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vocabulary
instrument
Can you play any instrument?
choir
I have been singing in a choir.
taking lesson
I have been taking lesson since
I was six years old.
since
I have been playing football
since I was six years old.
can, could
Structures: subject + can + main
verb
Can is an auxiliary verb, a modal
auxiliary verb. We use can to :
- talk about possibility and ability
- make requests
can: Possibility and Ability
We use can to talk about what is
possible, what we are able or free
to do:
- She can drive a car.
- John can speak Spanish.
- I cannot hear you. (I can't hear
you.)
- Can you hear me?
- I can play the guitar.
can: Requests and Orders
We often use can in a question to
ask somebody to do something.
- Can you make a cup of
coffee, please.
- Can you put the TV on.
- Can you come here a
minute.
- Can you be quiet!
conversa
tion• Nita: Can you play an
instrument?
• Abby: Yes, I can play the piano.
I have been taking lesson since I
was six years old.
Can you play an instrument?
• Nita: Yes, I can play the guitar.
• Abby: How long have you been
• Nita: For two years.
• Abby: Let’s ask Carlos and
Paul.
• Nita: Can you play any
instrument, Carlos?
• Carlos: No, I can’t but I can
sing. I have
been singing in a choir since
• Abby: what about you, Paul?
• Paul: Well, I haven’t been taking lessons, but I have been playing the drums at home for
two years.
• Abby: Why don’t we start a group? My cousin has a group. Let’s talk to him about it.
• Paul: That’s a great idea.
1. Who can play the piano?
Nita / Abby
2. Who can play
the guitar?
Nita / Carlos
3. Who can play the drum?
Carlos / Paul
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Can
you
play an
instrum
ent?
- Yes, I
can. I
can
play…….
- No, I
can’t.
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