Exercise
1. Complete the Yes/No questions with
can and a verb from the box. Then
match the questions and answers.
play speak ride use cook drive
1. __ | ______ you ______ any foriegn
languages?
2. __ | ______ you ______ football?
3. __ | ______ you ______ a motorcycle?
4. __ | ______ you ______ Senegalese food?
5. __ | ______ you ______ a car?
6. __ | ______ you ______ a computer?
a. Yes, I can. French and a little English.
b. Yes, I can, but I cant program one.
c. No, I cant but I can ride a scooter.
d. Yes, I can. its my favorite passtime.
e. Yes, I can. I have my license.
f. No, I cant, but I love eating it.
2. Make Yes/No questions. Give short
answers.
1. A: _________________________________?
B: _______________ (Oumar can speak
English.)
2. A: _________________________________?
B: _______________ (I cant speak French.)
3. A: _________________________________?
B: _______________ (Mariem cant read well.)
4. A: _________________________________?
B: _______________ (I can recite Quraan.)
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5. A: _____________________________?
B: _______________ (I can go to the
countryside.)
6. A: _____________________________?
B: _______________ (Zaid cant solve
the equation.)
7. A: _____________________________?
B: _______________ (The dentist can
see you today.)
8. A: _____________________________?
B: _______________ (We cant have
dogs as pets.)
4. Make sentences from the given
words. Use can or cant.
1. A cow \ fly
2. A bird \ fly
3. A child \ drive a car
4. An adult \ drive a car
5. A newborn \ walk
6. A fish \ breathe air
7. A fish \ swim
8. A deaf person \ hear
9. A blind person \ see
10. An elephant \ swim
11. An elephant \ climd a tree
12. A cat \ climb a tree
13. A boat \ float on water
14. A rock \ float on water
5. Complete the sentences with can, cant or couldnt and the verbs in
the brackets.

1. You dont have to shout. I _________________ (hear) you very well.

2. I _________________ (watch) that program last night because I had to revise.
3. He _________________ (play) last weekend because he was injured.
4. I didnt have a good seat in the auditorium so I _________________ (see) the lecturer.
5. Taghi doesnt need a calculator, ma sha Allaah. He _________________ (do) very
difficult sums in his head.
6. I _________________ (find) my address book. Have you seen it?
7. He spoke very quickly and I _________________ (understand) anything he said.
8. We _________________ (go) on the trip because _________________ (afford) it. It was
very expensive.
9. I _________________ (do) any more work. My back hurts and I want to rest.
10. Im afraid that I _________________ (talk) to you at the moment. Theyre going to
call to prayer in a couple of minutes.

Polite Requests
Can and could are also used in requests:
ex. Can you help me?
Could you open the window? Its hot in here.
Can I have a drink?
Could I use you cellphone, please?
can and could are both correct in requests
but could is a little more polite.
4. _________________ see the menu,
please?
5. _________________ lend me some
money, please?
6. _________________ help me with my
homework, please?
7. _________________ borrow your
dictionary, please?

Where do you think the conversations are taking

6. Complete the requests with Can/
place?
Could I ? or Can/Could you ?

1. _________________ have a cheese

burger, please?
2. _________________ tell me the time,
please?
3. _________________ take me to the
station, please?
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 6 Whats there to eat?
! 1. Sidi is starving. Listen to his conversation
6.1
with his roommate. What do they have?
Put () What do they need? Put (n)

A B
tea apples
yogurt eggs
rice dates
bread tomatoes
milk potatoes
1 2
water onions
mint carrots
sugar grapes 4
3
meat black eye peas 5
hibiscus eggplants 6

Match the foods and drinks with the pictures. 7

Which list has plural countable nouns (CN)?
Which list has uncountable nouns (UN)?
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6.1
2. Listen again and complete the lines.
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10
1. There _______ some milk. 8

2. There _______ some apples.

3. There _______ any mint. 11
13
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4. There _______ any bananas. 12

5. _______ there any onions?

Yes, there _______ .
6. _______ there any tea? 15 17
No, there _______ .
7. How _______ milk _______ there? 16

There _______ _______ .

8. How _______ eggs _______ there? 18
45 There _______ a lot.
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 Grammar : There is/are
There + be is used to say that something
exists in a particular place.

there + is + singular noun

there + are + plural noun

3. Look at the refrigerator and describe

what you see or dont see.

Theres some milk.

There arent any
grapes.

4. Ask and answer questions about

the food in the fridge.
5. Ask and answer questions about
Is there any water? the things on the desk.
Yes, there is. a mouse keys a ruler
a lamp books glue
a cellphone notebooks scissors
Are there any onions? a calculator computers magazines
No, there arent. 6. Complete the sentences with a
preposition of place.
water meat yogurt
in on under next to
onions mangoes dates
tomatoes mint carrots between in front of behind
milk eggs apple juice
1. The keys are ________ of the monitor.
Grammar : Some / Any 2. There are pencils ________ the bag.
Both some and any can refer to an indefinite quantity
3. Theres a lamp __________ the desk.
or number. They are used when it isnt easy, or not 4. The backpack is __________ the floor.
important, to say the exactly how much/many.
5. There are trainers __________ the
There is an egg on the table. (sing.) bag __________ the desk.
There are three cars in the garage. (pl., defined)
There is some bread on the counter. (UC, undef.) 6. The mouse is __________ the keys
There are a lot of students present today. (pl, undef) and the laptop.
There isnt any water in the fridge. (UC)
7. There are books _______ the monitor.
There arent any chairs in this classroom. (pl.)
8. The computer tower is __________
some can be used with polite requests
ex. Can I have some water, please? the cupboard.
9. The map is __________ the wall. 46