Unit 7 The Birthday Party Topic 2 Can you sing an English song? Section B

Make sentences with can or can't.

Dialog. It looks very smart. This is a parrot(鹦鹉). Its name is Polly. Can Polly speak English? Can Polly count one, two, three...?

1a. Listen and answer.

1b. Listen to 1a and check(√) what Polly can do. □speak English □sing the song Happy Birthday □count many flowers □ sing Chinese songs √ 1c. Work in groups and act out 1a. √

2. Work in pairs. Make up conversations with the following information. Ann dance/draw Example: A: Can Ann dance or draw? B: She can dance. She can do it a little/very well. A:What else can she do ? B: ... Tom ride a bike /drive a car Jim play basketball/play soccer Bob sing/play the guitar

3a. A.Listen to the conversations and number the pictures. 4 1 3 2 B. Listen again and complete the table. Name Activity Can Can’t Miss Zhou cook Yes, but ____________. Jeff play soccer No, he ____________. Mr. Zhao play the piano Yes, he can __________. Ann _____________ Yes, ________. not very well can’t do it at all play it a little use a computer she can

3b. Ask and answer questions with the information in 3a 3b. Ask and answer questions with the information in 3a. The following expressions may help you. Example: A: Can he/she...? B: Yes, but not very well./Yes, he/she can do it a little/very well. A: Can he/she...very well? B: No, he/she can't do it at all.

4. Listen and write the words you hear 4. Listen and write the words you hear. Then make up a new song with your partners.

Group Work Talk about one of your friends, using the following expressions. You may use your own words. Begin like this: Jack is my friend. He can speak English very well, but he can’t sing English songs. swim draw pictures read English books cook play basketball sing Chinese songs take photos speak Japanese make model planes

Summary We learn: 1. new words: smart, count 2. new phrases: a little, not … at all 3. new sentences: what else can you do? I’d like to take some flowers to the party. We can: 1. use “can ” and “can’t” for ability and inability. 2. use “or” questions. (1)Can you count them for me? (2)A: Can Ann dance or draw? B: She can dance. She can do it a little/very well.

Homework 1. Read 1a, and make up conversations with your classmates, using “can/can’t, or, very well/a little.” 2. Write an article, taking the following passage as an example. Jack is my good friend. He can speak English very well, but he can’t sing English songs. He can speak Japanese, but he can’t speak it very well. He can speak Chinese a little, but he can’t cook at all.

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