Can I? Can't I? Board Game
Young learners move around a 24-space board answering questions about what they can and cannot do. Players talk about their abilities, ask partners questions, act out actions, and work together as teams. Each space has a speaking task anchored to real abilities and daily life.
A free Board Game for Young learners at CEFR A1 level. Topic: I can i cant.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner what they can do very well. Listen and say if you can do it too.
- Act out swimming. Your partner says 'You can swim!' or 'You cannot swim!'
- Your team must agree on one sport everyone can play. Tell the class.
- Describe what you can do at school. Say at least two things.
- Ask your partner what they cannot do. Why not?
- Stand up and mime riding a bicycle. Others guess and say the sentence.
- You have 30 seconds to present three things you can do at home.
- Show with your hands how you play the piano. Say 'I can play piano.'
- Ask your partner what animal they can imitate. Ask them to do it now.
- Discuss with your group: Can you all ride a bike? Tell the class yes or no.
- Explain one thing you cannot do. Why is it hard for you?
- Act out drawing a picture. Say 'I can draw' or 'I cannot draw.'
- Ask your partner what language they can speak. Can you speak it too?
- Your team must agree on one thing nobody can do. Say it together.
- You have 30 seconds to show three different things you can do with your hands.
- Describe one sport you can play and one you cannot. Why?
- Stand up and mime cooking food. Your partner says what you can cook.
- Ask your partner what they can do with a computer. Do you agree?
- Compare what you can do with your partner. Say two sentences.
- Your team must agree: Can you all read English? Tell the class.
- Show with your body how you dance. Say 'I can dance' or 'I cannot dance.'
- Ask your partner what they can do that makes them happy. Listen carefully.
- Explain one thing you could not do last year but can do now.
- You have 30 seconds to tell the class three things you can do very well.