The Modal Can Card Game
This card game can be used to teach the modal 'can,' especially in regards to abilities or
things we can do. The vocabulary covered includes playing sports, gymnastics, musical instruments,
and things like whistling or snapping your fingers.
Print two copies of the cards and paste on posterboard to
make a deck of cards to play Go Fish, review the vocabulary, or play Memory.
Go Fish:
Students each get 2 or 3 cards dealt to them. Going clockwise students try to match up their
cards by asking other students if they have a matching card. Interactions are as follows:
Student A: Can you do a handstand?
Student B: Yes, I can. (Student B gives card to student A and student A gets a point).
or
Student A: Can you ride a skateboard? Student B: No, I can't. (Student A takes a card from the deck).
Related Resources:
Young Learners Can Worksheets
What Do You Want to Do? Flashcard Game