This document discusses ways to express ability in English using modal verbs like "can" and "cannot". It provides examples of occupations paired with the actions they can perform, such as "A mechanic can fix cars" and "A teacher can teach in school". For questions about people's abilities, it models the response "Of course they/he/she/we can" followed by a sentence affirming they can perform the given action well. The overall purpose is to illustrate common structures for expressing what a person or group has the ability to do.
This document discusses ways to express ability in English using modal verbs like "can" and "cannot". It provides examples of occupations paired with the actions they can perform, such as "A mechanic can fix cars" and "A teacher can teach in school". For questions about people's abilities, it models the response "Of course they/he/she/we can" followed by a sentence affirming they can perform the given action well. The overall purpose is to illustrate common structures for expressing what a person or group has the ability to do.
This document discusses ways to express ability in English using modal verbs like "can" and "cannot". It provides examples of occupations paired with the actions they can perform, such as "A mechanic can fix cars" and "A teacher can teach in school". For questions about people's abilities, it models the response "Of course they/he/she/we can" followed by a sentence affirming they can perform the given action well. The overall purpose is to illustrate common structures for expressing what a person or group has the ability to do.
I You can He She can not cook mexican food. It Can’t We cannot They A mechanic can fix cars. A teacher can teach in a school. An actress can act in movies. A dancer can dance in a play. An actor can act in a TV show. A truck driver can drive a truck. A secretary can type letters. A chef can cook in a restaurant. A baker can bake cakes. A singer can sing on tv. Can Anne speak French? Of course she can. She can speak French very well. Can the Browns play tennis? Of course they can. They can play tennis very well. Can Peter bake pies? Of course he can. He can bake pies very well. Can we speak English? Of course we can. We can speak English very well.