A, B) Объясните значение слова can (способность - А, разрешение - Р, просьба - R, запрет - Pr, возможное действие - PА) в следующих предложениях. 1. She is unwell, she can't leave her room. …A… 2. Can I smoke here, Mrs Right? … 3. The teacher said they could all go home. 4. Apoliceman arrived and told him he couldn't park there. … 5. My son is not in town; but he'll be here before long. - Can l give him any message? … 6. We can discuss it now. … 7. I could never understand what made her behave as she did. … 8. If you are tired you can lie on the sofa for a bit. … 9. We are in charge of this great business. We cannot leave our responsibility to others. … 10. He was surprised that she could paint so well. … 11. She is not married, though she could marryanybody she chose. (A, B) Заполните пропуски словами could или was/ were able to; сможет или не сможет. 1. When her arm is better, she … play the piano again. 2. I'm sorry but I … … come to your birthday party next week. … eat everything when the 3. Не … doctor allows him. 4. He suddenly felt ill but he … finish his speech, although at the end he could hardly stand. 5. My sister … … go out to dances until she is seventeen. 6. Why do you sit at the back of the class if you can't hear well? You … … hear better if you sit in the front. 7. He was very strong; he … ski all day and dance all night. 8. I was a long way from the stage. I … … see all right but … not hear very well. 9. The town was full of visitors and we didn't know where we would spend the night but at last we … … find two vacant rooms in a small hotel. 10. Before his illness, he … work fourteen hours a day if he had to. 11. When I arrived, everyone was asleep. Fortunately, I … … wake my sister and she let me in.

1. **Объяснение значения слова "can" в предложениях:** 1. She is unwell, she can't leave her room. **(способность - A)** - Здесь "can't" указывает на то, что она **не способна** покинуть комнату из-за болезни. 2. Can I smoke here, Mrs Right? **(просьба - R)** - В данном контексте "Can I" используется как форма вежливой **просьбы** разрешения закурить у Миссис Райт. 3. The teacher said they could all go home. - Здесь "could" указывает на то, что учитель **разрешил** всем ученикам уйти домой. 4. A policeman arrived and told him he couldn't park there. **(запрет - Pr)** - В этом случае "couldn't" обозначает **запрет** на парковку на данной территории. 5. My son is not in town; but he'll be here before long. - Can l give him any message? **(возможное действие - PА)** - "Can I give him any message?" обозначает возможность **сделать** сообщение для его сына. 6. We can discuss it now. - Здесь "can" указывает на **возможность** обсудить это сейчас. 7. I could never understand what made her behave as she did. - Здесь "could" говорит о том, что никогда **не смог** понять, что заставило ее вести себя так. 8. If you are tired you can lie on the sofa for a bit. - Здесь "can" означает **возможность** лечь на диван ненадолго, если вы устали. 9. We are in charge of this great business. We cannot leave our responsibility to others. - "Cannot" обозначает, что мы **не можем** передать свою ответственность другим. 10. He was surprised that she could paint so well. - Здесь "could" указывает на то, что он удивился, что она **могла** так хорошо рисовать. 11. She is not married, though she could marry anybody she chose. - В данном случае "could" означает, что она **могла бы** выйти замуж за кого угодно, кого выбрала. 2. **Заполнение пропусков словами "could" или "was/were able to"; сможет или не сможет:** 1. When her arm is better, she **will be able to** play the piano again. 2. I'm sorry but I **won't be able to** come to your birthday party next week. **(сможет или не сможет)** 3. He **won't be able to** eat everything when the doctor allows him. 4. He suddenly felt ill but he **was able to** finish his speech, although at the end he could hardly stand. 5. My sister **was able to** go out to dances until she is seventeen. 6. Why do you sit at the back of the class if you can't hear well? You **will be able to** hear better if you sit in the front. 7. He was very strong; he **was able to** ski all day and dance all night. 8. I was a long way from the stage. I **was able to** see all right but **could not** hear very well. 9. The town was full of visitors and we didn't know where we would spend the night but at last we **were able to** find two vacant rooms in a small hotel. 10. Before his illness, he **could work** fourteen hours a day if he had to. 11. When I arrived, everyone was asleep. Fortunately, I **was able to** wake my sister and she let me in.