vocabulary

instrument

Can you play any instrument?

choir

I have been singing in a choir.

taking lesson

I have been taking lesson since

I was six years old.

since

I have been playing football

since I was six years old.

can, could

Structures: subject + can + main

verb

Can is an auxiliary verb, a modal

auxiliary verb. We use can to :

- talk about possibility and ability

- make requests

can: Possibility and Ability

We use can to talk about what is

possible, what we are able or free

to do:

- She can drive a car.

- John can speak Spanish.

- I cannot hear you. (I can't hear

you.)

- Can you hear me?

- I can play the guitar.

can: Requests and Orders

We often use can in a question to

ask somebody to do something.

- Can you make a cup of

coffee, please.

- Can you put the TV on.

- Can you come here a

minute.

- Can you be quiet!

conversa

tion• Nita: Can you play an

instrument?

• Abby: Yes, I can play the piano.

I have been taking lesson since I

was six years old.

Can you play an instrument?

• Nita: Yes, I can play the guitar.

• Abby: How long have you been

• Nita: For two years.

• Abby: Let’s ask Carlos and

Paul.

• Nita: Can you play any

instrument, Carlos?

• Carlos: No, I can’t but I can

sing. I have

been singing in a choir since

• Abby: what about you, Paul?

• Paul: Well, I haven’t been taking lessons, but I have been playing the drums at home for

two years.

• Abby: Why don’t we start a group? My cousin has a group. Let’s talk to him about it.

• Paul: That’s a great idea.

1. Who can play the piano?

Nita / Abby

2. Who can play

the guitar?

Nita / Carlos

3. Who can play the drum?

Carlos / Paul

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Can

you

play an

instrum

ent?

- Yes, I

can. I

can

play…….

- No, I

can’t.

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