Ситуація 1. Два старих бухгалтери згадують своє життя. Вони вважають, що вміли багато чого робити та справлятися із своїми обов’язками краще, ніж їх теперішні молоді колеги

1. ‘I was a very talented child’.

‘I know. You………… play the piano well when you were seven. It helped you to be very companiable at work; we all appreciated it’

A couldn’t B could C can

2. ‘I’ve just taken a letter out of the box’.

‘Oh, that’s why I………….. see a happy smile on your face. What was it? A forgotten prize to you that they are about to hand in today? Or what?’

A was able to B can’t C can

3. ‘How was your first auditor’s check?’

‘Easy. All departments………….. pull through.

A were able to B could C can’t

4. ‘What is our former chief doing this summer?’

‘I hope he’ll ………….. go to sea on this yacht with his friends; with his millions he can afford it. I wish I could.’

A could B be able to C can

5. ‘Did you deliver your lectures at Cambridge? You were so ambitious.’

‘No, I ………. find a quieter place to teach. However, I enjoyed speaking to students immensely.’

A can B could C couldn’t

6. ‘Does your son need any help in his accounting?’

‘Yes. You ……….. say a word or two to him and he will get the idea at once; I am sure’.

A could B am able to C can’t

7. ‘Last 10 years on the job I………. work very well with papers but………… stand making up statements on display.

‘Well, I hadn’t learnt it until I resigned, either.

A can B could C couldn’t

8. ‘Is your grandson Tom good at business?’

‘Yes, he ………….. run several firms; he is a kind of genius in money-making.

A can’t B can C could

9. ‘This economic decline is too difficult to our family business’.

‘Oh dear, I ………….. survive it quite easily, either’.

A was able to B can’t C can

Рекомендована література

Основна література 1, 2, 3.

Додаткова література: 1, 3, 8

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