This ready-to-go lesson is designed for grade 2-3 learners. This lesson was designed with Chinese in it as the L1 of the learners, but after purchase and download the PowerPoint can be edited, so all Chinese can be removed or changed into any language.

What can you do? (but) - ESL PowerPoint Lesson 

Grade Level: 2–3 | Slides: 55+ | Duration: 45 Minutes

Continue practicing action verbs and “can / can’t” sentence patterns with this fun and interactive ESL PowerPoint lesson! In this second lesson, students build confidence using longer sentences with “but” while practicing speaking, listening, and classroom communication through games and review activities.

Students actively practice talking about what they can and can’t do using beginner-friendly sentence structures.

Perfect for:

• Grade 2-3 ESL
  
• Beginner English learners
• Large ESL classes
• Young learner speaking practice
• Public school ESL classrooms

📚 Vocabulary Included

Actions:
• skip rope
• sing
• ride a bike
• run
• fly
• swim

Target language:
• can
• can’t
• but

Includes English and Chinese support throughout the lesson.

🎯 Target Language

• “What can you do?”
• “I can _____.”
• “I can’t _____.”
• “I can _____, but I can’t _____.”
• “Can you _____?”
• “Yes, I can.”
• “No, I can’t.”

🎮 Activities Included

✅ Find the Mistakes Game
✅ Speaking & Sentence Practice
✅ “Can / Can’t” Review Activities
✅ Guessing Games
✅ Spinning Wheel Game
✅ Dice Roll Game
✅ Target Practice Game
✅ Whole-Class Review Activities

Students practice speaking in complete sentences while reviewing action vocabulary and building confidence using “but” in conversation.

💡 Why Teachers Love This Lesson

🗣 Encourages Speaking & Listening Practice
🎮 Packed with Interactive Classroom Games
🏃 Includes Movement-Based Activities
👀 Large Visuals Perfect for Young Learners
🎯 Beginner-Friendly Sentence Structures
🏫 Excellent for Large ESL Classes

This ready-to-use ESL lesson helps students improve fluency and confidence while practicing action verbs and “can / can’t” communication in a fun and engaging way.

📥 Download now and bring interactive speaking practice into your ESL classroom! 🚀

Watch the video to see the full lesson and how to teach it.

Slide total: 56 (You can see some of the slides here)