DIALOGUE

Practice by reading the dialogue with your tutor. After you are done, switch roles and do it again! 📘

• K: You look so much like your mom.
• D: Yes, we both are tall with long black hair.
• K: I also look a lot like my father.
• D: Good thing you have more hair.
• K: For now…

 

NEW SKILL

Using “can” and “cannot.” 📘

1. “Can” is used to express ability or to say that something is possible. 📘
2. “Can” is the same for all subjects. We don’t add an ‘S’ in the third person (like other verbs). 📘
   • I can speak English.
   • He can swim well.
   • We can see our neighbor.
   • They can play the guitar.

 

Using the negative

To form the negative, we add “not” after can to form one word: cannot. 📘

We can also contract the negative to form can’t. (can’t = cannot). 📘

• I cannot play the piano. I can’t play the piano.
• She cannot speak English. She can’t speak English.

 

Asking questions

To form a question, we can move the “can” to near the beginning of the sentence.

• Where can I buy an ice-cream? (from “I can buy an ice-cream”)
• Can I go to the party, please? (from “I can go to the party.”)
• Can you speak English? (from “I can speak English”)
• What can we do on Saturday? (from “I can do something on Saturday.”)

 

 

VOCABULARY

Go over the vocabulary below with your tutor. 📘

• Height: short, medium height, tall 📘
• Build: skinny, thin, slender, average, overweight, fat 📘
• Hair color: black, brown, blonde, red, grey/gray 📘
• Type of hair: short, long, medium length, bald 📘
• Eye color: blue, green, brown, dark 📘
• Age: young, middle-aged, old 📘

 

EXERCISE

Answer the questions with “can” or “cannot” (can’t) 📘

• What languages can you speak? I can speak English and Spanish.
• Can you swim? _____________________________.
• Can you play the piano? ______________________.
• Where can you buy Coca Cola? ___________________.
• Can you cook? _______________________.

 

Fill in the blanks with the correct word: “can” or “cannot” (can’t). 📘

• A dog can walk. It can’t fly.
• A child can’t work. An adult _____ work.
• You _____ buy milk at the supermarket. You ____ buy milk at the gas station.
• Airplanes can fly in the sky. Airplanes ____ fly in the sea.
• A cat can’t bark. A cat ____ meow.

 

 

Describe the height, eye color, and type of hair of the following people. 📘

• Describe your looks. I am tall. I have green eyes. I have short hair.
• Describe the looks of your best friend. ________.  _______. _______.
• Describe the looks of your dad. __________. __________. _________.
• Describe the looks of your uncle. _________. _________. _________.
• Describe the looks of your cousin. ________. _________. _________.

 

 

Describe the looks of the person in the picture. Use “He/She  has/is ___.”📘

 

Discussion Questions

• Describe how you look.
• Describe how your mother looks.
• Describe what your best friend looks like.
• Would you like to change your appearance? How?

 

(Image Source: 1. http://www.slideshare.net/aniturra/physical-appearance-power-point-8860714, 2. http://ingles8.webnode.es/topics/third-semester/)