Starter Can

Workshop – Week 4 Grammar

STUDENT’S WORKSHEET – Introduction

Birds can sing. Dogs can’t sing.

You can smoke here. You can’t buy this house.

Child: Excuse me, madam.

Can I ask you a question?
Teacher: Yes, you can.
Child: Can my mum do my
homework for me?
Teacher: No, she can’t.
Child: But it is too difficult for me.
Teacher: Come on, you can do it.

POSITIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION

I can I can’t (cannot) Can I?
You can You can’t (cannot) Can you?
He can He can’t (cannot) Can he?
She can She can’t (cannot) Can she?
It can It can’t (cannot) Can it?
We can We can’t (cannot) Can we?
You can You can’t (cannot) Can you?
They can They can’t (cannot) Can they?

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STUDENT’S WORKSHEET – Practice 1

Ex. 1 Match the verbs to the pictures and write sentences about them with can or
can’t.

DANCE / DRIVE A CAR / FIGHT / FLY / PLAY BASKETBALL

RIDE A BICYCLE / SKATE / WALK / WRITE

1. 2.

3. 4. 5.

1. ______________________________________
2. ______________________________________
3. ______________________________________
4. ______________________________________
5. ______________________________________

6. 7. 8. 9.

6. ______________________________________
7. ______________________________________
8. ______________________________________
9. ______________________________________

Now write about yourself using the verbs.

______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________

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STUDENT’S WORKSHEET – Practice 2

Ex. 1 Answer the questions. Then, ask them to your partner.

CAN YOU (Yes / No) YOUR FRIEND (Yes / No)

Drive a car
Swim
Play tennis
Play golf
Tell lies
Write poems
Dance samba
Sing
Speak German

Write at least five sentences about yourself and your friend. Use the above
expressions.

0. ______I can’t tell lies but he can tell lies.___________________

1. _____________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________
5. _____________________________________________________
6. _____________________________________________________

Ex. 2 Complete the sentences with can or can’t.

1. ‘You _________ use my car’. ‘Thank you very much, but I _________ drive.’
2. I’m sorry but I _________ come to your party on Saturday.
3. Emily is only five but she _________ read very well. Her favourite books are
adventure stories.
4. She _________ speak three languages: Portuguese, Arabic and Italian.
5. We _________ meet at the restaurant at 7 o’clock.
6. _________ you please be quiet? I _________ watch television.
7. _________ you open the door for me, please?
8. I _________ understand him very well. He speaks so quickly.
9. He has swimming lessons every week and he ________ swim very well now.
10. Oh, look! _________ you see that big bird? It’s on that tree.

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STUDENT’S WORKSHEET – Practice 3

Ex. 1 Make requests using can. Start your sentence either with Can I….? or Can
you…?

0. You want to borrow your friend's book. What do you say?

________Can I borrow your book?__________
1. You want to book a group class. What do you say?
______________________________________
2. You want to open the window. What do you say?
______________________________________
3. You can't hear your friend on the phone well. What do you say?
______________________________________
4. You want to pay by credit card at the hotel. What do you say?
______________________________________
5. You want to use your friend's mobile phone. What do you say?
______________________________________
6. You are in a restaurant. You want to have a pizza. What do you say?
______________________________________
7. Your friend has a car and you don't want to go home by bus. What do you
say?
______________________________________
8. You are in a taxi. You want to get to the airport. What do you say?
______________________________________
9. You are having dinner with your family and you want some salt. What do you
say?
______________________________________
10. You don't understand a question in English. What do you say?
______________________________________

Ex. 2 Correct the sentences.

1. He cans run really fast. ___________________________

2. They can to visit us tomorrow. ___________________________
3. We can going shopping for hours. ___________________________
4. Why not can you come to school today? ___________________________
5. Where is everyone? I don’t can see them. ___________________________
6. You can not go there with me. I’m sorry. ___________________________
7. She’s can type really quickly. ___________________________
8. Can you drive? – Yes, I can’t. ___________________________
9. She doesn’t can use a computer. ___________________________
10. They can to play chess. ___________________________

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HOMEWORK
Put the words in the correct order to make sentences.

0. well / do / can / you / what ?

1. us / go / can’t / why / you / with ?
2. meet / afternoon / we / tomorrow / can .
3. that / can’t / I / you / photograph / see / in .
4. you / help / can / can’t / you / me / or ?
5. can / use / who / camera / that ?
6. holiday / go / together / can’t / we / why / on ?
7. teacher / tell / you / can / me / what / about / your ?
8. can / well / ski / very / skate / I / can’t / I / but .
9. snowman / can / we / build / winter / in / a .
10. drive / she / very / can / fast .

0. ________What can you do well?_____________

1. ________________________________________
2. ________________________________________
3. ________________________________________
4. ________________________________________
5. ________________________________________
6. ________________________________________
7. ________________________________________
8. ________________________________________
9. ________________________________________
10. ________________________________________

Date: ______________________________

Student’s surname and number: ______________________________

Teacher’s name: ______________________________

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CAN
Модальный глагол can употребляется:

- для обозначения возможности что-то сделать

пример: I can see you tomorrow. – Я могу встретиться с тобой завтра.

- для описания способности:

пример: Meg can do her homework. – Мэг может сделать свою домашнюю работу.

- для отражения умения что-то делать

пример: Can you dance? – Ты умеешь танцевать?

1. Утвердительные предложения (+) строятся следующим образом:

Подлежащее + can + глагол (инфинитив)

I
You
He play tennis.
She can swim very well.
It go to the cinema.
We
You
They

Пример: We can play tennis. Мы умеем играть в теннис.

2. Отрицательные предложения (-) строятся следующим образом:

Подлежащее + cannot + глагол (инфинитив)

I
You
He cannot run fast.
She can’t1 watch TV after school.
It dance.
We
You
They

Пример: They can’t come to the party. Oни не могут придти на вечеринку.

3. Вопросительные предложения (?) строятся следующим образом:

Can + подлежащее + глагол (инфинитив)

I
you
he swim fast?
Can she sing a song?
it help me?
we
you
they

Пример: Can you help me? Ты можешь мне помочь?

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Краткая форма can’t употребляется в разговорном английском.