Expressing Ability
1) Read and listen to the following info:
Read the leaflet. Which do you think is the best charity event: the sports event,
the talent show, the art show or the food stall?
Every year Parkslde Youth Club has a charity weekend for Friends of the Earth.
This year it’s on April 25th and 26th. What can you do?
SPORTS EVENT
Can you run five kilometers?
Ask your family and friends for 50p for every kilometer that you run. Maybe you
can’t run, but can you swim? Ask people for 50p for every 100 meters that you
swim.
TALENT SHOW
Can you sing or dance? Maybe you
can play a musical instrument or juggle. Join our talent show and help to sell
tickets.
ART SHOW
Some people can’t sing or
dance very well but they can draw, paint or take good photographs. Organize an
art show at your school. Then sell the artwork
FOOD STALL
Can you cook? Cook a dish for
the food stall at the youth club and sell it to your friends.
2) Abilities & Talents
3) Write Sentences using can or
can’t plus the correspondent verb
4) Listening Practice A 5.8
5) Listening Practice B Can't
& Can
6) Listening Practice C 3 People Abilities
7) We can use: can, be able to, know how to
and be good at to express ability
can
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Be able to
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Know how to
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Be good at
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can+ verb(base
form)
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Be able to+ verb(base
form)
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How to+ verb(base
form)
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At+ verb(ING)
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Singular
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+
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She can
speak 5 languages
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She is
able to speak 5 languages
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She knows
how to speak
5 languages
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She is
good at speaking
languages
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-
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She can’t=cannot speak
5 languages
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She isn’t
able to speak 5 languages
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She doesn’t
know how to speak 5 languages
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She isn’t
good at speaking languages
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?
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Can she speak 5 languages?
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Is she able to speak 5 languages?
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Does she know
how to speak 5 languages?
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Is she good at speaking
languages?
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Plural
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+
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They can
speak 5 languages
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They are
able to speak 5 languages
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They know
how to speak
5 languages
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They are
good at speaking
languages
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-
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They can’t=cannot speak
5 languages
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They aren’t
able to speak 5 languages
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They don’t
know how to speak 5 languages
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They aren’t
good at speaking languages
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?
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Can they speak 5 languages?
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Are they
able to speak 5 languages?
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Do they know
how to speak 5 languages?
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Are they
good at speaking languages?
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Read the following information
about 3 animals. Pay attention to the underlined words in the text to express
ability.
You are going to look for some information about an animal describing where this animal comes from and the abilities it has using: can, be able to, know how to and be good at.
Example
Information About Animals
9) Further Explanation and Exercises
Using Can:
Using Be able to:
Look at the
following links and complete the exercises there:
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