General English Level 1 GELEV1 Unit 03 Topic 04.doc Shop assistant: How do you want to pay? Geng: Can I use my credit card? Shop assistant: Yes you can. We use can to be polite. We also use could. Examples 1. Read the examples. 2. Listen to your recording. 3. Practise saying each example. 1. Can I try them on? Of course. The change rooms are over there. 2. Can I use my credit card? Yes, you can. 3. Can I ask you a question? Sure. What do you want to ask? 4. Can I pay by cheque? No, sorry we don’t take cheques. 5. Can you help me? Of course. Information Of course = sure = yes Can questions are yes/ no questions. I have a coffee? you tell the time? he come for dinner? Yes I you he she we they can. she stay here? we go home now? Can they come too? No I you he she we they can’t. 145 QUESTLANGUAGE