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

sing/play the guitar They can sing very well. They can also play the guitar.

swim/skate He can swim very well, but he can’t skate at all.

play basketball/play table tennis Jeremy Lin can play basketball, and he can play table tennis a little.

play soccer/play basketball He can play soccer very well, but he can’t play basketball at all.

dance/sing She can dance very well, and she can sing a little.

Section B 1a Read and understand Section B Section B Section B

Listen and answer She can speak English. She can sing English songs. She can’t count so many flowers.

Listen, read and complete Parrot: Welcome ! Welcome ! Michael: Oh! Polly, you can English! Can you ____ an song ? Parrot: Of course I can. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you… Michael: You are so ! Jane: What _____ can you do ? Parrot: I can. One, two, three, four… Jane: I’d like to these flowers to the party. _____ you count them for me ? Parrot: Er, no, I _____ count so many flowers. Jane: Aha! sing can’t Can else speak English smart count take

Look, ask and answer

What can a monkey do? It can climb trees, but it can’t swim at all. What else can it do? It can... climb trees/swim

What can a cat do? It can catch mice, but it can’t fly at all. What else can it do? It can... catch mice/fly

What can a pig do ? It can walk, but it can’t fly at all. What else can it do? It can... walk/fly

What can a fish do ? It can swim, but it can’t walk at all. What else can it do? It can... swim/walk

Listen again and complete the table. Listen and number the pictures. 123 NameActivityCan( )Can ’ t( ( ) _________ Zhoucook Jing Chao _____________ ___ Zhaoplay the piano Ann______________ Miss play soccer Mr. use a computer 4

Make a survey : Ask your classmates Qs according to the following expressions. And then tell us something about them. Begin like this: Jack is my friend. He can speak English very well, but he can’t sing English songs at all. … swim draw pictures read English books cook play basketball sing Chinese songs take photos speak Japanese make model planes

Can Mr. Wang speak English? Yes, he can. He can speak it very well. Yes, he can. He can speak it a little. Yes, but not very well. No, he can’t speak it at all.

Write down some sentences to introduce ( 介绍 ) yourself :

Write an article with can, can’t, very well, not at all, a little, not very well. 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’t cook at all, and he can speak Chinese a little.