
BusinessTravel
Level
Elementary: A2Pre-Intermediate: A2+
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2 student pagesTeaching notes
Teaching time 60 mins
Language functions Asking and answering questions
Language forms Modal and auxiliary verbs
Activities
Questions and answersReadingRole-play
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