GrammarUnit 7 AbilitiesUsing can / could to talk about abilityI can ____ _ ____. ride a bikeWhat can you do?He ___ ____ the cello (大提琴).can play What can he do?He can __ ________ every day. do exercisesWhat can Li Ming do?___ ___ fly a kite on the beach.What ____ she do?canShe canHe can fly a kite. He couldn’t fly a kite last year.She can row a boat. She couldn’t row a boat when she was in Grade six.He can play tennis. But he couldn’t play it last year.We use can to talk about present ability. We use could to talk about ability in the past.Make dialogues using the following pattern.S1: Can you ride a bike? S2: Yes, I can. / No, I can’t. S1: Could you ride a bike five years ago? S2: Yes, I could. / No, I couldn’t.We use can, could or may to ask for permission.— Can I use your bike, John? — Yes, you can. Here you are. — Could you please do the dishes? — Sorry, I can’t. I have to do my homework. — May I use your computer? — Of course you may.Using what and how to express strong feelingsWhen we want to express strong feelings about someone or something in a short phrase, we can use What …! or How …!1. _____ a nice cake! 2. _____ a great show, Sandy! 3. _____ a pity! 4. _____ a beautiful ship! 5. _____ a nuisance! 6. _____ cool! 7. _____ a brave young man! 8. _____ brave you are! 9. _____ clever! 10. ____ brave he is!WhatWhatWhatWhatWhatHowWhatHowHowHowWe use _____________ (an adjective, a noun phrase) after What to form an exclamation. We use ____________ (an adjective, a noun phrase) after How to form an exclamation.a noun phrasean adjective感叹句通常由what, how引导,表示赞美、惊叹、喜悦等感情。 What a nice pencil box it is! How nice the pencil box is! What beautiful flowers they are! How beautiful the flowers are!It’s very cold today. What a cold day today (it is)! How cold it is today! Those are lovely animals. What lovely animals (those are)! How lovely those animals are!把下列句子改写成感叹句。1. — ______ Tom is! He left his English book at home again. — He often forgets things. A. What careless B. How careless C. What a careless D. How a careless 2. — ______ day! It’s raining again. — Yes. I hate the rain. A. What a beautiful B. What terrible C. What a terrible D. What beautifulTime for reflectionWe use can or could to talk about __________. 2. _____ (can, could) can be used in the past. 3. ______ an adjective …! ______ a noun (phrase) …! play, brother, the, your, guitar, can? ? 2. play, you, the, can, guitar? ? 3. guitar, sing, the, I, play, can, and. ? Can your brother play the guitar? ?Can you play the guitar? I can sing and play the guitar. I. 连词成句4. he, told, important, what, news, me! What important news he told me! 5. the, beautiful, how, sounds, music! How beautiful the music sounds! 6. me, what, gift, a, Tom, bought, nice! What a nice gift Tom bought me! Lucy can play the piano. (改为一般疑问句并作肯定回答) ___________________________ ___________________________ 2. Mike can swim. (改为否定句) ___________________________II. 句型转换Can Lucy play the piano? Yes, she can.Mike can’t swim.3. Can you play chess? (否定回答) ____________. 4. They can speak English. (变为否定句) They _____ ______ English. 5. It is an interesting book. (变成感叹句) ______ an interesting book! How ___________ the book is!No, I can’tcan’t speakWhat interestingIII. 翻译句子1. - 比尔会弹钢琴吗? - 是的,他会,但是他不会唱歌。 2. - 她会唱歌吗? - 不,她不会,但是她会跳舞。 Can Bill play the piano? Yes, he can, but he can’t sing. Can she sing? No, she can’t, but she can dance.3. 去年他不会划船,但现在他能划得 很好。4. 年轻人能为老年人做很多事情。He couldn’t row a boat last year, but now he can do it well.Young people can do many things for the old people.5. 多么勇敢的年轻人啊!What a brave young man!6. 太棒了。 How wonderful! 7. 这个电视节目真是有趣啊! What a funny TV programme it is! 8. 上个月他还不会滑雪,但是现在他 学会了。 He couldn’t ski last month, but he can now.1. — I hear you’ve got a new iPhone 4S. ______ I have a look? — Yes, certainly. (2012江苏苏州) A. May B. Do C. Shall D. Should IV. 选择正确的答案2. ______ you dance? We need some more actors for the talent show. (2012山东枣庄) A. Need B. Shall C. Must D. Can 3. Last year I ______ drive. I used to take the bus. (2012江西) A. could B. couldn’t C. should D. shouldn’t4. — ______ I try on those shoes in the window? — ______. They are just on show. (2012 呼和浩特) A. Could; Yes, you can B. Can; Sorry, you couldn’t C. Could; Sorry, you can’t D. Can; Yes, you could5. “______ delicious the ice cream is! Could you give me one more?” “Sure.” (2012贵州贵阳) A. What B. How C. What a 6. ______ an exciting basketball match! Miami Heat beat New York Knicks at last. (2012 湖北黄石) A. How B. What C. That D. So 7. Woo! ______ beautiful Changde is! (2012湖南常德) A. How B. What C. What a 8. ______ nice the ice cream looks! I can’t wait to taste it. (2012江苏淮安) A. How a B. How C. What a D. What 9. ______ excellent basketball player Jeremy Lin (林书豪) is! I really love this talented guy. (2012山东东营) A. How B. What C. How a D. What an 10. — ______ fine day! Shall we go for a walk? — That sounds great! (2012湖北襄阳) A. What B. How C. What a D. How a PreviewTo preview Integrated skills on Pages 87 and 88 To learn to talk about what you can and cannot doHomework1. Make sentences with ‘can, could or may’, ‘What …! How …!’ 2. Do exercises on Pages 85 and 86.Thank you!