May's Lesson

Unit 8: Can and Can't / Vocabulary

Speaking warm up

• Hi May! How is it going? How are you doing?
• What are you doing right now? Are you busy?
• Think about a friend or a family member. What do you think they're doing right now?

Your dog can’t come to work with you.

Birds can fly very well.

I can speak two languages. I mean, I speak Spanish and English.

I can buy some bread at the supermarket.

I can’t dance well." (I’m not good at dancing.)

A: Can you come to the party?
B: Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.

CAN and CAN'T

• To talk about abilities and possibilities.
• You can also use CAN'T to talk about rules.

• Use can to talk about things that are possible.

• Use can’t to talk about things that are not possible.

We have a meeting every week in my company. We talk about all the work that we have that week.

They are taking a break from work.

I really like my coworkers. It's important to like the people you work with.

A company is a big team. I mean, it’s a group of people, and you work with them every day.

What company do you work for?

Asking for opinions

What do you think?
Why do you think (that)…?
What/Where do you think...?

Giving opinions

(Yes,) I think so.
(No,) I don't think so.
I think (that)…
I don't think (that)…

• What do you think about the food in Storia de amore?
• Do you think Spain is a good destination to travel?
• What do you think about social media?

• Tell me about a place you visited on vacation. Where did you go and what did you do?

• Do you like eating in restaurants or at home?

• What’s your favorite snack or small meal? Describe it.