Education

Teachers in uniforms (number 14)

Discover a place where teachers wear a different coloured uniform every day and say if the sentences are True or False. Click here to listen.

1. Men in the Philippines usually wear short-sleeved shirts and jackets at work.
2. The only difference in the uniforms teachers wear is the colour.
3. Their uniforms are comprised of a skirt and a blouse.
4. The uniforms have a formal look.
5. They´re light violet on Thursdays and green on Fridays.
6. Most faculties make their students wear a uniform.
7. In Britain most teachers wear a uniform.
8. The students in Britain wear different coloured ties depending on the level they are in.
9. In the Philippines the students can´t wear coats or jackets because of the weather.

(Find the answers as a 'comment') 

-ed and -ing adjectives

Activity 1: Complete the sentences with the correct adjective.

Activity 2: Choose the correct sentence ending.

Activity 3: Correct or incorrect?

Activity 4: Choose the correct adjective.

Can, could, be able to (ability and possibility)

The modal verb 'can' has present, past and conditional forms:

Present: 'I can speak three languages'
Past: 'My daughter could ride a bike when she was only three'
Conditional: 'I would go to the concert if I could'

Sometimes we can also use it for the near future:

'I can't go to the party tomorrow. I have to work.'

But it has no present perfect or past perfect forms nor future with 'will', an infinitive or -ing forms. In these situations 'be able to' must be used:

Present Perfect: 'I've never been able to drive properly'
Past Perfect: 'When I arrived they hadn´t been able to finish their homework'
'Will' future: 'I'm sure I'll be able to dance much better in a few days'
Infinitive: 'I'd like to be able to speak German'
-ing: 'She left without being able to tell me the truth'

Click here to get a guide to use the correct verb patterns 

Activity 1: Choose the correct answer.

Activity 2: Order the words.

Activity 3: Rewrite the sentences using modal verbs.

Must, may, can´t (deduction)

We use the following modal verbs to say how sure we are about something.

• Use 'must' when you are sure something is true:

'Her car is outside her house. She must be at home.'

• Use 'may' or 'might' when you think something is possibly true:

'We haven't met for ages, he may not recognise me.' 

• Use 'can't' when you're sure something is not possible or not true:

'She can´t be Spanish. She has a fair complexion.' 


Activity 1: Click the words in the right order.

Activity 2: Choose the correct answer.

Activity 3. Choose the correct answer.

Activity 4. Complete the gaps with the correct modal verb.