LANGUAGE:

DESCRIBING
ABILITIES
Form 1 Unit 1 MSB p. 15 Can / Can’t
Who is this?
You are going to watch a video.
Answer the following questions.
◦Who is she?
◦What can she do?
◦What film did she star in?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=HxZo1EXHhjg
 Complete these three
sentences.

1. Lea can ___________.

2. She ________ sing too.
3. Lea is very talented. She
can ___________ __________.
Complete these sentences.
◦ Even though Lea Salonga is a very talented person:
1. She cannot ________________ very fast.
2. She __________________ fly.
3. She ______________________.
 Language Focus: Describing Ability
◦ Complete the table.

Positive Negative Question

I can sing

She can’t sing

Can they sing?

MSB p.
15 ex 3
MSB p. 15
ex. 4
MSB p. 15 ex 5
In pairs, asking your partner what
they can do.

◦A: Can you play a musical instrument?

◦B: Yes, I can. Or B: No, I can’t.
Write three sentences comparing
yourself and your partner.

◦I can play a musical instrument, but my partner cannot.

◦I cannot play a musical instrument and my partner cannot

either.

◦I can play a musical instrument and my partner can too.

Do you have a lot in common?
Are you and your partner very
different?