l2 Week One Expressing Ability

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EXPRESSING ABILITY/SKILL

can / can’t
Tom is a baby. He is six months old.
A. Can he walk ?
B. No, he can’t. He cannot walk . Skill: The ability
He can’t walk. to do an activity
or job well,
A. Can he think ?
especially
B. Yes, he can. He can walk . because you
have practiced it
Can / Can’t : Ability
Object Adverb Adverb Adverb
Subject AUXILIARY Verb (WHAT ) (HOW) (WHERE) (WHEN)
(WHO)

You speak English fluently in class


He

She
can play the piano well

They can’t ride a bike on E-6

Ahmet and swim


Ayşe
Can / Can’t : Ability

Question AUXILIARY subject verb


word

What you

V ?
Where he
can
Why she
can’t they
How

can speak English

can’t swim
Now you make up sentences about
Tom . Follow the example.
• Example: Tom / think /walk /a little baby
I.A: Can Tom think ? B: Yes, he can . Tom can think.
II.B: Can Tom walk? A: No, he can’t. Tom can’t walk.
III.A: Why can’t Tom walk?
B: Tom can’t walk because he is a little baby.
1. Tom / smile / talk /a little baby
2. Tom / eat / swim /a little baby
3. Tom / crawl / walk / /a little baby
Now look at the table and make sentences.
Speak Cook Drive Play the Swim
English guitar

You + - + - +
He - + - + -
She + - + - +
They - + - + -
Ahmet + - -
Ahmet and Ayşe _ + - + -

A: Can you speak English ?


B: Yes, I can. I can speak English.
A: Can you cook ?
B: No, I can’t. I can not / can’t cook
EXPRESSİNG ABILITY/SKILL
Present and Past
👍He can run
👍He can jump
Tom at six 👍He can read and
months old. write
👍He can ride a bicycle
👎He can’t drive a car
👎He couldn’t speak
👎He can’t cook
👎He couldn’t run
👎He couldn’t eat without
Tom’s six now. He can run and
help jump everywhere. When he was a
👍He could sit by himself Tom at six years baby he couldn’t speak or run but
👍He could move right old
he could sit by himself and move
and left right and left. He’s a big boy, but
he can’t cook and he can’t drive.
He’s good at school. He can read
and write.

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