Topic 2

Can you dance or draw?

Section A

Topic 2

Can you dance or draw?

Section A

福建省惠安第三中学 陈茜云

1. A free talk, using the questions below.

When were you born?

I was born in 1993.

When was she born?

She was born in 1994.

When was he born?

He was born in Dec. 12th, 1995.

Review

1993

1994

1995

Where were you born?

I was born in Shanghai.

Where was she born?

She was born in Beijing?

Where was Michael born?

He was born in Sydney.

2. Use the following questions to

guess a riddle.

What shape is it?

What color is it?

How long is it?

How wide is it?

It’s rectangle.

It’s yellow.

It’s 1meter long.

It’s 0.8 meter wide.

Presentation

Ask and answer

Can you sing English songs?

Can you sing Chinese songs?

Can you dance the disco?

Can you perform ballet?

Can you play the guitar?

Can you play the piano?

What can Maria and Jane do at the

party?

What can’t they do at the party?

Look, listen and say

Jane: Maria, what would you like to

do at Kangkang’s birthday

party?

Maria: I’d like to play the piano and

sing some songs.

1a

Jane: Oh, do you want to sing

Chinese songs or English

songs?

Maria: Chinese songs. Would you like

to sing with me?

Jane: I’d love to, but I can’t sing

Chinese songs. I can only sing

English songs.

Maria: What else can you do?Jane: I can dance and play the guitar.Maria: Can you dance the disco or

perform ballet?Jane: I can dance the disco. Can you do

it, too?Maria: Yes, I can. I can also perform

ballet.Jane: Great! I’m sure we’ll have a good

time at the party.

Language points

1. would like 想 , 要 would like sth. 想要某物 I would like a MP3.

would like to do sth. 想要做某事 She would like to go home to visit her

mother.

would like sb to do sth.

想要某人做某事

He would like his father to buy hi

m a birthday present.

2. play the piano 弹钢琴 play + the + 琴棋 play the guitar

play + 球类运动 play soccer / basketball

3. I can only sing English songs.

can 在本句中表示能力。如： -- Can you swim?

-- No ， I can’t.

4. Oh, do you want to sing Chinese songs or English songs?

哦，你想唱中文歌还是英文歌？ 该句为选择疑问句，是说话者对问题提

出 两个或两个以上的选项，让对方作答。 其结构是：一般疑问句或特殊疑问句加选 择部分，选择部分用 or 连接。回答时必

须 选择回答，不能用 yes 或 no 回答。

如：— What can you do at the party, sing a

song, play the guitar or dance?

在聚会上你会表演什么，唱歌，弹吉 他还是跳舞？— I can play the guitar.

我会弹吉他。

Consolidation

Can you sing English songs?

No, I can’t.

Yes, I can.

Can she play the guitar?

No, she can’t.

Yes, she can.

Work alone

Match and tell what Jane and Maria can do at Kangkang’s birthday party.

1b

sing Chinese songs

sing English songs

dance the disco

perform ballet

play the guitar

play the piano

Jane Maria

Pair work

What can you do at a birthday party?

Ask and answer questions in pairs,

using What can you do …?

Can you …?

1c

Work alone

Miss Cat: Can you see the bread?Mr. Monkey: No, I can’tMiss Cat: Can you see the rice?Mr. Monkey: No, ___ ____. Miss Cat: ____ ____ see these?Mr. Monkey: Of course __ __. Some bananas! Can I eat them?Miss Cat: No way!

2

Read and complete the conversation.

I can’tCan you

I can

No way ！没门儿！No way 意思是 “不可能，不行，没门儿”。多用于口语中，表示某人不可能做某事或某事不可能发生。如：-- Can I leave now? 我现在可以离开吗？-- No way! 不行！

Pair work

Ask and answer in pairs according to

the pictures.

A: Can you dance or draw?

B: I can dance. I can do it a little/very

well.

3

ride a bike/drive

a car

play basketball/

play soccer

sing/play the guitar

Exercises

1. I think he can dance. ( 改否定句 )

I __________ he ___ dance.

2. Lucy can use a computer.( 改否定句 )

3. Tom can play soccer. What about you?

( 同义句 )

Tom can play soccer. __________ you?

don’t think can

How about

Lucy can’t use a computer.

4. I can play the guitar. ( 划线部分提问 )

________ you play?

5. I can see two pens in the pencil-case.

( 划线部分提问 )

__________________ you see in the pe

ncil-case?

What can

How many pens can

can 的用法。

can, 情态动词 , 能 , 会 , 可以。后跟动词原形。can+ 动词原形 , 其后谓语动词没有人称的变化 . e.g. She can fly a kite.

否定形式 : can + not = can’t

I can’t swim.

疑问句形式 : Can + 主语 + 动词原形… ? 简单回答 : Yes, …can./ No,…ca

n’t. Can you play the guitar?

Yes, I can. / No, I can’t.