English Exercises: What can they do? How well can they do it?

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What can they do? How well can they do it?

Activity ONE: Match the verbs with the pictures.

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cook - dance - draw - ice-skate - paint - play basketball - play bowling - play chess - play tennis -

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play the guitar - play the piano - repair things - ride a horse - rollerblade - sing - ski - surf - swim.

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Peter	Ted and Jenny	Jimmy	Carol	James	My father
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My cousin	My neighbour	My grandparents	My sister	Bob	Kate
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Sarah	My brother	Sophie	Tom and Linda	My uncle	Paul
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Activity TWO: Make sentences about what these people can do and how well they can do it!

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Example:

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Mark

�� Mark can play baseball very well.

play baseball

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Your turn!

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1. Peter�.

2. Ted and Jenny .

3. Jimmy .

4. Carol .

5. James .

6. My father .

7. My cousin .

8. My neighbour .

9. My grandparents .

10. My sister .

11. Bob .

12. Kate .

13. Sarah .

14. My brother .

15. Sophie .

16. Tom and Linda .

17. My uncle .

18. Paul .

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Activity THREE: Watch the video and answer the following questions.

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Part 1: Can you play any musical instruments?�

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1. Shirley can play .

2. Ghia can play .

3. Jenny can play��and .

4. Robin can play .

5. Dave can play . Diana can play .

6. Ruth says Billy�can play �.

7. Leslie can play .�

8. Helen can play�. She can't .

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Part 2: Can you cook?

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1. Michael�can�cook. His best dish is .

2. Daina can�cook. Her best dish is .

3. Loren can cook. Her best dish is .

4. Andrew can cook. His best dish is .

5. Carmine can cook. His best dish is .

6. Ann can cook. Her best dish is .

7. Graham can cook. His best dish is .

8. Gillian says Jonathan can cook. His best dish is .

9. Matt can cook a little. He can cook . His best dish is .

10. Donna says Linda �can� �can't cook.

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Part 3: What else can you do?

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1. Michael can .

2. Raina can use her brain and .

3. Bernadette can �and .

4. Marie-Noelle can , �and .

5. Eddie can �and .

6. Daina can , �and .

7. Lynn can .

8. Alison can .

9. Alli can , , , , , , and .

10. Maria can speak several foreign languages. She can speak , �and . Her native language is .

11. Michelle can �a little.

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