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Unit 9 • Lesson A: Sightseeing

Vocabulary
Tourist activities
get a view of (the city) (v)
go to the top of (a tall building) (v) obtener una vista de ir a la cima de (un edificio alto)

see a show (v) ver un show

sit at an outdoor café (v)
sentarse en un café al aire libre
take a bus tour (v)
take a ferry (to) (v) Tomar un bus de tour

take a walk (v) tomar el ferry

Tomar un paseo
take a walking tour (v)
visit historic areas (v) Tomar un paseo turistico
walk around a neighborhood (v) visitar areas historicas

caminar por un barrio

Travel and tourism
bridge (n) Puente
castle (n) Castillo
historic district / area / site (n) Are de distrito historico
island (n) Isla
New York (n) Nueva York
palace (n) Palacio
pyramid (n) Piramide
souvenir (n) Recuerdo
statue (n) Estatua
tower (n)
Torre
zoo (n)
Zoologico
historic district / area / site (n)
Are de distrito historico

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Other words
first (adv)
through (Central Park) (prep)
on (a rainy day) (prep)
like (prep)
can (v)
can't (v)

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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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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