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Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 1

Unit 9 • Lesson A: Sightseeing Vocabulary Tourist activities get a view of (the city) go to the top of (a tall building) see a show sit at an outdoor café take a bus tour take a ferry (to) take a walk take a walking tour visit historic areas walk around a neighborhood

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Travel and tourism bridge castle historic district / area / site island New York palace pyramid souvenir

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statue tower zoo historic district / area / site

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Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 1 Other words first through (Central Park) on (a rainy day) like can can't

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Grammar Can and can't for possibility Statements Use can to talk about things that are possible. Use subject + can + verb: I can take a ferry. Use can't (= can not / cannot) to talk about things that are not possible. Use subject + can't + verb: She can't see a show. The form of can / can't is the same for all subjects (I, you, he, she, we, and they).

Questions Use can to ask questions about things that are possible. Information questions Use question word + can + subject + verb: A What can you do in New York? B You can do a million things. A Where can tourists go on a rainy day? B They can go to a Broadway show. The form of can / can't is the same for all subjects (I, you, he, she, we, and they).

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Touchstone 2nd Edition • Language summary • Level 1 Yes-No questions Use Can + subject + verb to ask a question: Can we buy an umbrella here? To answer, use Yes / No + subject + can / can't: A Can we buy an umbrella here? B Yes, you can. / No, you can't. The form of can / can't is the same for all subjects (I, you, he, she, we, and they).

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