WHERE WERE

YOU
I’D LIKE TOYESTERDAY?
SPEAK TO MS JONES
English II
Goals: To talk about actions in simple past.
GOAL:
To express abilities using the modal can
WHAT CAN JACK DO?

Answer the question:

YES, HE CAN
1. Can Jack ride a bike?

2. Can Jack play tennis? NO, HE CAN’T

3. Can Jack play basketball? YES, HE CAN

4. Can Jack play football? NO, HE CAN’T

YES, HE CAN. NO, HE CAN’T

 CAN / CAN’T
https://youtu.be/_facQiZDrU4?si=bQWkcyOyRyuu6zkw
Can is used to talk about ability and possibility. For example: I can cook
 INDIVIDUAL WORK

Make sentences using the pictures. For example :

Carlos can ride a
bike. JANET
CARLOS

LUISA
 LET’S PRACTICE!

Put in order to make sentences.

1. Carmen / well / play / tennis / can / very

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2. /university / the /study/ French / in / Luis / can’t /

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3. work / Can / in/ Juan / company/ the/ ?

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4. He/ books / very /read / late / can’t

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5. can /the / beach / my friends/ to /go /on / Saturday

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 PAIR WORK
Ask and answer with your partner:

What can you do?

I can swim but I can’t

dance
CONVERSATION
LET’S TALK! What can you do?

Practice in pairs and create a similar conversation :

A: What can you do?

B: I can speak English and play the piano very well.

Really? Great!
A:

B: And you? What can you do?

A: I can play the trumpet and cook roasted chicken.

B: Amazing!
 Let’s practice

https://wordwall.net/resource/12573131
https://wordwall.net/es/resource/155517 https://www.liveworksheets.com/w/en/e
85/can-cant nglish-second-language-esl/46986

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 REFERENCES

1.Talking about Skills & Abilities https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mKn65uuOVw

2. A man https://www.tuko.co.ke/312309-role-a-man-a-relationship.html

3. Can – can’t https://wordwall.net/es/resource/15551785/can-cant

4. Can – can’t https://wordwall.net/es/resource/17807619/can-cant

https://wordwall.net/resource/12573131
5. Can – can’t https://www.liveworksheets.com/w/en/english-second-language-esl/46986

6. Play the piano https://www.musicradar.com/news/how-i-taught-myself-to-play-piano-read-music