Use of Can

Step 1: Warm-Up (5-10 minutes)
✅ Activity: Action Charades

• Write different action verbs on slips of paper (e.g., jump, sing, run, dance).

• One student picks a slip, performs the action, and others say, "You can ___."

• Example: If a student jumps, others say, "You can jump!"

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Step 2: Explain the Concept (10 minutes)
📝 Basic Rules of "Can"

1. Ability – I can swim. (I have the skill.)

1. Permission – Can I go outside? (Asking for permission.)

1. Possibility – It can rain today. (There is a chance.)

📌 Structure:
✅ Subject + can + base verb + object
✅ Can + subject + base verb? (For questions)
✅ Subject + cannot (can't) + base verb + object (For negatives)

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Step 3: Interactive Activities
🎭 Activity 1: Role Play (10 minutes) – Permission Practice

• Students pair up, one plays a teacher/parent, and the other asks permission using "Can I...?"

• Example: "Can I use my phone in class?"

• Partner responds: "Yes, you can." / "No, you can't."

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🎤 Activity 2: "Can You?" Challenge (10 minutes) – Ability Practice

• One student asks: "Can you (sing/play football/draw)?"

• Other student responds:

• "Yes, I can (sing well)."

• "No, I can't (play football)."

🏆 Variation: Turn it into a game where students earn points for creative responses.

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🌦 Activity 3: What Can Happen? (10 minutes) – Possibility Practice

• Show pictures (rainy sky, traffic jam, busy market).

• Ask students to say sentences like:

• "It can rain today."

• "There can be traffic in the evening."

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Step 4: Fun Wrap-Up (5 minutes)
🎲 "Can" Bingo – Give students a bingo sheet with phrases like:
✅ Can you swim?
✅ Can you ride a bike?
✅ Can it snow in India?

• They walk around asking classmates. First to complete a row wins!

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Step 5: Homework/Practice

• Ask students to write 5 sentences using "can" for ability, permission, and possibility.

• Encourage them to ask family members questions using "Can you...?"