Negative Form: I cannot (can’t) read.
Questions: Can you read?
When we use this modal verb:
to express ability (to be able to do something):
I can make jewelry.
He can’t speak French.
Can you open this jar?
To ask for permission:
Can I use your bathroom?
To make requests or suggestions:
Can I have more napkins?
Can I have the bill?
You can take this spot if you like.
You can do whatever you want.
Could:
Positive Form: I could read
Negative Form: I couldn’t read.
Questions: Could you read?
When we use this modal verb:
to describe an ability that someone had in the past:
I could swim when I was young.
You could see the boat sinking.
They could tell he was nervous.
In auxiliary functions to express permission politely:
Could I take this jacket with me?
You could borrow my umbrella.
Could you please let me pass you?
Could I get you more water?
To express possibility:
All of them could ride in the van.
You could always stay at our house.
Could it be true?
This plan could really work out.
The difference between can and could is that we use could instead of can when we are not sure in something. For example: He could be right.
Might /may
Positive Form: I might (may) come soon.
Negative Form: I might not (may not) come soon.
We use may to ask for formal permission:
May I come in?
May I say something now?
May I ask one question?
We can use might in this type of questions but it will be formal:
Might he be persuaded to change his mind?
When we talk about probability we can use both might and may. For example:
She may come tomorrow. Or She might come tomorrow.
In past simple the modal verbs might and may have the following form: may/might + have + Ved(V3). For example: I might /may have seen him yesterday.
We use can in positive sentences when we talk about general possibility of something happening while we use may/might/could when we talk about the possibility of something happening in a particular situation. For example:
The temperature in June can reach 30 o C.
It may/might/could rain later.
We prefer may rather than can in formal contexts, for example:
Exceeding the stated dose may cause drowsiness. (from medical container).
We use might when we talk about small probability.
Vocabulary a hydrocarbon углеводород
hydrogen водород
carbon углерод
to consist of состоять из
to remove удалять
to be removed быть удаленным
hydrocarbyl гидрокарбил, нециклический углеродный остаток
aromatic ароматический
arene арен
alkane алкан
alkene алкен
cycloalkane циклоалкан
majority большинство
crude oil сырая нефть
organic chemistry органическая химия
as follows следующий
saturated hydrocarbons насыщенные углеводороды
simple простой
to be composed of состоять из
to saturate with насыщать
saturated насыщенный
unsaturated не насыщенный
acyclic saturated hydrocarbons ациклические насыщенные углеводороды
a general formula распространенная формула
a ring кольцо
the number число
a basis основа
petroleum fuels нефтяное топливо
linear линейный
branched разветвленный
substitution reaction реакция замещения
structural isomers структурные изомеры
the same одинаковый
chiral киральный
to constitute составлять
side chains боковые цепи
chlorophyll хлорофилл
tocopherol токоферол, витамин Е
methane метан
propane пропан
liquid жидкость
hexane гексан
benzene бензол
known as известный как
wax воск
low melting solids легкоплавкие твердые тела
paraffin wax парафиновый воск
naphthalene нафталин
a polymer полимер
polyethylene полиэтилен
polypropylene полипропилен
polystyrene полистирол
at least по крайней мере
3-methylhexane 3-метилгексан
impurity примесь
kerosene керосин