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  • 05/07/2025
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00:00Grazie a tutti i ragazzi di oggi, io sono il nostro hoste, Will.
00:12Se un can can can, i due toucans possono can can too.
00:17E non forgeti, Leslie, la all-knowing voce in the sky.
00:21Hello, everyone.
00:23Tonight we're going to ask you three questions about can, that tiny modal verb with such a range of meanings.
00:34Okay, now let's meet our contestants.
00:39Hello, all. My name is Bill.
00:42And contestant number two?
00:44It's nice to meet you. I'm Denise.
00:47Okay, let's get going. And don't forget, you can play along at home too.
00:52Round one. Can is a modal verb with many uses.
00:58I'm going to give you the use and you have to give me an example.
01:02Ready?
01:04Can for permission.
01:08You can sit wherever you like.
01:11Correct.
01:12Can for a request.
01:17Can Dad pick me up from school today?
01:20Correct.
01:21Can for a possibility.
01:26We can't be lost. We've got a map.
01:30Correct.
01:31Can for an ability.
01:35I can hold my breath for two minutes.
01:38Correct.
01:40Wow. Two minutes, eh?
01:43Well, go ahead. Prove it.
01:45What?
01:45Two minutes, you said.
01:47If you want any points, you're going to have to prove it.
01:51Ready?
01:53Go.
01:54And now for a surprise bonus question.
01:58True or false?
01:59Can can be used to talk about typical or common behaviour,
02:03just like the present simple.
02:05Well, it's not two minutes yet.
02:14True.
02:15Correct.
02:16Use this sentence to give us an example.
02:19John is often quite rude.
02:24John can be quite rude at times.
02:27Correct.
02:28It's not two minutes yet.
02:32Leslie?
02:33Good job.
02:36Can and can't are modal verbs,
02:39meaning they're always followed by an infinitive
02:42and don't change to show person or time.
02:46They are useful verbs and can be used to talk about
02:50permissions, requests and offers,
02:53possibility and impossibility,
02:55abilities and typical behaviour.
02:58It all depends on the context.
03:02Three, two, one.
03:05Well, now that's two minutes.
03:09Well, well done.
03:10Forty quarters of a point for you.
03:12On to round two.
03:19Can is not often used to refer to an action happening
03:22at the moment of speaking,
03:24but it can be done.
03:27Which type of verb, when combined with can,
03:30allows us to talk about certain actions
03:32happening at the moment of speaking?
03:38I need to sit down.
03:40I can see stars.
03:42Can you hear ringing?
03:45Two very good examples,
03:47but I'm still waiting for a verb form.
03:51Oh, verbs of the senses.
03:54Leslie?
03:56Correct.
03:57The sense verbs see, hear, smell, taste and feel
04:01are not usually used in the continuous form
04:04when referring to perception.
04:07When we want to talk about seeing or hearing
04:10at the moment of speaking,
04:11we use can.
04:14For example,
04:15I can see my house from here.
04:18That's why we put you there, Leslie.
04:20Always seeing, never reaching.
04:23It keeps you hungry.
04:25Well done, Bill.
04:26Have 60 points.
04:28Divided by 60.
04:34Let's move on to our third round.
04:37And this question is worth a thousand points.
04:40So, if you get this one, you'll probably win the game.
04:45Which word combines with can to produce a verb phrase
04:49which means that a person is unable to control themselves
04:53even though they want to?
04:56Help.
05:01Well, no, I'm afraid that's not allowed.
05:03No matter what, I can't help.
05:06Not help, can't help.
05:08Exactly.
05:10Bill?
05:11The verb phrase is can't help.
05:15Excellent.
05:17Can you give us an example?
05:18I can't help eating the occasional slice of cake.
05:24Ooh, gosh.
05:27Well, I haven't had cake since.
05:29But that was such a long time ago.
05:35Leslie?
05:36Well done.
05:38The verb phrase can't help means that despite trying,
05:42a person is unable to resist doing something.
05:46For example,
05:47I can't help calling towards my house
05:50even though I know
05:51they can't hear me.
05:54Oh, you do make a racket, Leslie.
05:57It's like music to my ears.
06:00And that brings us to the end of today's Grammar Game Show.
06:04Let's count out the points.
06:05And the winner is...
06:08Bill!
06:09Well done.
06:11Here's what you've won.
06:13It's a can!
06:14We'll see you again next week where you can play for another prize.
06:22and Denise.
06:23Your can-do attitude almost saw you through.
06:27Anything to say?
06:30Help.
06:32Sorry.
06:33I can't help.
06:36Fire the cannon.
06:38It looks like we'll need another contestant.
06:41Thanks for joining us.
06:43Say goodbye, Leslie.
06:44See you next time.
07:14Bye.
07:15we'll go round ourAME
07:16we'll be right back.
07:16See you next time.
07:20Bye
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