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Can you sing?
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Steve is working on an article at
Emily’s house one afternoon but Katie
keeps interrupting. Listen and circle
the activities that Katie mentions.
swim
type
speak Mandarin
speak French
cook
ice-skate
play the guitar
sing
ride a horse
draw
Listen again. Tick
4
the things Steve can do.
Look!
Grammar Guide
can
l
ability
Affirmative
Negative
I can
speak French.
I can’t
play the guitar.
Steve can
type very well.
He can’t
cook Chinese food.
Interrogative
Short answers
Can you
speak Mandarin? Yes,
I can
.
Can you
cook?
No,
I can’t
.
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4
44
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not at all
)
not very well
)
quite well
)
very well
)
really well
Check!
12
Write affirmative or negative sentences.
1
Adam/speak French
8
Adam can’t speak French.
2
you/play the piano
4
3
Marta/play basketball/at all
8
4
they/use a computer/quite well
4
5
you/ride a bike
8
6
she/cook Chinese food
4
7
Stuart/ski very well
4
8
Jane/ice-skate
4
Now write questions and answers for
sentences 1–8 above.
1 Can Adam speak French?
No, he can’t.
About you
13
Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer
questions about your abilities. Take notes
about your partner.
Example:
A
Can you sing?
B
No, I can’t. I can’t sing at all./
Yes, I can. I can sing quite well.
Pronunciation
l
‘schwa’ /
´
/
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2:
37
Listen and read. Listen and repeat.
Would you like a cup of tea?
/
wUdZ@ laIk @ kVp @v ti;
?
/
2
2:
38
Listen and underline the ‘schwa’
vowels /
@
/ in these sentences.
1
I can speak German very well.
2
What would you like to do?
3
What are you doing?
4
I’d like an apple pie.
5
Thanks for calling.
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39
Listen and check. Listen and repeat.
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Already finished?
Write a short paragraph about your partner’s
abilities, using your notes from exercise 13.
Workbook pp.41–42 Ex.6–8
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Talking about ability