UNIT 13 TALENTS

 

UNIT 13            TALENTS

 

                                  

CAN   /CAN’T

Statements	Negatives
I can speak  English. You can cook very well He  can swim She can dance  We can skate You can sing They can jump the cord	I can't speak French You can't cook very well He can't swim She can't dance We can't skate You can't sing They can't jump the cord

		I                                                   can                         can't                        dance.
		You                                                   can                         can't                        play football.
		She                                                   can                         can't                        ride a bike.
		He                                                   can                         can't                        play the guitar.
		It                                                   can                         can't                        fly.
		We                                                   can                         can't                        swim.
		You                                                   can                         can't                        sing.

Questions and short answers

 

Questions	Short answer positive	Short answer negative
Can I speak French? Can you cook? Can he / she / it  fly? Can we dance? Can you skate? Can they ride a bike?	Yes, you can. Yes, I can. Yes, ____ can. Yes, we can. Yes, we can. Yes,  they can.	No, you can't. No, I can't. No,  ____can't. No, we can't. No, we can't. No, they can't.

 What can you do ?                 I can __________ but I can't ___________

 

play musical instruments                               I can ......            I can't......    

play sports

speak a language

swim

skate

sing

dance

ride a horse

cook

drive a car

draw

 

 

1. The first man can ________ but the second man can't _______

2. The boy ____________ but the woman ___________________

3. The man ____________Hungarian but he __________Rumanian

4. The man ___________English and Chinesse

5.The man can speak Chinesse but he ____________

6. The woman can speak Spanish but ______________

7. Jack ________________________________

 

 

Can - can't

Exercises: can / can't

 1. I       can   can't    only speak English. I don't know any other languages.

2. What sports       can   can't    you play the best?

3. A dog        can   can't    be man's best friend, but it can't help with the chores.

4. Narrow-minded people       can   can't    see the future very well.

5. Fish       can   can't    breathe outside the water.

6.       Can   Can't    you cook?

7. Denis doesn't want to go swimming with us because he       can   can't    swim.

8. It's really dark here, I       can   can't    see anything

9. You       can   can't    park your car here, it's forbidden.

10. I am very hungry I       can   can't    eat everything right now.

11. A cheetah       can   can't    run very fast.

12.       Can   Can't    you help me?

13. I       can   can't    do my homework, it's too difficult.

14. A baby       can   can't    drive a car.

15. The letters are very small. I       can   can't    read anything.

Extra activity

SB Page 88  Audio 3.05

Audio 3.06

Role Play 1

What can you do ?

What can your________do?

Can you ….play /swim /drive /cook / dance /sing /skate /ride /..etc

Can your father/mother( a family member )  __________?

Can your best friend _________?

 

Adverbs of manner

How well can you cook?

I can cook very well

Adjective                                            Adverb

He is a careful driver                        He  drives carefully              -ly

I am a bad soccer player                  He plays   badly                   -ly

She is a beautiful dancer                 She dances beautifully        -ly

Exceptions:

Luigi is a good chef                         Luigi cooks very well

He is a fast driver                            He drives very fast

Adjective                             Adverbs of manner

Slow                                    I can dance very slowly

Careful                       I  can drive pretty carefully

Loud                           I can sing very loudly

Quiet                          I can speak pretty quietly

Bad                              I can cook very badly

Happy                        I study very happily

Good                          I can play soccer very well

Fast                             I can ride my bike very fast

 

 

 

Students book page 93. Vocabulary extra

Students book page 89

Adverbs of manner Page 89 exercise 3

Audio 3.08

ROLE PLAY 2

How do you do it ?

How fast do you get dressed ?                    I get dressed fast /slowly……because....

How do you do the ironing ?                       I do the ironing angrily/happily

How do you write ?                                     I write beautifully /terribly

How do you do your homework ?              I do my homework happily/sadly

How do you drive ?                                    I drive my car carefully/fast/slowly

How do you eat ?                                        I eat slowly/fast

How well can you play soccer   ?             I can play soccer badly/well

How well can you speak English ?

How well can you dance ?

How well can you sing ?

FREQUENCY EXPRESSIONS

How often do you dance ………?

