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Unit 20

Questions with can

We can discover what people and animals can do by asking clear questions and listening carefully to the answers.

Questions with can
Speaking

Guess from ability clues

Listen to two or three ability clues before guessing an animal. Use can for possible actions and can’t for actions that do not fit.

Example: It can jump and swim, but it can’t fly. What is it?

ability clues = 能力线索
每条线索说明一个能够或不能够做的动作。把多条线索合起来,才更容易找出动物。例子:It can climb and has a long tail,可能是在描述猴子。注意:不要只凭第一条线索急着猜。
ability clues = petunjuk kebolehan
Setiap petunjuk menerangkan tindakan yang boleh atau tidak boleh dilakukan. Gabungkan beberapa petunjuk sebelum meneka haiwan. Contoh: It can climb and has a long tail mungkin menerangkan monyet. Awas: Jangan meneka berdasarkan petunjuk pertama sahaja.
Grammar

Ask Can you ...?

Begin an ability question with Can you and finish with a base verb. Answer Yes, I can or No, I can’t. The short answer repeats can, not the action verb.

Example: Can you ride a bike? Yes, I can.

Can you...? = 你能够……吗
Can you 后接动词原形,用来询问对方是否有某种能力。简短回答要用 I can 或 I can’t。例子:Can you dance? No, I can’t. 注意:回答不能写 Yes, I do。
Can you...? = Bolehkah kamu...
Can you diikuti kata kerja dasar untuk bertanya tentang kebolehan seseorang. Jawapan ringkas menggunakan I can atau I can’t. Contoh: Can you dance? No, I can’t. Awas: Jangan jawab Yes, I do.
Quick check

Which question correctly asks about swimming?

Can you swim? = 你会游泳吗
题目要选询问能力的完整问句。先确认 Can you 在开头,再检查 swim 是否保持原形。例子:Can you skate? 注意:Can you 后不要再加 do,也不要用 swimming。
Can you swim? = Bolehkah kamu berenang
Pilih soalan lengkap tentang kebolehan. Pastikan Can you berada di awal dan swim kekal sebagai kata kerja dasar. Contoh: Can you skate? Awas: Jangan tambah do atau gunakan swimming selepas Can you.
Grammar

Give a matching short answer

Keep the person consistent: a question with you is answered with I. Use Yes, I can for a positive answer and No, I can’t for a negative answer.

Example: Can you play tennis? No, I can’t.

Yes, I can / No, I can’t = 是的,我会/不,我不会
回答 Can you 问句时,要把 you 换成说话者自己的 I。肯定与否定都保留 can。例子:Can you sing? Yes, I can. 注意:不要把简短回答写成 Yes, you can。
Yes, I can / No, I can’t = Ya, saya boleh / Tidak, saya tidak boleh
Apabila menjawab soalan Can you, tukar you kepada I kerana penjawab bercakap tentang dirinya. Kekalkan can bagi jawapan positif atau negatif. Contoh: Can you sing? Yes, I can. Awas: Jangan jawab Yes, you can.
Quick check

Answer: Can you ride a horse? (You cannot.)

negative short answer = 否定简答
括号说明回答者没有这种能力。先选 No,再保持 I 和 can’t 的组合。例子:Can you fly? No, I can’t. 注意:题目不是一般习惯问句,所以不用 don’t。
negative short answer = jawapan ringkas negatif
Maklumat dalam kurungan menunjukkan penjawab tidak mempunyai kebolehan itu. Pilih No dan kekalkan gabungan I can’t. Contoh: Can you fly? No, I can’t. Awas: Ini bukan soalan rutin, jadi jangan gunakan don’t.
Try it

Run an ability survey

Choose four safe activities. Ask four classmates one Can you question each, record only Yes or No, and report one finding without naming anyone.

Example: Three classmates can skip. One classmate can’t.

ability survey = 能力调查
先准备安全、适龄的活动,再用同一种问句收集回答。汇报时只说人数,不比较或取笑个人能力。例子:Two classmates can play the piano. 注意:不要要求同学现场做危险动作。
ability survey = tinjauan kebolehan
Sediakan aktiviti yang selamat dan sesuai, kemudian gunakan bentuk soalan yang sama untuk mengumpul jawapan. Laporkan bilangannya tanpa mengejek kebolehan individu. Contoh: Two classmates can play the piano. Awas: Jangan minta rakan melakukan aksi berbahaya.
Remember

Ask, answer and report

Use Can you + base verb for a question. Reply with I can or I can’t, then combine survey answers into a simple class report.

Example: Can you skip? Yes, I can. Four learners can skip.

ability question = 能力问答
问句、简答和汇报使用的主语不同。提问用 you,回答用 I,汇报别人时用 learners 或 they。例子:Can you swim? No, I can’t. 注意:三个阶段的代词不要混用。
ability question = soalan kebolehan
Kata ganti berubah mengikut tujuan. Gunakan you ketika bertanya, I ketika menjawab, dan learners atau they ketika melaporkan. Contoh: Can you swim? No, I can’t. Awas: Jangan campurkan kata ganti antara tiga peringkat.
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