Lesson
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
We use can to talk about the things that we can or cant do.
Exercise 1: look at the grammar box and answer the exercises.
How we use can?
Affirmative
I can speak Spanish.
Negative
To form the negative we add "not" after can to form one word: cannot.
She cannot speak French very well.
Questions
To from the question we change the position of the subject and the auxiliary verb.
Can I buy an ice-cream?
Yes, you can.
Cheetahs
No,1.you
cant.
________ run very fast.
2. Sheep ________ read.
3. A spider ________ drive a car.
4. A fish ________ swim.
5. Humans ________ read.
6. Parrots ________ talk.
7. Animals ________ read.
8. Lucrecia is three years old, she ________ make a pizza.
9. ________ Monica ski? Yes, she ________ .
10. They ________ live here, the weather is too cold.
11. She ________ read without glasses.
Lesson
1
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
12. ________ we start tomorrow?
Exercise 2: answer the questions with your own information as in the example.
Can you swim?
Yes, I can.
No, I cant.
1. CAN he play tennis?
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2. Can I swim?
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3. Can you run?
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4. Can you play soccer?
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5. Can I speak English?
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6. Can I cook?
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Exercise 3: transform the following verbs into questions and answer them as in the
example in exercise 2.
Swim
Jump
ski
Skip rope
Play the piano
Heriberto Mendoza Fernandez