can/ can't • Adverbs - very we/1/ not at ali...

• Requests and offers • Adjective + noun

• Everyday problems
1 can do that!

can/can't
cook/run fast
1 (t1Write what the people can do.
Choose from the box.
ride a motorbike €ook walk
run fast sing play the guitar
ride a horse ski speak Russian

1 Laura ca11 cool<.

2 Ben can speak Russian.

3 Sam can walk

4 Anna can ride a horse.

5 Kirsty can sing.

6 Andy can play the guitar.

7 Zoe can run fast.

8 Tony can sing.

9 Dmitri can ride a motorbike.

2 Match a line in A with a line in B and a line in C.

A B e
A farmer can fly a tractor.
An interpreter can drive buildings.
A pilot can cook severa! languages.
An architect can speak software.
A chef can write delicious food.
A computer programmer can draw a plane.

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Questions and short answers Negatives

3 ftl Ask Mike questions and answer thern. 4 ftl Write negative sentences.
1 Mike / Japanese
Mike eaH't speak JapaHese.
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2 Sarn / run
Sam can't run.
3 You / snowboard
You can't snowboard.

4 I / write English
I can't write English.

5 We / sing
We can't sing.
6 They / play the piano
They can't play the piano.

Pronunciation
/kgn/ and /ka:nt/
5 fil Notice the difference in stress when the sentence is
positive or negative.

Positive
• • •
I can dance. can /k;m/

Negative
•I can't
• sing.
• can't /kamt/

ftl Listen and underline what you hear,

can or can't.
1 I can I can't play the guitar a little bit .
1 A CaH you play the piaHo, Mike 7 2 My sister can I can't cook at all.
M Yes, 1 eaH. 3 We can/ can't speak English quite well.
4 I can/ can't understand a word she says.
2 A Can you ride a horse ?
M No, I can't 5 I can I can't see you on Thursday. Sorry.
I'rn busy.
3 A Can you speak Spanish. 7 6 Peter can I can't dance really well.
M Yes, I can 7 We can I can't go shopping. We don't have
any rnoney.
A Can you don't 7
Yes, I cant. You can/ can't all come to rny house.
M

5 A Can you play chess?

M No, I can't

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 at all.
fluently. quite well,
really well really well

turn your music down

Sure to have a coffe, please? I'm sorry. I didn't know it was so loud.

give me the salt and pepper

open the door for me
Whit pleasure Do you want me to carry something for you? Of course Here you are
Reading
9 rfl Read the newspaper article.

MeetASIMO,
the humanoid robot ASIMO

Say hello to ASIMO, the robot from Honda. He can walk

and play football. He can go up and down stairs, and give HONDA

people drinks.
He can also stand on one foot, dance, and run.
ASIMO stands for 'Advanced Step in lnnovative Mobility'.
ASIMO is a people-friendly robot. Honda hopes that
one day it can live with people and help them at work
and at home.
ASIMO can recognize people's faces, say hello, and
shake hands. He can understand when people talk to him,
and answer questions.
In May 2008 ASIMO conducted the Detroit Symphony
Orchestra. He walked onto the stage and said 'Hello, everyone.
This is a beautiful concert hall.' The orchestra then played, and
ASIMO conducted. At the end of the performance, he gave a
bow. Fortunately the music was short. ASIMO batteries only
I
last for 20 minutes. I

{
10 Answer the questions.
1 Puta✓ ora X. Can ASIMO ...?
[Z] walk D
/ play football Dx drink
Dx sing D
/ dance Dx run
D/ see D
x ask questions O
/ speak
2 Who makes ASIMO? Is the robot form holanda.

3 What <loes Honda want ASIMO to do? Live whit people and help them at work.
4 Can ASIMO understand when people speak to him? Yes, He can.

5 What did ASIMO do in May 2008? He conducted the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

6 What did ASIMO say? Hello, everyone. This is a beautiful concert hall.

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