EnglishUSALessonGivingtheSpecificTimeofEvents.docVIP

Conversation A : At Home in the Evening?EILEEN: Did you finish your work??MARTIN: Yes, I did. Where are the children??EILEEN: Sue is reading. Alan is dressing.?MARTIN: Dressing??EILEEN: For the party. Hes going to a party tonight.?MARTIN: Oh, yes. Thats right. When is the party??EILEEN: The party begins at ten oclock.?MARTIN: Is he dressing now? Its only seven oclock.?EILEEN: I know. But hes dressing. The party is important. Martin, are you going to take Sue to the movies tomorrow??MARTIN: I can. Does she want to go tomorrow??EILEEN: Yes, she does. When is your meeting tomorrow??MARTIN: In the morning.?EILEEN: When is the meeting??MARTIN: At eleven oclock.?EILEEN: Can you go to the movies in the afternoon??MARTIN: Yes, I can. When??EILEEN: At four oclock.?MARTIN: OK.?EILEEN: Sue wants to go to Jennifers house tomorrow. She can go in the morning.MARTIN: When is dinner??EILEEN: You didnt eat lunch. Do you want dinner??MARTIN: Very much!?EILEEN: Dinner is at seven-thirty.?SUE: Hi. May I come in??MARTIN: Of course.?SUE: Did you finish your work??MARTIN: Yes, I did.?SUE: Can we go to the movies tomorrow??MARTIN: Yes, we can.?SUE: When??MARTIN: In the afternoon.?SUE: Can we go at six oclock? I want to go to Jennifers house.?MARTIN: Thats very late. You have school on Monday. Lets go at four oclock.SUE: When can I go to Jennifers house??EILEEN: You can go to Jennifers house in the morning.?SUE: May I phone Jennifer now??EILEEN: No. Its time for dinner.?SUE: When may I phone her??EILEEN: After dinner.?SUE: When is dinner??EILEEN: At seven-thirty.?MARTIN: Dinner In a few minutes.?SUE: OK. Im going to read.?EILEEN: Im going to finish dinner. Come help me.?MARTIN: OK.? Practice 1：情态动词 may 和 can 在构成疑问句时，都用倒装句型，移到主语之前，有时都可表示“可以”的意思，但 may 有“许可”的含义，can 有“能够”的含义。?Examples: SUE: May I come in??MARTIN: Of course.?SUE: May I phone Jennifer now??EILEEN: No. Its time for dinner.?SUE: Can we go to the movies tomorrow??MARTIN: Yes, we