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• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 1

Welcome ! 

English 

Ms. van den Bos 

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Please take out your:

Student’s book

Laptop 

Writing tools

Bag in the front, phone in your bag

What did you read about? Write down 1 or 2 sentences

What are we going to do? 

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Grammar explanation of the word Can 

Practise with creating sentence

Lesson Goal: I can use can to talk about abilities

Together we learn

We listen to each other

We respect each other

We make fun together

We learn together  

When do we use the word Can?

1. To say that you like something
2. To say you don't like something
3. To say that you are not able to something
4. To talk about something that you are able to do

Can

When?   We use the word can to talk about abilities

                  You can speak English 

How?     When you are able of doing it: Can 

                I/You/He/ She/It/We/They can swim 

                 When you are not able of doing it: Can't (cannot)

                 He can't sing 

Tip! There is always a verb after the word can 

Write down that you are able to dance

Write down that He is not able to drive

Question phrase

Question: When you ask someone about their ability you start the sentence with can, followed by the subject (who)+ verb

Can you drive?

Can they speak English?

Practice together 

Exercise 1 on page 12

Exercise 2 & 3

Try to practise alone  

Did we reach the goal?

You can use the verb can !