Unit 14: AT THE HAIRDRESSER’S

Listening

Jane: … Oh, yes, my husband’s wonderful!
Sally: Really? Is he?
Jane: Yes, he’s big, strong and handsome!
Sally: Well, my husband isn’t very big, or very strong… but he’s very intelligent.
Jane: Intelligent?
Sally: Yes, he can speak six languages.
Jane: Can he? Which languages can he speak?
Sally: He can speak French, Spanish, Italian, German, Arabic and Japanese.
Jane: Oh!… My husband’s very athletic.
Sally: Athletic?
Jane: Yes, he can swim, ski, play football, cricket and rugby…
Sally: Can he cook?
Jane: Pardon?
Sally: Can your husband cook? My husband can’t play sports… but he’s an excellent cook.
Jane: Is he?
Sally: Yes, and he can sew, and iron… he’s a very good husband.
Jane: Really? Is he English?

Expressions

Really?
Pardon?

Note

hairdresser <>hairdresser’s

“Where are you going?”.”to the hairdresser’s” 
“Whose trousers are they?” “They’re the hairdresser’s.”

- tailor - stationer - barber - grocer

- tailor’s - stationer’s - barber’s - grocer’s

Grammar

CAN/CAN’T

I can run fast.
I can swim.
She can speak Spanish.
He can cook.

Can’t = Can not

He can’t play sports.
They can’t fly.

1. Affirmative

S	can	verb
I	can	sing.
You
He
She
It
We
We
You
They

2. Negative

S	can not	verb
I	can’t can not	sing.
You
He
She
It
We
We
You
They

3. Interrogative

QUESTIONS
Can	s	verb
Can	I	sing?
	You
	He
	She
	It
	We
	We
	You
	They

ANSWERS
Yes,	s	can	No,	s	can’t
Yes,	you	can.	No,	you	can’t.can not
	I			I
	he			he
	she			she
	it			it
	you			you
	we			we
	we			we
	they			they

Note

Can + bare infinitive verb

E.g.

She can speak English.
( She can to speak English.)

Language Summary

I You He She IT We They	can	drive. ski. type. dance. sing. swim. play tennis. speak French.
	can not can’t

Can I You He She It We They drive? ski? type? dance? sing? swim? play tennis?

Yes, I you he she it we they can. No, can not. can’t.