Do you have the X Factor? By: Mr. Mahmoud Abdalla Objectives By the end of this session, ss will be able to: Practise using can/can’t to make sentences of their own to express ability, inability, request and permission. Practise their speaking skill interviewing each other with a questionnaire using “Can you…..?
What do you say beginning with “CAN” if ……. ? A- You want a photocopy B- You want another person to sigh something C- You are in a café and you want a coke D- You want another person to open the window
Can I have a photocopy, please? Can I have a coke, please? Can you sign this, please? Can you open the window, please?
What do you think they are arguing about in this photo?
Highlight the phrases (a – e) in the text. Now, you need to listen carefully to the audio for the text and try to find out how each phrase with CAN is used to express a certain idea or usage. Try to match each phrase with its usage? E 1- Inability 2- Request 3- Asking for Information 4- Permission 5- Inability
Answers E 2- Request 1- Inability or 5- Inability 4- Permission 5- Inability or 1- Inability 3- Asking for Information
What activities can you do ? What activities can’t you do ?
d a c b
I can swim. Is it positive or negative? Try using Third-Person Pronouns “He/She/It”. Okay, how about “We/You/They” ? Can you change the sentence into negative? Is CAN’T the long form or the short form? What’s the long form of CAN’T? Can you change the sentence into a question? If the answer is YES, what will you say? If the answer is NO, what will you say?
Subject Modal Verb “Can/Can’t” Verb Infinitive “without …to” I can swim. He can't run. They can fly. She can't cook. We can sing. You can't dance.
Can/Can't Subject Action Object/Complement Can I swim in the pool? Can you speak English? Can he play the guitar? Can she cook dinner? Can we ride a bike? Can they dance at the party? Can it work properly?
Phonemic Script I can swim. / aɪ kən swɪm ./ I can’t swim. / aɪ kɑːnt swɪm ./ Can you swim? / kən jʊ swɪm ?/