CAN – CAN´T

CAN – CAN´T

OBJECTIVE

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to express ideas related to their abilities and difficulties that they have.

INTRODUCCIÓN (WARM UP)

Look at the video and answer the following questions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMCUCYKm3LY

Which country is the video talking about?

On which continent is this country located?

What is the name of its language?

Which animals can you see there?

How do you say hello in this country?

 

¿QUÉ VOY A APRENDER? (PRESENTATION)

Can is a modal verb.

 

Can is used to express ability or to say that something is possible.

Can is the same for all subjects. We don't add an 'S' in the third person (like other verbs)

The verb that comes after Can is in the infinitive without to:

• I can speak Spanish. (= it is possible for me to speak Spanish = I have the ability to speak Spanish)

• He can swim well

• We can see our neighbor in the garden.

• They can play the guitar.

 

 Negative

To form the negative, we add "not" after can to form one word: cannot. We can also contract the negative to form can't. (can't = cannot)

• I cannot play the piano.                                   We can't go to the cinema tonight.

• She cannot speak French very well.               He can't drive a car.

 

Questions

To from the question, we change the position of the subject and the auxiliary verb.

The main verb is still in the infinitive without to.

• Where can I buy an ice-cream?

• Can I go to the party, please?

• Can you speak Japanese?

• What can we do on Saturday?

Remember that you can use short answers:

 • Can I sit here please? Yes, you can.                 • Can you speak Chinese? No, I can't

 

Taken from https://www.grammar.cl/Basic/Can_Cannot.htm

 

PRACTICO LO QUE APRENDÍ (PRACTICE)

Complete the sentences with CAN or CAN´T

·         Duperlis __________________ speak in English but Fabiola ____________________

·         The mother _______________ kiss the baby but a strange person __________________________

·         Dolphins __________________ swim very well but they _________________ walk

·         At recess, you __________________ talk, but during the classes ______________________

·         Luis Diaz ________________ play soccer well but he ____________ play rugby

 Match the pictures to the phrases a-f.

¿QUÉ APRENDÍ? ( EVALUATION)

Read about eating habits in four different countries. Match the pictures to the texts a-d.

Read the texts again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

a. All over Nepal, people eat the same food_____________

b. In Nepal you can only eat with one of your hands. ______________

c. In Japan there are options to where you eat and what you eat with. ____________

d. In Japan they eat a lot of potatoes. ______________

e. People in Ethiopia eat eggs and vegetables for breakfast. ______________

f. You can’t eat with your hands in Ethiopia. _______________

g. People in Central America make a lot of dishes from corn. ________________

h. You can’t eat on Thursdays in Guatemala _______________

 

Read and practice the dialogue.

 

Mario: Hey, Robert. What do you?

Robbert: What´s up?

Mario: You can´t drink too much Coke. It has much sugar.

Robert: Not problem. I can exercise

Mario: What exercises can you?

Robert: I can walk for hours. I can swim. And you?

Mario: I can play soccer very well and I can dance