Affirmative form:

1.-Sarven can ride a bike.

2.-He can speak Japanese.
3.-I can play table tennis.
4.-We can cook.
5.-They can eat with chop sticks.
6.-Paul and Ingrid can ski.






No, I cant. its heavy!

We use can to talk about ability









Questions- short answers
Make sentences with Can or Cant



1. they can dance ..
CAN: Asking for permission

1. Can I listen to music ?
Yes, you can/ No, you cant
2.- Can I play computer games?
Yes, you can/No, you cant
3.-Can I clean the board ?
Yes, you can/ No, you cant.
4.-Can I phone a friend?
Yes, you can / No, you cant
CAN: possibility
1. Can you play the piano in the club?
Yes, I can / No, I cant
2.- Can you travel tomorrow?
Yes, I can / No, I cant
3. Can she go to the gym?
Yes, she can /No, she cant.


Permission

Can I use your cell phone? Yes, you can
Can I take a day off? No, you cant
Can I smoke here? No, you cant
Can I go out? Yes, you can.
Can I come with you? No, you cant
Can I make a telephone call?
Can I go to the party?
Can he take the course with me?

Rafael Moreno Esteban 2007
Exercises
Complete with a suitable word:

1 I ______ go out tonight. I'm busy.
2 Can you ______ to the cinema
tonight?
3 You ______ park here. It's no parking.
4 ______ you tell me the time, please?
5 She can ______ English well.
6 I ______ play football, but not
basketball
Complete the sentences with can or
can't.

1 ______ I park my car here?
2 Where? I ______ see him.
3 ______ you help me with my
homework?
4 You ______ smoke there, but not
here.
5 Sorry. I ______ remember the
answer.
6 I ______ speak Spanish and Italian.
Make sentences with can or cant.





1. 2. 3.





4. 5. 6.




7. 8. 9.

Like
Love
Hate
ING
Enjoy

I enjoy teaching.
Verbs that express preference
We use VERB+ING after verbs that express general preference, such
as: love, like, enjoy, dislike, hate and prefer + ing



1.They like dancing 2..he enjoys relaxing 3. he loves listening
to music.



4. He hates eating vegetables 5. he prefers playing his guitar.
read / computer games /work /eat/ writing /sing/ play tennis /ride.

Make sentences. Look at the pictures and use the verbs on the low.






1. 2. 3. 4. 5.






6. 7. 8. 9.
Look at these pictures and make sentences.
Likes and Dislikes
Sue
Danie
l
Carla and
Roberto
listen to
music
yes yes yes
go to the
cinema
yes no yes
play
computer
games
no yes yes
write
letters
no no no
1. Sue likes...... to music and
.to the cinema.
2 .Daniel doesn't like. letters.
3. Carla and Roberto listening to
music, but they .writing letters.
4. Sue playing computer games or
writing letters.
5. Daniel listening to music,
but . going to the cinema.
6. Carla and Roberto.. going to
the cinema and playing computer games.
like + verb + -ing
Choose the correct form of these verbs into the box.

ski / write/ run /shop/ listen/ cycle/ watch/ swim

1. We often have a holiday in the mountains. We love .
I hate . I gave my old bike to my brother.
I like .in the park, it's good exercise.
The pool is OK, but I prefer..in the sea.
John doesn't want to come to the shops - he hates .
My mum can use email, but she prefers letters.
Jerry likes to the radio when he's in the bath.
My brother sometimes likes.American football on TV.