Lesson XI: Vocabulary in Context

1. CAN, COULD CAN indicates ability . Situation: Pedro meets an Iraqi student in front of the classroom building. Pedro: Pleased to meet you. My name is Pedro. Ali: My name is Ali. CAN you speak Arabic? Pedro: No, I CAN’T. I can only speak Spanish and a little English. Ali: Where did you study English? Pedro: At a high school in Mexico City about four years ago. Ali: Didn't you learn to speak it well? Pedro: Yes. I COULD read and speak English fairly well then, but I can’t now. Exercise: 1.1. Practice CAN with Countries and Languages Identify person's country and native language. For example: PEDRO IS FROM MEXICO. HE CAN SPEAK SPANISH. MR. LEE IS FROM CHINA. HE CAN SPEAK CHINESE. Person Country Language PEDRO MEXICO SPANISH DAVE THE UNITED STATES ENGLISH Mr. HARRIS ENGLAND ENGLISH AHMET TURKEY TURKISH JOAO BRAZIL PORTUGUESE JAN POLAND POLISH DUSAN SERBIA SERBIAN KARRI FINLAND SUOMI PIERRE FRANCE FRENCH ERNST GERMANY GERMAN ANTONIO ITALY ITALIAN Mr. SAITO JAPAN JAPANESE Mr. ZIVARI IRAN PERSIAN Mr. LEE CHINA CHINESE SERGEY RUSSIA RUSSIAN DEMETRIUS GREECE GREEK FAROUK IRAQ ARABIC