BOOK ONE · LESSON 046

Can you …?

你能……吗？

Describe what you can and can’t do; practise requests and large numbers.
描述能做和不能做的事情，练习请求与大数的表达。

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READ & UNDERSTAND

Lesson 课文

Listen and answer the questions.

听录音并回答问题。

A child can put on a hat but cannot put on a coat. — Picture 01

1,000 · a thousand
I can put my hat on, but I can’t put my coat on.

我能戴上帽子，但我不能穿上外套。

A person can see the aeroplane but cannot see a bird. — Picture 02

5,000 · five thousand
I can see that aeroplane, but I can’t see a bird.

我能看见那架飞机，但我看不见鸟。

A person can paint a bookcase but cannot paint the room. — Picture 03

10,000 · ten thousand
I can paint this bookcase, but I can’t paint this room.

我能漆这个书架，但我不能粉刷这个房间。

A person can lift a chair but cannot lift the heavier table. — Picture 04

100,000 · a hundred thousand
I can lift that chair, but I can’t lift this table.

我能搬起那把椅子，但我不能搬起这张桌子。

A person can read this book but cannot read that magazine. — Picture 05

210,000 · two hundred and ten thousand
I can read this book, but I can’t read that magazine.

我能读这本书，但我读不懂那本杂志。

A person can jump off a low box but cannot jump off a high wall. — Picture 06

350,000 · three hundred and fifty thousand
I can jump off this box, but I can’t jump off that wall.

我能从这个箱子上跳下来，但我不能从那堵墙上跳下来。

A person can make cakes but cannot make biscuits. — Picture 07

500,000 · five hundred thousand
I can make cakes, but I can’t make biscuits.

我会做蛋糕，但我不会做饼干。

A person can put a vase on the table but cannot reach the high shelf. — Picture 08

1,000,000 · a million
I can put the vase on this table, but I can’t put it on that shelf.

我能把花瓶放在这张桌子上，但我不能把它放在那个架子上。

New words & expressions 生词和短语

lift /lɪft/: v. 拿起，搬起，举起
cake /keɪk/: n. 饼，蛋糕
biscuit /ˈbɪskɪt/: n. 饼干

Written exercise A · Rewrite sentences

Rewrite these sentences. Follow the examples.

仿照例句改写以下句子。

Example 1He is taking his book.

He can take his book.

Example 2She is putting on her coat.

She can put on her coat.

1They are typing these letters.

2She is making the bed.

3You are swimming across the river.

4We are coming now.

5We are running across the park.

6He is sitting on the grass.

7I am giving him some chocolate.

Written exercise B · Questions and answers

Write questions and answers using I, he, she, it, we or they.

仿照例句写出相应的对话，选用 I、he、she、it、we 或 they 等代词。

Example 1Can you put on your coat?

Yes, I can.
What can you do?
I can put on my coat.

Example 2Can you and Sam listen to the radio?

Yes, we can.
What can you and Sam do?
We can listen to the radio.

1Can you type this letter?

2Can Penny wait for the bus?

3Can Penny and Jane wash the dishes?

4Can George take these flowers to her?

5Can the cat drink its milk?

6Can you and Sam paint this bookcase?

7Can you see that aeroplane?

8Can Jane read this book?

MAKE IT YOUR OWN

Practice 练习

A. Can and can’t

Write in can or can’t.

用 can 或 can’t 填空；多空题按顺序填写。

1What _____ you do? – I can lift this box, but I _____ lift that heavy chair.

2What _____ Pamela do? – Well, she _____ type, but she _____ type this letter for the boss. She _____ read his handwriting!

B. Questions and answers

Ask and answer questions like the example. Use can and can’t.

仿照例句，用 can 或 can’t 提问并回答。

1he / read Chinese? – English

Can he read Chinese?
No, he can’t read Chinese, but he can read English.

2she / make cakes? – biscuits

3they / watch television? – listen to the stereo

4we / eat in the living room? – the kitchen

5I / sweep the floor? – clean the car

C. Situations

Read the situations. What do you say in each situation, using “Can you …?”

根据情景用 Can you …? 句式写出你应该说的话。

1You want Anna to type some letters for you.

Anna, can you type these letters for me, please?

2You want Tim to turn on the lights for you.

3You want Bob to make some coffee for you.

4You want Penny to give the children these ice creams.

BUILD YOUR FOUNDATION

Grammar 语法练习

I. Can … but can’t …

Make sentences according to the example.

仿照例句造句。

1I / speak English / not German

I can speak English but I can’t speak German.

2William / write English / not Chinese

3Sophie / type / not make tea

4I / climb up that tree / not jump off it

5a dog / swim / not climb up a tree

6she / play basketball / not football

7they / speak Japanese / not write it

8he / buy a small house / not a big one

9you / lift this light box / not that heavy one

10I / read your handwriting / not Bob’s handwriting

II. Full answers

Answer the questions in full sentences according to the example.

仿照例句，用完整句子回答下列问题。

1What language can you speak? (English)

I/We can speak English.

2What language can Ken speak? (French)

3Which box can Mary lift, this one or that one? (this one)

4Which book can you read, the thick one or the thin one? (the thick one)

5What languages can Kathy speak? (Japanese and Korean)

6What can you make, bread or cakes? (bread)

7Where can he teach, in a school or in a university? (in a university)

8Which word can you spell, “pen” or “book”? (the two words)

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A little practice, every day. 每天一点，慢慢积累。