DESCRIBING ACTIONS AND ABILITIES

DESCRIBING ACTIONS AND ABILITIES

DESCRIBE ACTIONS AND ABILITIES

ACTIONS

ADVERBS

adj: She is quiet

adv: She speaks quietly

ADVERBS

adj: They are loud

adv: They sing loudly

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Can you name some of the adverbs?

- I make my bed neatly

- I surf gracefully

- I listen closely/ carefully

- I speak to them honestly

- I shop wisely

- I drive fast/ slowly

Answer these questions

• How fast do you eat?

• Do you think bus drivers and taxi drivers in your city drive well or badly?

• Do you sing well?

• Have you ever met someone who eats very loudly?

• Do you work hard?

• What is something you do quickly?

• Do you own anything that was poorly made?

DESCRIBING ACTIONS AND ABILITIES

ABILITIES

CAN/ CAN'T (HIỆN TẠI)

• I can jump

• I can run

• I can speak English, but not very well. I'm working on it and hopefully, I will be able to speak like a native speaker.

COULD/ COULDN'T (QUÁ KHỨ)

• I couldn't jump when I got my leg broken 2 years ago

• I could work 10 hours on end without feeling any pain in the neck. But now, I can't

WILL BE ABLE TO/ WON'T BE ABLE TO (TƯƠNG LAI)

• I will be able to study abroad

• I will be able to speak English like a native speaker

Other ways to describe abilities

• I'm good at/ bad at ....

• I can do .... quite well/ very well/ really well.

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