Class 17 · Summer 2026
Skills and Resumes
Skills · can / can't · and / but · Reading a resume
Say what a person can do, join two ideas with and or but, and read a resume beside a job ad.
Grammar in this class:Can, can'tAnd, but
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Patina English Workbook · Unit 17
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Words
Sheet
Skills
Eight skills, eight people, a number and a name on every picture. Who can sew? What can Kofi do? I can speak, I can work weekends.
Game
Skill Sprint
A person at work appears. Type what they can do, the whole sentence: He can cook. Then two pictures, ✓ and ✗, joined with and or but.
Grammar
Sheet
And · But
Can and can't, then two sentences become one. The same news takes and. Different news takes but.
Builder
Build It: And or But
Build two halves with can or can't, then join them. Both the same: and. One can and one can't: but.
Real world
Reading
Sam's Resume
A job ad and a resume. Can Sam do the job? Answer with can and can't, then fill in the citizenship form for him.
Reading
Job Postings
Four real job postings: pay, schedule, responsibilities, requirements. Who is right for which job? Then write a posting for a line cook.
Listen
Listening
What Can You Do?
A job interview at a warehouse. Mr. Chen is asking Sam about his skills. Listen first with the script hidden, then read along, answer, and write the missing words.