Primary Longman Elect 3A Chapter 6 can & can’t and/or/but

Can you play basketball?  Yes, I can.

Can you play table tennis?  Yes, I can.

  I can play basketball and table tennis. You are good at sports.

Can you play basketball?  No, I can’t.

Can you play table tennis?  No, I can’t.

  I can’t play basketball or table tennis. I’m not good at sports.

Can you play the piano?  Yes, I can.

Can you play the violin?  Yes, I can.

  I can play the piano and the violin. You are good at music.

Can you play the guitar?  No, I can’t.

  I can play the violin but I can’t play the guitar.

  I can’t play the guitar but I can play the piano.

Key structure play basketball? Can you play the guitar? Yes, I can. No, I can’t.

Key structure and I can play basketball table tennis. = I can play basketball.  I can play table tennis.  I can’t play basketball or table tennis. = I can’t play basketball.  I can’t play table tennis.  I can play basketball but I can’t play football. = I can play basketball.  I can’t play football. 

  Practice Rewrite the sentences using ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘but’. 1 Susan can play the piano. Susan can’t play basketball. Susan can play the piano but she can’t play basketball.

  Practice Rewrite the sentences using ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘but’. 2 The boys can play table tennis. The boys can play football. The boys can play table tennis and football.

  Practice Rewrite the sentences using ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘but’. 3 Ann can’t play Chinese chess. Ann can play badminton. Ann can’t play Chinese chess but she can play badminton.

  Practice Rewrite the sentences using ‘and’, ‘or’, ‘but’. 4 Tom can’t skip. Tom can’t swim. Tom can’t skip or swim.

Practice Finish the conversation.   A: Can _____________________? B: Yes, ________. A: ________________________? B: No, _________. you play Chinese checkers 1 I can Can you play Chinese chess I can’t   A B

Practice Finish the conversation.   B: I _________________________ I _________________________. 1 can play Chinese checkers but can’t play Chinese chess   A B

Practice Finish the conversation.   A: _____________________? B: ____________. Can you play football 2 Yes, I can Can you play badminton Yes, I can   A B

Practice Finish the conversation.   B: I _________________________. 2 can play football and badminton   A B

Practice Finish the conversation.   A: _____________________? B: ____________. Can you play the piano 3 No, I can’t Can you play the violin No, I can’t   A B

Practice Finish the conversation.   B: I _________________________. 3 can’t play the piano or the violin   A B

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