Egypt Primary 2 English (Connect), Week 8: Can you …? Yes, I can

Sports and colours

Week 8 · Theme 2 'The world around me', Unit 4 Time to play sports (A): sports words, 'Can you …?' · 3 lessons

Can you …? Yes, I can

Connect P2 Term 1: Unit 4

GoalAsk Can you …? and answer Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.

New words

Can you …? · do you know how to …?Yes, I can. · I know howNo, I can’t. · I don’t know howplay · do a game or sport

Explanation

We ask: Can you play football? We can answer: Yes, I can. or No, I can’t. We can say what we can and can’t do. I can swim. I can’t play tennis. Say it with a friend. If you can’t do something, you can learn it.

Question	Answer
Can you swim?	Yes, I can.
Can you play tennis?	No, I can’t.

Worked examples

Karim

Can you play basketball, Farida?

Farida

Yes, I can. Can you?

Karim

No, I can’t, but I can swim.

Listen. Karim and Farida play at the club.

Look. Can the boy kick the ball? Say: Yes, he can.

Now you. Ask a friend: Can you play football? Can you swim?

Class activity

Can you? Ask the child five questions with Can you …? (swim, kick a ball, run, jump, draw). The child answers: Yes, I can. or No, I can’t. Then the child asks the grown-up.

Practice

Listen. What is the answer?

…

Look. A girl swims. Can she swim? Say yes or no.

Choose the right answer to ‘Can you fly?’: Yes, I can. or No, I can’t.?

Fill in: Can you play tennis? Yes, I ___.

Writing: copy ‘Yes, I can.’