Grammar Box

CAN / CAN’T (permission)

YES – CAN	NO – CAN’T
We can read in the living room.	We can’t play football in the living room.
You can help in the kitchen.	You can’t feed the dog at the table.

THERE IS / THERE ARE

	Positive	Negative
Singular	There is a big sofa.	There isn’t a lamp in the garden.
Plural	There are four chairs.	There aren’t two lamps.

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Story: “Bingo and the House Rules”

In the kitchen, we can help cook, but we can’t feed Bingo at the table. There is a round table and four chairs. In the garden, we can run and play football. In my bedroom, there are toy cars, but they aren’t for dogs!

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Activities

1) Reading Comprehension

1. True / False: We can play football in the living room. ____
2. Multiple choice: What does Bingo bump?
   A) the sofa
   B) the lamp
   C) the table
3. Short answer: Where can we play football? ____________________
4. True / False: We can feed Bingo at the kitchen table. ____
5. Multiple choice: How many chairs are in the kitchen?
   A) two
   B) four
   C) six
6. Short answer: Name one thing in the living room. ____________________

2) CAN / CAN’T (write can or can’t)

1. In the living room, we ______ play football.
2. We ______ read in the living room.
3. In the kitchen, we ______ help cook.
4. We ______ feed Bingo at the table.
5. In the garden, we ______ run fast.
6. Bingo ______ kick a ball in the living room.
7. In my bedroom, Bingo ______ play with my toy cars.
8. We ______ draw pictures in the living room.

3) THERE IS / THERE ARE (choose and write: there is / there isn’t / there are / there aren’t)

1. In the living room, ______ a big sofa.
2. In the living room, ______ a tall lamp.
3. In the kitchen, ______ a round table.
4. In the kitchen, ______ four chairs.
5. In my bedroom, ______ toy cars.
6. In the kitchen, ______ five chairs.
7. In the living room, ______ two lamps.
8. At my house, ______ rules.

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Grammar Box

CAN / CAN’T (ability)

YES – CAN	NO – CAN’T
I can ride a bike.	I can’t skate yet.
Bingo can jump and catch.	Bingo can’t ride a bike.

THERE IS / THERE ARE

	Positive	Negative
Singular	There is a pond.	There isn’t a goal by the pond.
Plural	There are two swings.	There aren’t three benches.

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“Bingo at the Park”

We can play football on the grass. Bingo can jump and catch the ball. He tries my skateboard—wobble, plop! He can’t ride it. I can’t skate yet, but I can kick the ball to him. Bingo can’t climb the slide ladder, so he waits and barks. We laugh together.

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Activities

1) Reading Comprehension

1. True / False: The park has two swings. ____
2. Multiple choice: What can the boy ride?
   A) a bike B) a boat C) a scooter
3. Short answer: What does Bingo try to ride? ____________________
4. True / False: Bingo can climb the slide ladder. ____
5. Multiple choice: Where do they play football?
   A) on the grass B) in the pond C) on the bench
6. Short answer: What makes cool shade in the park? ____________________

2) CAN / CAN’T (write can or can’t)

1. Bingo ______ ride a bike.
2. I ______ ride my bike fast.
3. Bingo ______ jump and catch the ball.
4. I ______ skate yet.
5. We ______ play football on the grass.
6. Bingo ______ climb the slide ladder.
7. I ______ kick the ball to Bingo.
8. We ______ laugh together.

3) THERE IS / THERE ARE (choose: there is / there isn’t / there are / there aren’t)

1. In the park, ______ a pond.
2. In the park, ______ a long bench.
3. In the park, ______ two swings.
4. Near the trees, ______ cool shade.
5. By the slide, ______ a ladder.
6. In the park, ______ three benches.
7. Next to the pond, ______ a boat.
8. On the slide, ______ two bikes.