ENGLISH

EXERCISE 2-ORAL:
Make sentences about yourself using I can or I can't.
Example: speak Chinese
Response: I can speak Chinese. OR: I can't speak Chinese.
1. whistle
2, ride a bicycle
3. touch my ear with my elbow
4. play the piano*
5. play the guitar
6. lift a piano
7. drive a stick-shift car
8. fix a flat tire
swim
float on water
ski
do arithmetic
make a paper airplane
sew a button on a shirt
eat with chopsticks
wiggle my ears
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(a) Can you speak Arabic? + Yes, Ican.
+ No, I can't.
(b) Can Marge come to the party? + Yes, she can.
+ No, she can't.
can I &Y a hammer? + At a hardware store.
can you help me? + Tomormw afiemoon.
EXERCISE 3: Make yes/no questions. Give short answers.
1. A: Can lean speak English?
B: Yes. she can. (Jean can speak English.)
2. A: Can vou speak French?
B: NO. I can't. (I can't speak French.)
3. A:
B: (Jim can't play the piano.)
4. A:
B :
(I can whistle.)
*In expressions withplay, ihe is usually used with musical inshuments: play the pinno, play theguitar, play the
uiolin, etc.