1. Could Be Able to Have Got to Too + Adjective
Chapter 10
Could
Be Able to
Have Got to
Too + Adjective

2. Vocabulary Preview
disappointed
- upset or frustrated

3. Vocabulary Preview
frustrated
Upset

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nervous
Anxious or worried

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crowded
Packed or filled with so many people!

6. Vocabulary Preview difficult Hard Example:
Writing English is very difficult

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spicy
- hot

8. Could I I he he she she Could it go? Yes, it could. we we you you
they they

9. Could possibility or past ability make suggestions and requests
conditional of can
= Present
= Past
= Future
could possibility
John could be the one who stole the money.
2. John could have been the one who stole the money.
3. John could go to jail for stealing the money. 
could conditional of can
If I had more time, I could travel around the world.
If I had had more time, I could have traveled around
the world.
If I had more time this winter, I could travel around

10. Could possibility or past ability make suggestions and requests
conditional of can
= Present
= Past
= Future
could suggestion
1. NO PRESENT FORM
2. You could have spent your vacation in Hawaii.
3. You could spend your vacation in Hawaii.
could past ability
could polite request
I could run ten miles in my twenties.
I could speak Chinese when I was a kid.
Could I have something to drink?
Could I borrow your stapler?

11. Could
Examples:
Extreme rain could cause the river to flood the city. possibility
Nancy could ski like a pro by the age of 11. past ability
You could see a movie or go out to dinner. suggestion
Could I use your computer to my boss? request
We could go on the trip if I didn't have to work this weekend. conditional

12. Could I Could he study? He Yes, he could. She No, he couldn’t.
It could/ couldn’t study. We
You
They
Could he study?
Yes, he could.
No, he couldn’t.

13. They Couldn’t page 94 Example:
A. Could Peter play on the basketball team when he was a little boy?
B. No, he couldn’t. He was too short.
Could Lisa go to lunch with her co-workers today?
busy
Could Lisa go to lunch with her co-workers today?
No, she couldn’t. She was too busy.

14. In class:
Side by Side
Page 94 #1-9

15. Be Able to

16. Be Able to Could = was able to were able to Couldn’t = wasn’t able to
weren’t able to

17. Be Able to I I Was he he wasn’t she she it able to go? No, it able to.
we we
Were you you weren’t
they they

18. Be Able to Could = was able to were able to Couldn’t = wasn’t able to
weren’t able to
Example:
A. Was Jimmy able to lift his grandmother’s suitcase?
B. No, he wasn’t able to.
It was too heavy

19. They Weren’t Able to page 95
Was Diane able to sit down on the subway this morning?
crowded
A. Was Diane able to sit down on the subway this morning?
B. No, she wasn’t able to.
It was too crowded.

20. In class:
Side by Side
Page 95 #1-8

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Unfortunately
- Sadly or sorry to say

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examination
- exam or test

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Symphony
- music concert

24. Was able to/ could Was able to Could Example:
She was able to go to the mall.
She could go the mall.

25. Was able to/ could Wasn’t able to Couldn’t Example:
She wasn’t able to go to the mall.
She couldn’t go the mall.

26. She Had to Study for an Exam page 96
Wasn’t able to
Couldn’t
Example:
Did Barbara enjoy herself at the concert last night?
Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to go to the concert
couldn’t
last night. She had to study for an examination (exam).

27. She Had to Study for an Exam page 96
Did Paul enjoy himself at the tennis match last week?
visit his boss in the hospital
Did Paul enjoy himself at the tennis match last week?
Unfortunately, he couldn’t go to the tennis match last week. He had to visit his boss in the hospital.

28. She Had to Study for an Exam page 96
Did Paul enjoy himself at the tennis match last week?
Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to go to the tennis match last week. He had to visit his boss in the hospital.

29. In class:
Side by Side
Page 96 #1-8

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repair
- Fix or mend

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assemble
- put together

32. Will/ won’t be able to Will be able to won’t = will not

33. Have Got to (I have) I’ve (We have) We’ve (You have) You’ve
(They have) They’ve got to work.
(He has) He’s
(She has) She’s
(It has) It’s

34. Have Got to
(Will not)
A. I’m afraid I won’t be able to help you move to your new apartment tomorrow.
B. You won’t? Why not?
A. I’ve got to take my son to the doctor.
B. Don’t worry about it! I’m sure I’ll be able to move to my new apartment by myself.

35. Have Got to Paint your apartment drive my parents to the airport
A. I’m afraid I won’t be able to help you paint your apartment tomorrow.
B. You won’t? Why not?
A. I’ve got to drive my parents to the airport.
B. Don’t worry about it! I’m sure I’ll be able to paint your apartment by myself.

36. In class: Side by Side Page 98-99 #1, 2, 3, 6, 8
Page 101 Read the 4 boxes and you write about when you were frustrated, disappointed or upset about something. What was the problem? How did you feel about it? What did you do about it?