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Unit 9 • Lesson B: Countries

Vocabulary
Countries
Australia (n)
Brazil (n)
Canada (n)
Chile (n)
China (n)
Colombia (n)
Costa Rica (n)
Ecuador (n)
Egypt (n)
France (n)
Germany (n)
Great Britain (n)
Honduras (n)
India (n)
Italy (n)
Jamaica (n)
Japan (n)
Kenya (n)
Mexico (n)
Morocco (n)
New Zealand (n)
Peru (n)
Portugal (n)
Russia (n)
South Africa (n)
South Korea (n)
Spain (n)
Thailand (n)
Turkey (n)
the United States (n)

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Languages
Arabic (n)
Chinese (n)
French (n)
German (n)
Hindi (n)
Italian (n)
Japanese (n)
Korean (n)
Portuguese (n)
Russian (n)
Spanish (n)
Thai (n)
Turkish (n)

Nationalities
Brazilian (adj)
British (adj)
Chinese (adj)
Colombian (adj)
French (adj)
Indian (adj)
Italian (adj)
Japanese (adj)
Korean (adj)
Mexican (adj)
Peruvian (adj)
Spanish (adj)
Thai (adj)
Turkish (adj)

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Continents and regions

the Caribbean (n)
Central America (n)
North America (n)
South America (n)
Africa (n)
Antarctica (n)
Asia (n)
Europe (n)
Oceania (n)

Grammar
Can and can't for ability
Statements
Use can and can't to talk about ability.

Use can to talk about things you do well:

I can speak Chinese.

Use can't to talk about things you don't do well, or don't do:

I can't speak Spanish.

Questions
Use can to ask questions about ability.

Information questions

Use question word + noun + subject + verb:

A What languages can you speak?

B I can speak English and Chinese.

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Yes-No questions

Use Can + subject + verb to ask a question:

Can you speak Spanish?

To answer, use Yes / No + subject + can / can't:

A Can you speak Spanish?

B Yes, I can. / No, I can't.

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