1. UNIT 5
CLEVER
QUESTIONS WITH HOW
CAN – COULD – WILL BE ABLE TO
MUST – HAVE TO
SUPERLATIVE and COMPARATIVE
adjectives

2. Modal verbs
You must learn their meaning and you will know
how to use them
• CAN
• COULD
• BE ABLE TO + INFINITIVE
• MAY/MIGHT
• MUST
• HAVE TO
• SHOULD /OUGHT TO
PODER (only present)
PUEDE QUE
DEBER
TENER QUE …
DEBERIA…(advice)
SER CAPAZ DE / PODER
(all tenses)
PODER (only past)

3. Modal verbs
• Rules
– They are followed by a verb in the base form
• I can run very fast
– They are the same for all the pronouns
• She/they/I/ you could make it better
– They do not need auxiliars. They take direct
negative and question forms
• You can’t smoke here / Can you repeat that?
– They never combine with another modal verbs
• You can’t must read**
There is one exception within these rules
HAVE TO + INFINITIVE

4. Modal verbs
• Rules (HAVE TO + INFINITIVE )
You have to conjugate the tense
Have / has + infinitive
I have to work hard everyday / she has to study more
They are followed by a verb in the base form
I have to run very fast if I wat to pass the test
They are the same for all the pronouns
She/they/I/ you could make it better
They do not need auxiliars. They take direct negative and question forms
You can’t smoke here / Can you repeat that?
You have to use the auxiliars DO / DOES +Have + infinitive
Do you have to work on Sunday?/ Does she have to clean her room everyday?
They never combine with another modal verbs
You have to must read**

5. CAN / COULD / BE ABLE TO
• First thing you mut know is that
– CAN is used in the present tense
I can speak three languages
– COULD is used in the past tense
I could touch my nose with my tongue
when I was six
– BE ABLE TO is a tense wich must be conjugated.
I will be able to speak French in two years
Can, could and will be able to

6. • I can speak three languages
• I could touch my nose with my tongue when I
was six
• I will be able to speak French in two years
These 3 examples talk about the ability of doing
something either in the past, future or the
present tense.

7. • You can go out tonight because you have
finished your homework
• They couldn’t pass the driving test yesterday
• I won’t be able to phone you tomorrow
because I will be flying to New York
They can be used to talk about something which
is or isn’t possible in a particular situation

8. Can and could
Can expresses ability
•I can speak English
•You can’t play the guitar
•Where can you play tennis?
Could expresses ability in the past tense. It is also like CAN but in
a formal way
•I could touch my nose with the tongue when I was six
•She couldn’t speak properly when she was 2 years old
•Could you pass me the salt, please?

9. • Will be able to expresses ability in the future. It can be
also used with any other tense
• I will be able to arrive on time at your party tomorrow
• She won’t be able to speak properly if she doesn’t
practice
• will you be able to pass your driving exam tomorrow?
Yes, I will

10. http://www.eslgamesplus.com/must-
cant-modal-moonshot/
• http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/
viewgame.asp?id=7710
• http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/
viewgame.asp?id=3826

11. MUST and HAVE TO
Must expresses a strong obligation, or the lack of it (Mustn’t)
• I must wear an uniform in the school
• You mustn’t use the mobile phone in the school
• It is also used to show that we are certain
something is true
What would you say if I show you this picture?
“He must be her brother”
And if I show you this one?
“she must be her daughter”
And with this one?
“He can’t be her husband”

12. MUST and HAVE TO
Have to is used to express certainty,
necessity, and obligation
• The exam has to be corrected in the classrooom
• You don’t have to eat that if you don’t want to
http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal2.htm
http://mbonillo.xavierre.com/exercises/eso4/4eso2007/musthaveto1.htm
https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modals-have-to-must-not-
quiz.htm

13. • http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-
obligation-exercise-1.html
• http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs-of-
ability-exercise-1.html
• http://www.englishpage.com/modals/interactivemodal2.ht
m
• http://www.english-grammar-
lessons.com/musthaveto/exercise7.swf
• http://www.better-english.com/easier/must2.htm
• http://www.better-english.com/easier/must2.htm
• http://www.agendaweb.org/verbs/modals-must-have-to-
exercises.html

