BEGINNERS - MODULE - 6

BEGINNERS - MODULE - 6 

Expressing (Abilities &Inabilities )(Likes and dislikes)

OBJECTIVES OF THE MODULE:

In this module, you will learn - 

•  to express one's abilities and inabilities
•  to express one's likes and dislikes
• to use different expressions for each
• to convert one form to other

CONTENT:
USE:Expressing (Abilities &Inabilities )

We use “CAN” to express


1. Ability

Sarvanan can ride a bike.
He can speak Tamil.
I can play table tennis.
We can cook.
They can eat with spoons.
Divya and Saritha can Dance


2. Inability

He can’t ride a horse.
I can’t type very fast.
We can’t lift 50 kilos.
She can not run fast.
Ragu cannot drive a car.


3. Request

Can you help me?
Can you tell me the way to the museum?
Can you come here a minute please?


4. Permissions

Can I use your cell phone?
Can I take a day off?
Can I play here?
Can I go out?

Typical responses: Certainly. Yes, certainly. Of course. Of course you can. Sure (informal) … etc


5. Possibility

The florist can deliver the bouquet early.
My friend can visit me this week

Note: can is not normal used to describe future possibility in the positive form.

INCORRECT: It can rain tomorrow.


6. Inappropriateness

You can’t wear that dress! It is indecent.
You can’t walk in this building. It is illegal.
You can’t ask for information here. This is not information desk.


Formation:

Positive: Subject + CAN + Verb1

Negative: Subject + CAN'T + Verb1

POSITIVE STATEMENT
I	can	speak	English
He	can	run	very vest
She	can	come	with us
It	can	jump	to the other side
We	can	make	delicious cakes
You	can	pass	the exam
They	can	draw	pictures

NEGATIVE STATEMENT
I	can't	speak	English
He	can't	run	very fast
She	can't	come	with us
It	can't	jump	to the other side
We	can't	make	delicious cakes
You	can't	pass	the exam
They	can't	draw	pictures

NOTE: Negative form of CAN is either “cannot” or “can not” and its negative contraction is “Can’t”. In British English, it is pronounced /ka:nt/ but in American English, it is /kent/.


NOTE: Negative “YES/NO QUESTIONS” are formed in two ways:

1. Can you not come today?	Can he read fast?
2. Can’t you come today?	Can’t he read fast?

Expressing Likes and dislikes

Expressing likes:

• I like…
• I love...
• I adore…
• I ‘m crazy about…
• I’m mad about…
• I enjoy…
• I’m keen on…

Expressing dislikes:

• I don’t like…
• I dislike...
• I hate…
• I abhor…
• I can’t bear...
• I can’t stand…
• I detest...
• I loathe...

Examples of likes and dislikes :

I'm mad about basketball, but I can’t bear ice hockey.
I adore reading poetry, but I loathe doing the housework.

If you neither like nor dislike something:

"I don't mind doing the housework."

Things to remember about likes and dislikes:

1. When these expressions are followed by a verb, the latter is put in the -ing form.
Examples:

"I like listening to music."
"I hate wearing sunglasses."

I like	VERB+ING
I detest
I don't mind

2. Note that" very much" & " a lot" always come after the things you like.
Examples:

 "I like basketball very much/a lot. NOT" I like very much/a lot basketball."

3. Be careful when you use "I don't mind..."
Examples:

"Do you mind playing football?"
"No, I don't mind."(Although it's in a negative form, it means that it's ok for me. I neither love it nor hate it.)
VIDEO EXPLANATION

ACTIVITIES:

ACTIVITY -  1  :(Thinking Activity)

Think of your abilities and inabilities and try to frame it as sentences

Example

Ability   : Swimming ,Cycling   

Sentence: I can Swim , I am fond of cycling

Inability : Cooking, Playing musical instruments  

Sentence : I can't play Veena  , I am not interested in cooking

ACTIVITY - 2  : (Writing Activity)

Fill in the mind map with your Likes and Dislikes and frame sentences

ACTIVITY- 3 : (Audio Activity) Listen to the audio and list out the can and can't expressions( abilities and inabilities) CLICK TO LISTEN ACTIVITY - 4 :

Upload your video in the below link. a)Express your likes and dislikes with images or things in hand

b)Express your abilities and inabilities using Can and can't showing your mindmap 

https://flipgrid.com/s1145

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