Permission
Requests
Can for Ability
Pronunciation
100

You forgot your wallet but you need to buy lunch! You ask your friend ...

May I borrow some money?

100

You are feeling really hot. Your friend is sitting next to the window. What do you ask?

Can you open the window, please?

100

Grace__________ go rock climbing, but not well.

can

100

How do you pronounce these words?

"height"

"weight"

/haɪt/

/weɪt/

200

Your car is broken and you can't get home! You call your friend and ask ...

Can you give me a ride?

200

A man on the bus is speaking very loudly on his phone. What do you ask?

Excuse me, can you be more quiet?

200

Bora_________ swim when she was a child, but she has forgotten how.

could

200

How do you pronounce these words?

"report"

"inform"

/rɪˈpɔːt/

/ɪnˈfɔːm/

300

Your friend has an interesting magazine that you want to read after they are done with it. You ask ...

May I borrow your magazine? It looks interesting!

300

It started to rain and you forgot your umbrella. Your friend's umbrella is big enough for two people. What do you ask?

Can you please share your umbrella with me? 

I forgot mine at home.

300

Mike/ cook/ Italian food. (+)

Bill/ drink lemonade (-)

You/ drive/ car (?)

Mike can cook Italian food.

Bill can't/ cannot lemonade.

Can you drive a car?

300

How do you pronounce these words?

"organize"

"supervise"


/ˈɔː.ɡə.naɪz/

/ˈsuː.pə.vaɪz/

400

You have a question for your teacher. What do you ask? (3)

May I ask you a question?

Can you explain this for me?

I have a question, please!

400

Jason has a very important favor to ask you. He needs you to walk his dog for a week. How does he ask you? How do you say yes?

Can you walk my dog for a week, please?

Yes, I can./ Sure./ Of course!

400

Monkeys/ dance (?)

Justin and Laura/ run/ quickly (-)

Jerry/ ride a horse (+)

Vicky/ play/ violin (?)

Can monkeys dance?

Justin and Laura cannot/ can't run quickly.

Jerry can ride a horse.

Can Vicky play the violin?

400

How do you pronounce these words?

"pharmacist"

"firefighter"

/ˈfɑː.mə.sɪst/

/ˈfaɪəˌfaɪ.tər/

500

A child sees a very expensive toy that she wants. How does she ask? How does her mother say no?

May I have this toy, please? 

No, you can't. You have a lot of toys at home!

500

Jessica is a lazy worker. She asks you to complete a report for her. How does she ask and how do you say no?

Can you write a report for me? 

No, I can't. You should do it yourself! 

500

Tell me 3 things you CAN DO and 3 things you CAN'T DO in 1 minute.

GOOD JOB!
500

How do you pronounce these words?

expensive

explain

/ɪkˈspen.sɪv/

/ɪkˈspleɪn/