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Questions. 1. What is something you can do really well? 2. What is something you can’t do very well? 3. Can you cook really well? 4. What is something you can cook? 5. What is something you can’t cook? Or something you can’t cook very well.

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  1. Questions 1. What is something you can do really well? 2. What is something you can’t do very well? 3. Can you cook really well? 4. What is something you can cook? 5. What is something you can’t cook? Or something you can’t cook very well. 6. Create your own question using can or can’t.

  2. Can or Can’t?? Look up the word “can” in your dictionary. What symbol is used for the vowel in “can”? Do the same for “can’t”.

  3. Can or Can’t Because it is important to hear a contrast between “can” and “can’t” in spoken English,“can’t” is usually said with a clear vowel sound /æ/, but the vowel sound in “can” is usually reduced to a schwa sound/ə/.

  4. Can or Can’t Listen to the following sentences. Notice the difference between the vowels in “can” and “can’t”. A. I can go. B. I can’t go. C. She can speak French. D. She can’t speak French. E. They said they can’t be there. F. They said they can be there.

  5. Practice with a Partner 1. a. I can go Oh, good! b. I can’t go. That’s too bad! 2. a. She can do it. That’s great! b. She can’t do it. She should try harder. 3. a. Where can we go? Anywhere we want. b. Where can’t we go? Into the danger zone. 4. a. We can leave now. Good, I’ll get my coat. b. We can’t leave now. Why not? 5. a. Can you lift this? Of course. b. Can’t you lift this? No, I can’t.

  6. Listening • Listen to the following sentences and write down which word you hear: can or can’t. • Number your paper from 1 to 8.

  7. Listening 1. I can’t cook Spanish food. 2. I can make a good vegetable soup. 3. You can buy fresh vegetables here. 4. Can’t he go instead of me? 5. Can they eat spicy food? 6. She can teach you to make biscuits. 7. When he is in France, he can understand the menus in the restaurants. 8. She can’t eat food with nuts in it.

  8. Writing and Speaking • Work alone and write five true sentences about yourself, using can or can’t. • When you are done, take turns reading your sentences to a partner. Was the sentence positive or negative?

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