I dance                                                                  all the time       

                                                                              Once a day

                                                                              every week / month

                                                                              twice a month

                                                                              three times a day /week/month

                                                                              every year

                                                                               once in a while

                                                                              now and then

I    never  drive                                                               

 

                                 How often do you...?                        How often does your _brother___ travel ?

travel                       I  travel once a year                           He travels twice a year    

cook  spaguetti

dance 

play ____

eat out

go to the supermarket

exercise 

buy clothes

go on vacation

Student’s book page 90

Joaquin Cortés

Audio 3.09

Audio 3.10

 

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ROLE PLAY

What can you do?                           Can you ________?                               

How do you_________  ?                How well do you __________?      

How often do you _______ ?           Do you ________very often?

What can your________ do?        Can he/she ________?

How does he /she _____?                How well does he /she _______?

How often does your ______?      

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CLASSROOM ACTIVITY.   

Role play 1

What can you do?      

Can you dance salsa?   

Can somebody in your family speak English ?

Can your best friend  skate                         

How do you drive  ?  

Does your mother or father drive carefully ?              

How well do you cook?     

How well can you speak English ? 

How often do you study English ?           

Do you exercise very often?

WORKBOOK HIDDEN TALENTS PAGE 54   TRACK 62

SATURDAY, MAY 7

1. Talking about abilities

• Review the topic.
• Answer       CAN OR CAN'T

2. Adverbs of manner    ADVERBS OF MANNER

Role play:

1. How ________ (good) can you cook ?
2. How _________(fast) do you drive ?
3. How _________(slow) do you eat ?
4. How _________( bad) do you sing ?
5. How_________ (loud )  do you listen to music ?
6. How  _________(happy) do you do homework ?
7. How _________(beautiful) do you dance ?
8. How __________ (regular )do you  do exercise ?
9. How ___________(high)  do you jump ?

3. Frequency expressions

How often do you dance ………?

I always dance                                                   I dance  all the time       

   sometimes                                                         Once a day

    hardly ever                                                      every week / month

    never                                                               twice a month

                                                                              three times a day /week/month

                                                                              every year

                                                                               once in a while

                                                                              now and then

Expressions of requency

4.ROLE PLAY

What can you do?      

Can you dance salsa?   

Can somebody in your family speak English ?

Can your best friend  skate                         

How do you drive  ?  

Does your mother or father drive carefully ?              

How well do you cook?     

How well can you speak English ? 

How often do you study English ?           

Do you exercise very often?

5. WB PAGE 54 READ AND LISTEN     TRACK 62

CHARACTER ADJECTIVES

Student’s book page 91

Confident

Generous

shy

Sensible

sensitive

Serious

Selfish

Friendly

Funny

Quiet

Stubborn

talkative

intelligent

funny

cheerful

Personality 1

Personality 2

 

 ROLE PLAY 2

How do people really see you ?

Which adjectives always have a negative meaning ?

What are you like ?

Are you  friendly?

Are you talkative ?

Are you smart ?

Are you  stubborn ?

Workbook page 53 exercise 1 and 2

Useful expressions.  INVITATIONS AND EXCUSES

 SB Page 92 Excuses  

WB Page 53  E4

Audio 3.14

Audio 3.15

Listen , read, review and practice.

ROLE PLAY

Do you want to.....  go to the cinema / see a play / go to party / rock concert / have dinner  ?

Would you like to.....   ?

EXCUSES:

Sorry I can't  I

I don't have money

I am really sick

I have a headache / stomache /backache a bad back

I am married

I have  boyfriend/ girlfriend

I don't have time

I have   a cold 

I am busy

I have too much homework

Watch the video and answer:

Paul want to ...

Marie wants to...

Bob wants to...

Sheryl wants to...

EVENT AND  TIME

The rock concert is at______ on __________                                Carmen     

The play is at ____________                                                          A time to run 

The opera is at __________                                                            Blue city

The movie is at _______                                                                Conversations with food

Do they have the same likes ?

Does Marie like rock music ?

Are the tickets to the opera cheap ?

Does the waitress think  that  "A time to run" is a good movie ?

Does Bob like French movies ?

What was the  waitress 's suggestion ?

Some uses of    "be"   SB PAGE 93

Workbook Page 53 exercise 4