The document discusses abilities and requests using "can" questions and answers. It provides examples of questions using "can" to ask about abilities like singing, driving, speaking languages, reading, and more. It also gives sample positive and negative answers to these ability questions using "yes, I/she/they can" and "no, I/she/they can't".

1. ABILITIES
REQUESTS
CAN

2. Can you sing?
Can Lucy drive?
Can Mary and John bring
me the books?
Can you close the door,
please?
Can someone answer the
phone?
Can John speak Japanese?
Can Sue read?
Yes, I can/ No, I
can’t.
Yes, she can/No, she
can’t.
Yes, they can/No,
they can’t.
Sure, no problem.
I will.
I don’t think so.
No, she’s only 5.
Questions Answers

3. •Can you help me? ( )
•Can you bring me those books over there? ( )
•Can you cook Japanese food? ( )
•Can you speak Spanish? ( )
•Can you do me a favor? ( )
•Can you get me some water? ( )
•Can you make some copies? ( )
•Can you close the window? ( )
•Can you swim butterfly? ( )
•Can you open the door, please? ( )
•Can you rescue my friend?

4. •Can you sing Elvis Presley songs? ( )
•Can you walk the dog for me, please? ( )
•Can you help me finish this project? ( )
•Can you take the garbage out, please? ( )
•Can your mom cook Chinese food? ( )
•Can you turn the lights off when you leave the room? ( )
Can you return these books? ( )
Can you ice skate? ( )
Can you sing and clap at the same time? ( )
Can you bring me a watch from the US? ( )
Can you turn down the volume, please? ( )