Samy: Amin, can you lend me your play

Yesterday, I had a car accident and I broke my

Y in the hospital three days. Now, I’m station 2 for this week end?
leg. I stayed
at home. I can’t go to school, I can’t ride my bike, Amin: Sorry I can’t . My brother broke
and I can’t play football. But I can play cards his leg and he is at home , he plays with
with my friends, I can play video games at home, it all the time.
and I can surf the internet.
Samy: what about your DS Nintendo, can
you lend it to me?
Read the passage and answer the questions.
Amin: I’m really sorry Samy, I can’t . I’ ll
1- What happened to the author?
play with it this week end.
2- What can he do?
3- What can’t he do?

-Can you lend me your play station2 ?

1- The author broke his leg.
2- He can play cards, he can play video games
DOES Can express ability?
and he can surf the internet.
3- He can’t go to school, he can’t ride his bike, What does cAN express?
and he can’t play football.

-No, it doesn’t express ability.

He can surf the internet.
- It expresses a request.
He can play cards.
Can + stem
He can play video games.
Examples of requests :
-Can you open the door?
-Can you shut the window?
The auxiliary verb can is a modal verb. It -Can you speak louder?
expresses the ability in the present.It is
followed with a stem
( infinitive without to)
TO MAKE A REQUEST WE USE:
Can= to be able to

What can They do ? Use these cues.

(smim)…………………………………………

(kill)………………………………………………...

(attack)…………………………………………
 Reorder the following sentences and make

(surf)………………………………………… requests.

1- Help/ me/ Can/ solve/this/ ?/

problem/ Maths
…………………………………………………………
2- Phone/ her/ noon/ at/ you/ Can/?
(climb)…………………………………………
…………………………………………………………
3- Open/ window/ hot/ you/ Can/ the/
it’s/too/?
..........................................................
4- I/ Can/ pen/ use/ your/ ?
(make)………………………………………… ………………………………………………………..
5- send/ I/ you/ e-mails/ Can/ ?
………………………………………………………..

Negative / abreviation Interrogative

Affirmative
I cannot / I can’t Can I…. ?
I can
You cannot / you can’t Can you….. ?
You can He cannot / he can’t Can he …… ?
He can She cannot / she can’t Can she …… ?
She can It cannot / it can’t
Can we…. ?
It can We cannot / we can’t
Can they …..?
We can They cannot / they can’t

they can

Ability or request?

-She can dance tango.

- I can lift heavy things.

Grand mom ……………..see, she is blind.
-What can you do?

-Can you clean your room?

My friend Tom ………………hear, and ………………..speak,
he is deaf. -A turtle can’t run.

-Can you pass me the sugar, please?

My brother ……………..drive dad’s car now, he has a
driving license. -A camel can resist to the hot climate of
the Sahara.
I ……………….speak three foreign languages, I studied
-I can’t help you, I’m too tired.
languages at the university.
ability request
Sorry, I …………………….help you, I’m busy.