This is a lesson in New Headway Elementary I have ever taught for my students.

1. NEW HEADWAY ELEMENTARY UNIT 6: CAN YOU SPEAK ENGLISH?

2. Which countries are they? Which languages do they speak there? SPAIN SPAINISH FRANCE FRENCH JAPAN JAPANESE GERMANY GERMAN ITALY ITALIAN ENGLAND ENGLISH

3. golf football tennis card Which sports or games are they?

4. PART: WHAT CAN YOU DO? 1. He can ski really well. 2. She can use a computer. 3. “ Can dogs swim?” “ Yes, they can.” 4. “ Can you speak Japanese?” “ No, I can’t.” 5. I can’t spell your name. 6. We can’t understand the question. Match the sentences and pictures. Listen and check. 3 4 2 1 6 5

11. PART:PRACTICE Tina can’t cook. Can you? Listen to Tina and complete the chart. Put √ or  . Complete the chart about you use a computer play the piano swim ski play tennis cook speak Italian speak French drive a car your partner you Tina Can…?  √ √  √ √ √  

15. WHERE WERE YOU YESTERDAY? Monday March school Yes Yes No No he he February home Sunday Yes Yes No No he he

18. Complete the conversation, using was, were, wasn’t, weren’t, or couldn’t . Were was was were Were Was were weren’t was was couldn’t Was wasn’t

19. READING AND SPEAKING SUPER KIDS Look at the children in the photographs. How old are they? What can they do?

20. Answer the questions about Alexandra 1. How old is she? 2. Why is she special? 3. Where was she born? 4. Where does she live now? 5. Who does she live with? 6. Does she go to school? 7. What could she do when she was very young? 8. Does she have much free time? Why not? 9. Is she poor? 10. Where was she last year? 1. She is thirteen. 2. She paints large, cubist pictures, and sells them a lot of money. 4. (She lives) in Los Angeles. 3. (She was born) in Romania. 5. (She lives) with her family . 6. Yes, she does. 7. She could paints very well when she was four. 8. No, she doesn’t, because every day after school she does her homework, plays with her little brother, then paints for two or three hours until bedtime. 9. No, she doesn’t. ( She can buy a big house and travel the world.) 10. She was in London, Paris and Rome.

21. Answer the questions about Alexandra 1. How old is he? 2. Why is he special? 3. Where was he born? 4. Where does he live now? 5. Who does he live with? 6. Does he go to school? 7. What could he do when he was very young? 8. Does he have much free time? Why not? 9. Is he poor? 10. Where was he last year? 2. He can play the piano very well. / He’s a brilliant pianist. 1. He’s ten. 3. ( He was born) in Opava in the Czech Republic. 6. Yes, he does ( two days a week ). 4. ( He was born) in Vienna. 5. ( He lives) with his parents. 7. He could play the piano when he was two and he could read music before he could read books. 8. No, he doesn’t, because he practises the piano six hour a day and he gives lots of concerts. 9. No, he doesn’t. 10. He was in Washington, Chicago and London.

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30. Complete the conversations with a line from exercise 3. This is Jo Great! See you on Sunday at ten, then. Bye!

31. No, it isn’t. I’ll just get her. There’s a party at my house on Saturday. Can you come? Oh, never mind . Perhaps next time. Bye!

32. Can I speak to the manager, please? Can I take a message? I’ll ring back later.