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 AbilityWe 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 OrdersWe 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!

conversation

• 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

playing?

•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 last year.

• 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

correct

1 2 3

incorrect

1 2 3

Can you

play an instrument?

- Yes, I can. I can

play…….- No, I can’t.

A B