14. Questions with HOW
• How far is your house?
– It’s …… kilometres
• How strict is your mother?
– She is ….
• How often do you wash your hair?
– I wash my hair ….
• How many people are there in your class today?
– There are ….
• How much is the cinema today?
– It is…
• How tall is your partner?
– He/She is …
• How funny is your best friend?
– He/ She is …

15. COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE
• What can we find?
• SHORT ADJECTIVES
Short, small, heavy, pretty, big…
• LONG ADJECTIVES
Expensive, intelligent, amazing…
• IRREGULAR FORMS
• Good, bad, far…

16. SHORT ADJECTIVES
• Long
• Short
• Fat
• Thin
• Happy
• Pretty
• Heavy
• Big
• Rare
• Noisy
• Small
• Cheap
• Light
• Fast

17. LONG ADJECTIVE
• Interesting
• Handsome
• Expensive
• Intelligent
• Artistic
• Aggressive
• Peaceful
IRREGULAR ADJECTIVES
•Good
•Bad
•Far

18. COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
compare two things
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
Compare just one thing with the rest
of things
It’s the fattest giraffe in
the world!!

19. SHORT ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE
We add ………adjective –er
– Fast – faster
– Wild – wilder
– Long – longer
– Quiet – quieter
• One syllable words ending with
VOWEL + CONSONANT .
– Big – bigger
– Fat – fatter
• One sylable words ending with Y
– Heavy – heavier
– Pretty – prettier
– Happy - happier
SUPERLATIVE
We add the .. adjective -est
Fast – the fastest
Wild – the wildest
Long – the longest
Quiet – the quietest
One syllable words ending with
VOWEL + CONSONANT
Big – the biggest
Fat – the fattest
One sylable words ending with Y
Heavy – the heaviest
Pretty – the prettiest
Happy – the happiest
We add ………..-ER THAN

20. LONG ADJECTIVES
COMPARATIVE
We add……. MORE THAN
– Artistic
• She is more artistic than me
– Intelligent
• Elephants are more intelligent
than dogs
– Interesting
• The film is more interesting
than the book
– Creative
• My brother is more creative
than his girlfriend
– Peaceful
• I’d like to live in a more
peaceful world
SUPERLATIVE
We add……. THE MOST
Artistic
She is the most artistic in the
family
Intelligent
Dolphins are the most
intelligent animals in the world
Interesting
This film is the most interesting
I´ve ever seen
Creative
My brother is the most creative
in the school
Peaceful
Which is the most peaceful
place in the world?We add MORE ………..THAN

21. • http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/
viewgame.asp?id=6088
• http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/
viewgame.asp?id=6050
• http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/
viewgame.asp?id=9341
• http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/
viewgame.asp?id=1205

23. Unit 5 Vocabulary
•Do you know the name of any
composer, writer, painter…?
Picasso , Velazquez, Lorca, Cervantes,
Mozart, Vivaldi…
•Do you know if there are intelligent
animals??
Gorillas, monkeys, whales, dolphins,
elephants, pigs….

24. • Do you consider yourself a
clever person?
A clever person is
….. Smart, astute, intelligent….
• Why?

25. SKILL
Paint
Write
Dance
Program
Cook
Compose
Play
Win
Sing
PERSON (noun)
Painter
Writer
Dancer
Programmer
Cook
Composer
Player
Winner
Singer
FAMOUS PERSON
Jane Austen
Venus Williams
Nelly Furtado
Ferrán Adriá
Kaká
José Carreras
William Shakeaspeare
J.K Rowling
Francisco Goya
Vincen Van Gogh
Henry Ford
WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT THEM ……

26. ADJECTIVES
• Artistic
• Common
• Intelligent
• Peaceful
• Wild
• Heavy
• Rare
• Fast
• Slow
• Aggressive
• Practical
• Stupid
• Light
• Domesticated