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CAN and COULD
CAN and COULD
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'Find Someone Who'
Activity Can Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity
Whole class activity Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity Version 1 and Version 2) Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the gold
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Grammar Discussion Practice
Can 16 Question strips adapted from the below (bottom of this page) Pair Work activity.
These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Level: Beginner to Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2) Download the PDF file by clicking on the gold
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Grammar Worksheet
Can and Could Write short answers (with pronouns) to the questions below.
20 question sentences with Answer Key on Page 2 Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx 15 minutes. Download the PDF file by clicking on the gold
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Grammar Worksheet Can
15 sentences (fill in the gaps to complete each sentence); with ANSWER KEY and percentage conversion chart Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the gold
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ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Before giving this worksheet to your students, review
and discuss what a 'modal' is (students may better understand the concept if you refer to it by its other name, a 'helping verb'). Make note of the fact that verbs never change after 'can'. For example: "He can cook." NOT: "He can cooks." Wrap-up by having students compare answers with classmates, and then choose one or two students to write their answers on the board: (1) can; (2) Can / can, etc. Correct and discuss any mistakes. (Add 5 to 10 minutes.) |
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Grammar Worksheet Can and Could
15 sentences (fill in the gaps to complete each sentence); with ANSWER KEY and percentage conversion chart Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Time: Approx 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the gold
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ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
See above activity suggestion (Grammar Worksheet: Can). |
AUDIO ANSWER KEY
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Grammar Quiz
Can and Could 16 multiple-choice questions; with ANSWER KEY and percentage conversion chart Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx 15 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the gold
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ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Use this quiz either as a pre-activity diagnostic tool, or as a post-activity evaluative assessment. Consider saving time marking papers by (1) asking your learners to switch papers, and then (2) playing either the YouTube video or the audio answer key below / at left and having your students peer correct. Wrap-up by discussing any mistakes. (Add 5 to 10 minutes.)
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Try the interactive version of the above quiz!
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Grammar Discussion Can
Student 'A' version and Student 'B' version, each with 10 different discussion questions. Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Time: Approx 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the gold
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ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Have your learners seated in pairs and make sure that they don't look at each others' papers. After they finish, have them switch papers and continue one more time; then, stand up and talk to two or three classmates and ask two questions: (1) Who did you talk to? (2) What interesting things did you find out about him / her?
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Grammar: Find Someone Can
Find 11 different people who answer 'Yes' to 11 different questions. Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes Download the PDF file by clicking on the gold
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ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Model this activity carefully with a couple of your students to be sure they understand the question and answer forms they should use: (A) Can you ...? (B) Yes, I can. / No, I can't. Also make sure that your students understand that they should ask one question per classmate before moving on to another classmate. Set a time limit of about 15 minutes and then see who got the most names.
NOTES: (1) The capital city of Australia is 'Canberra' (2) 1,983,023 + 569,902 = 2,552,925 |
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