Can

Grammar chart:   “The Modal Can”
Affirmative and Negative sentences				Yes/No question				Short answers
I You He She It We You They	can can not (can’t) (cannot)	play run eat draw cook study jump sing	football. fast. pasta. faces spaghetti. science. high. songs in English.	Can	I You He She It We You They	play run eat draw cook study jump sing	football. fast. pasta. faces spaghetti. science. high. songs in English.	Yes, I can No, I can’t

	Meaning	Expressing	Example
CAN	to be able to	ability	I can swim.
	to be allowed to	permission	Can I use your phone please?
	it is possible	possibility	Smoking can cause cancer!

 

Vocabulary: "ANIMALS"

Look at these animals. What can they do? Can they jump? Can they play a musical instrument?...

Let's look at the bears? Can you see them? All right. What can they do? 

Ask and answer questions using the models

A:  Can dogs climb trees?

B:  No, they can’t.   

Now you     

                                                                                                                          

climb trees -  fly  -  swim -  run very fast  walk - jump - play soccer - sing  -  talk

bear - elephant - giraffe - lion - tiger - penguin    dolphin - fox - insect - cat mouse - squirrel eagle - monkey - zebra - llama   wolf - deer - spider

FORM:

“CAN”		Examples
Affirmative sentences	S + can +V(b.f.) + C.	My sibling can play tennis.
Negative sentences	S + can + not + V(b.f.) + C.	I can’t cook very well.
Yes/no questions	Can +S + V(b.f.) + C?	Can your daughter iron the clothes?
Information questions	Wh.word + can +S + V(b.f.) + C?	What can the monkey do?
Where “S” is the subject, “V” is the verb, “b.f”. is the base form, and “C” is the complement.

Write sentences. Use the pictures for that purpose. 

                 Example: Bears can’t fly, but they can run very fast.

1. __________________________________________________________
2. __________________________________________________________
3. __________________________________________________________
4. __________________________________________________________
5. __________________________________________________________
6. __________________________________________________________

Make up questions

1. _______________________?
      No, he can`t. But he can cook very well.     

2. ________________________?             
     They can practice tennis on Saturday.

Write the answer

1. What can you do on weekends?

     ___________________________________________

2. Can you visit so   me museums? Which ones?

     ___________________________________________

3. What kind of food do you like?

     ___________________________________________

4. Do you like Americand Bands? Which ones?

    ___________________________________________

USE:We can use "can" in this situations:

	Meaning	Expressing	Example
CAN	to be able to	ability	I can swim I can't dance very well.
	to be allowed to	permission	Can I use your phone, please? Can I ask a question, please?
	it is possible	possibility	Smoking can cause cancer ! It can be very hot there. (it is sometimes very hot in summer)

We also can use "can" in these situations.

Impossibility: That can't be your sister.

Instructions and requests:

We use could you and as a polite way of telling or asking someone to do something:

Could you take a message please?
Could I have my bill please?

can is less polite:

Can you take a message please?

Offers and invitations:

We use can I … to make offers:

Can I help you?
Can I do that for you?

We sometimes say I can ... or I could ... to make an offer:

I can do that for you if you like.
I can give you a lift to the station.

"Can" and "can't" : Six different pronunciations - learn the difference!

Sourse:
http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verbs-modals_can_1.htm
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY5kN3-xgyY
English for children ESL Kids Lessons Action verbs can and can't modals
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/english-grammar/verbs/modal-verbs/can-or-could

For further practice go to:

Resources:
http://www.englishgrammarsecrets.com/can/exercise1.html
http://saberingles.com.ar/curso/lesson13/05.html
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-62121.php
http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-lesson-modals.php
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/questions/can2.htm


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