1、Unit 7 AbilitiesGrammar(1),He couldnt swim when he was a baby. He can swim very well now.,He could do hurdling two years ago. He cant hurdle now.,He couldnt move his arms after the fire. He can use his arms to carry the box now.,Using “can”/ “could” to talk about ability we use “can” to say that we
2、are able to do something now. we use “could” to say that we were able to do something in the past.,Grammar,e.g. I can (cannot /cant /can not ) swim.He could (couldnt /could not) dance in the past.,What can they do ?/ What couldnt they do?,Last year,Sandy _.Now she _. Simon.,Ask and answer the questi
3、ons,Can Sandy row a boat now? Yes, she can Could Sandy row a boat last year? No, she couldnt.,Survey,Work in groups of 4 to do an ability survey, and then give us a report.,Take turns to ask and answer questions using “can” or “could”.Try to make dialogues in pairs. 1._ you speak Japanese ? 2._ you
4、play the piano last year? 3._ you cook for yourself? 4._ you use a computer when you were 3? 5._ you ride a bicycle when you were very younger? 6._ you understand English TV programmes in 2000?,Can,Could,Can,Could,Could,Could,2. “can” “could” “may” to ask for permission.“Could” sounds more polite th
5、an “can”. May is formal.,-Can I borrow your bike, Millie? -Yes, you can. Here you are. -Could I smoke here? -Sorry, Im afraid you cant. -May I use your mobile phone? -Of course you may.,A trip to South Hill,Grammar(2),What do you think of Lin Tao?,He is a brave young man. How brave he is! What a bra
6、ve young man he is!,The flowers are beautiful.The flowers are very beautiful.How beautiful the flowers are!,The cat is lovely.The cat is very lovely.How lovely the cat is!,pretty,How pretty the little girl is!,delicious,How delicious the cakes are!,How strange the frog is!,strange,How lovely the bir
7、ds are!,lovely,How interesting the picture is!,interesting,How tall the man is!What a tall man (he is)!,A. What a beautiful bird it is!B. How beautiful this bird is!,A. What beautiful flowers they are! B. How beautiful these flowers are!,A.How lovely these pandas are! B.What lovely pandas(they are)！
8、,Wow, what a big pumpkin! How big this pumpkin is!,Work out the rules:,Fill in the blanks with “What”, “What a / an” or “How” to form an exclamation. Many foreigners like Chinese food very much. They said, “ How delicious Beijing Duck is!” 2. What a beautiful girl! Look! How long her hair is!,How,Wh
9、at,How,3. Look! Whats that in the bushes?Oh, its a dangerous snake. How dangerous it is!,How,What can Superman do?,Help Millie complete the conversation with What and How.,What 与How 大转换,1. What a pretty girl she is! _ _ the girl is! 2. How difficult the questions are! _ _ _ they are! 3. How big the
10、factory is! _ _ big factory _ _!,How pretty,What difficult questions,What a,it is,4.What a clever boy! _ _ the boy _! 5. How tall the trees are! _ tall trees _ _! 6. What interesting books they are! _ _ the books _! 7. How funny the girl is! _ a funny girl she is!,How clever,are,What,How interesting
11、,What,they are,is,8. How old the man is! _ _ old man _ _! 9. What nice books they are! _ _ the books _! 10. How amazing the building is! _ _amazing building _ _!,What an,he is,How nice,are,What an,it is,将下列句子改为感叹句 The girl is very pretty.How pretty the girl is!What a pretty girl she is! 2. This is an old watch.How old this watch is!What an old watch it (this) is!,3. The food is so nice.How nice the food is! What nice food it is! 4. These questions are very easy.How easy these questions are!What easy questions these are! 5. She has long hair.How long her hair is!What long hair she has!,
