Introduction unit 1 Introduction unit

 IC
 Speaking
Talking about ability and asking for 
permission
LESSON SUMMARY 
Vocabulary:
Musical instruments; action verbs
Grammar:
can 
for ability; 
can
for permission
Speaking:
Talking about ability and asking for permission
SHORTCUT 
• 
Exercise 3 can be set for homework or done as a class.
LEAD-IN 2–3 MINUTES 
• 
Tell the class about an ability you’ve got, e.g. 
I can play the piano.
• 
Ask questions about students’ abilities, e.g. 
Who can play 
the piano? Who can play football?
Students raise their 
hands if they can do something.
Exercise 1 
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page 6 
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Focus attention on the photo. Ask: 
What’s she doing?
(She’s 
playing the guitar.) 
How old is she? 
(Students read the 
dialogue to find out her age: she’s fourteen or fifteen.)
What does Alfie want? 
(He wants to borrow £1.)
• 
Students answer the questions.
KEY
Alfie
She can play the guitar really well. Her voice isn’t bad.
Rose
She isn’t very good. She can’t sing.
Exercise 2
page 6 
• 
On the board, write: 
She 
 play the guitar really well.
and 
elicit the missing word. (can)
• 
Students then read the 
Learn this!
box.
• 
With a 
weaker class
, do the exercise together. 
Stronger 
classes
do the exercise in pairs.
KEY
Affirmative
She can play the guitar really well. But I can play 
the piano.