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Page 156 Style Connecting sentences with And and But • And: to connect two similar ideas Ex: He didn‘t have to travel for work, and his family and friends lived nearby. • But: to connect two contrasting “different” ideas Ex: She studied too hard, but she failed to pass. • When we connect the sentences with and or but, use a comma ”,” between the ideas • Ex: Kasim was afraid of flying, but his fear wasn’t a big problem for him. • When the subject of both sentences is the same, use a pronoun as the subject in the second sentence. • Ex: Kasim was very nervous when he got on the plane, but he knew he had to go. Mrs. Fatima Attia Page 156 Style Exercise 2 Complete the sentences with And and But 1. Kasim went to Paris to see his friend,…….his friend was in Australia. 2. Kasim always wanted to visit Australia ………..he was afraid to fly there. 3. Kasim read books about the fear of flying ……he took classes to help cure his fear. 4. Kasim was angry because he was not in Paris…… his friend won an award. 5. Kasim hated flying ……..he needed to go to Paris to find his friend. 6. The flying to Australia was long …….Kasim decided to go. 7. Kasim is no longer afraidMrs. of Fatima flying ……he can travel whenever Attia he wants. Page 155 Style The answers for And and But 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. , but , but , and and , but , but and , and Mrs. Fatima Attia Page 157 Grammar Can & Could • Let’s start with expressing ability! • We use can and could to show that someone has (or doesn’t have) an ability to do something. 1- We use can to express possibility or ability in the present. 2- Use Could to express possibility or ability in the past. • Look at these examples Present Ability Allan can swim well. Negative present Ability Jackie cannot play piano Past Ability Negative past ability Paul could speak Mary couldn’t Chinese when he finish her was a child. homework last night. Mrs. Fatima Attia Page 157 Grammar Can & Could 3- can and could are also used to make polite requests. Example: Can she have a cookie? Could I borrow your dictionary? 4- Always use the base form of the verb with can, can’t, could and couldn’t Example: You couldn’t find the website this morning. The base form of the verb Mrs. Fatima Attia Page 157 Grammar Exercise 2 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Couldn’t communicate Could talk Could send Could take Couldn’t work Can communicate Can still talk 8. Can talk 9. Can’t tell 10. Can see 11. Can also send 12. Can’t we stop 13. Can see 14. Can’t replace Mrs. Fatima Attia • This power point presentation is part of the collaborative work of fifteen ELI / KAU female English language instructors. • The project comprises the PowerPoint presentations which are presented to the students, the worksheets uploaded on the contributors websites and the revision units. • The names of the teachers who collaborated in the project are as follows according to alphabetical order as per first name: Mrs. Fatima Attia 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Ms. Amany Abuliel Ms. Amal Shousha Ms. Dahlia Yuosri Ms. Fatima Atteya Ms. Gehan Ismail Ms. Hanan Orabi Ms. Heba Tantawy Ms. Ingie Zakaria 9. Ms. Jehan jahin 10.Ms. Roza Rawih 11.Ms. Marwa Eldeeb 12.Ms. Nahed Moussa 13.Ms. Ragia Magdeldin 14.Ms. Sherine Eldeeb 15.Ms. Zainab Hefnawy Mrs. Fatima Attia