Unit 8 | Session 1

She likes music, but she can’t dance!

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Talk about your skills and abilities
 Unit 8 | Session 1
She likes music, but she can’t dance!
Learning Objective: Talk about your skills and abilities

Lesson overview

1 GET STARTED: Verbs to describe skills

2 PREPARE: “can” and “can’t” for ability; “well”
3 SPEAKING: They can/can’t do it very well.
Can they? They can do it really well.
4 PROGRESS CHECK
 speak two languages
GET STARTED play the guitar
Verbs to describe skills skateboard
snowboard
Choose nine skills in the photos and write them down. read music
Then listen and say the number of the photo with the skill. fix things
Do you have it on your list? Cross it out! paint
sing
surf
PREPARE
“can” and “can’t” for ability; “well”
Complete the sentences with “can” or “can’t.”

1 You _____ draw and paint really well! You are a real artist!
2 We _____ sing and play the guitar well. We’re in a band.
3 They _____ dance, but they ______ do it well.
4 Nicole _____ swim really well, but she _____ surf.
5 I _____ snowboard well. _____ you teach me?
6 Gavin _____ fix your bike, but he _____ fix your car.
He’s not a mechanic.
SPEAKING
They can/can’t do it well.
Complete the sentences with five different people and five different skills.
Then tell your partner. Take notes on your partner’s information.
1 ... can ... really well.
2 ... can ... well. My parents can dance really well.
3 ... can … .
4 ... can’t ... well. My friend Lisa can’t draw well.
5 ... can’t ... .
SPEAKING
Can they?
Ask your partner six questions. Write their answers.

Can your brother play the guitar?

Yes, he can.

Can he play the guitar well?

No, he can’t play it well.

SPEAKING
They can do it really well.
Now tell another student about your partner.

Diego’s brother can play the

guitar, but he can’t play it well.
His father can ...
PROGRESS CHECK
Now I can …
❑ talk about skills.
❑ use “can” to talk about ability.
 Unit 8 | Session 1
She likes music, but she can’t dance!
LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Talk about your skills and abilities

Thank you!