Think level. Can / can’t (ability). 4 сan презентация

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Can
I can sing.
She can play the piano.
They can sing.
He can dance.

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Can’t
She can’t swim.
They can’t dance.
He can’t ride a bike.
I can’t stay awake.

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Can (questions)
Can you sing?
Can they dance?
Can she play the piano?
Can he ride a bike?
Yes, I can.
Yes, she can.
No, they can’t.
No, he can’t.

Mia: Can you swim?
Sam: Yes, I can. Can you swim?
Mia: No, I can’t. But I can ride a bike.
Sam: Oh, I can ride a bike, too. Hey, do you want to go to the beach?
Mia: Yes. It’s not far away. Can you surf?
Sam: No, I can’t. Can you teach me?
Mia: My brother can teach you. Let’s go and see him. We can go to the beach together.
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can / can’t in action

He can
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GET IT RIGHT!
I
to
swim
can
.
s
.
dance
I
don’t can
drive.
can’t
Do you can
dance?
Can you

Positive and negative
We use can to talk about ability.
The negative form is cannot. The contracted form is can’t.
We don’t use do or does with negative forms.
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Can you remember the rules?

Questions and short answers
To make questions we use Can + subject + the base form of the verb.
We don’t use do/does with can in questions.
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Can you remember the rules?

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Find a sport to do
run / fast
catch / a ball
throw / a ball
keep / balance
swim
play / in a team
move to music
hit / a ball
ride / a bike
cycling
ice-skating
dancing
basketball
volleyball
surfing
snowboarding
baseball
tennis
swimming

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Do you know your friends?
Write your classmate’s names. Write 2 of your own ideas.
1 ________ do tae kwon do.
2 ________ play the piano.
3 ________ speak French.
4 ________ snowboard.
5 ________ ice-skate.
6 ________ skateboard.
7 ________ _____________.
8 ________ _____________.