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I can …
Student’s Book pp. 82–83
GoalSay what you can and can’t do with “I can …” and “I can’t …”.
New words
I can … · men … olamanI can’t … · men … olmaymandance · raqs tushmoqclimb · tirmashmoq
Explanation
To talk about ability: “I can swim.” If we can’t: “I can’t climb.” The action word after “can” does not change: I can run, I can sing.
Worked examples
I can run and I can jump!
I can draw. I can’t swim.
Class activity
“I can do it”: a child mimes an action and says “I can dance!” The class repeats and does it together.
Practice
1
You can run. Say it in English.
I can run.
2
You can’t swim yet. Say it in English.
I can’t swim.
3
Say 2 things you can do.
For example: I can sing. I can draw.