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Can you drive? Vocabulary
abilities
Grammar
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Ask questions and find four things you both like:
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A Do you like cats? B yes, t do. LNo, I don,t. lcan't wim!
Do you like flying? A yes, I tove ii. / No, I hate it. a:;* Match sentences 1-4 to pictures A-D.
1 Helpl I can',t swiml s Sorry. we can't speak Chinese.
z She can play the piano. + Tney can ski very well.
Abilities

y;,+. Match these words and phrases to pictures 1-10.
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swim cook I drive ride a Oi'ke,
play basketball play the piano sing
play the guitdr. speak German i ski

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- a t L positive and negative
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We use can or can't to talk aboutability. Look at these
sentences. Then read the rule.

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T,="q NEGATIVE 5 n t .
She
can
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can
They
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l c a n ' t s w i m .
We c a n ' t s p e a k l - - : s e
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he, she,
it, we and they.
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r.: : We sometimes r_tse (very) well r.vtIh can..
She can swim well. The;, 62- s. very well.
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Listen
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say can and can't. ls can stressed? ls can,f stressed?
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Helpl I can't,zkolnt,z
She can /kan/ p'ay tne p.ano,
Sorry, we can'I /ke:nt/ speak Chinese.
,', iil.,. '#*ffi Listen
".,, and practise. They can /ken/ ski very well.
:r Work in pairs. Mime activities from ,!i:r. Guess ; r:..:'. , ::' Listen to six sentences. Do you near can
your partner's activities.
or can't?