How well can he/she … ? 

 

   

   

 

   

 

 

   

 

Kate 

 
 

ski 

 

 

 

 

play the 

piano 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

chess 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

paint 

 

Kate 

 
 

ski 

 

 

 

 

play the 

piano 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

chess 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

paint 

 

Tom 

 

 

cook 

 

 

 

 

speak 

Spanish 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play the 

guitar 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

tennis 

 

Tom 

 

cook 

 

 

 

 

speak 

Spanish 

 

 

 

 

 

play the 

guitar 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

tennis 

 

Tom 

 

 

cook 

 

 

 

 

speak 

Spanish 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play the 

guitar 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

tennis 

 

Tom 

 

 

cook 

 

 

 

 

speak 

Spanish 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play the 

guitar 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

tennis 

How well can he/she … ? 

 

   

   

 

   

 

 

   

 

John 

 
 

 

dance 

 

 

 

surf 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

football 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

speak 

French 

 

John 

 
 

dance 

 

 

 

surf 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

football 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

speak 

French

 

 

Kate 

 
 

ski 

 

 

 

 

play the 

piano 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

chess 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

paint 

 

Kate 

 
 

ski 

 

 

 

 

play the 

piano 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

chess 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

paint 

 

John 

 
 

 

dance 

 

 

 

surf 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

football 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

speak 

French 

 

John 

 
 

 

dance 

 

 

 

surf 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

football 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

speak 

French

 

How well can he/she … ? 

 

   

   

 

   

 

 

   

Helen 

 
 

 

ice-

skate 

 

 

 

 

play the 

violin 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ride a 

horse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sing 

Helen 

 
 

ice-

skate 

 

 

 

 

play the 

violin 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ride a 

horse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sing 

 

Bob 

 

 

play 

golf 

 

 

 

 

speak 

Italian 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

swim 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rollerblade

 

Bob 

 

play 

golf 

 

 

 

 

speak 

Italian 

 

 

 

 

 

 

swim 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rollerblade

 

Bob 

 

 

play 

golf 

 

 

 

 

speak 

Italian 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

swim 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rollerblade

 

 

Bob 

 

 

play 

golf 

 

 

 

 

speak 

Italian 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

swim 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

rollerblade

 

How well can he/she … ? 

 

   

   

 

   

 

 

   

 

Mark 

 

 

play 

baseball 

 

 

 

 

draw 

 

 

 

 

 

 

speak 

German 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play the 

flute 

 

Mark 

 

play 

baseball 

 

 

 

 

draw 

 

 

 

 

 

 

speak 

German 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play the 

flute 

 

Helen 

 
 

 

ice-

skate 

 

 

 

 

play the 

violin 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ride a 

horse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sing 

Helen 

 
 

ice-

skate 

 

 

 

 

play the 

violin 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ride a 

horse

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sing 

 

Mark 

 

 

play 

baseball 

 

 

 

 

draw 

 

 

 

 

 

 

speak 

German 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play the 

flute 

 

Mark 

 

 

play 

baseball 

 

 

 

 

draw 

 

 

 

 

 

 

speak 

German 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play the 

flute 

How well can he/she … ? 

 

   

   

 

 

 

 

 

Ben 

 
 
 

 

swim 

 

 

 

 

play 

bowling 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

the 

drums 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

basketball 

 

Ben 

 
 
 

swim 

 

 

 

 

play 

bowling 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

the 

drums 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

basketball 

 

Ben 

 
 
 

 

swim 

 

 

 

 

play 

bowling 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

the 

drums 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

basketball 

 

Ben 

 
 
 

swim 

 

 

 

 

play 

bowling 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

the 

drums 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

play 

basketball 

The Rules 

 

Objective:  

 
The objective is to gather all the cards belonging  to  the  same  character.  This  game  allows  the 
students to use CAN, ‘not … at all’, ‘a little’, ‘quite well’, ‘very well’, as well as the vocabulary related 
to different common activities and hobbies. 
 

How to play the Game: 

 
1.  Make groups of 4-5 players and give a set of cards to each group. 
 
2.  One of the players is the dealer. He/she shuffles the cards and deals 5 or 6 cards to each player. 
The other cards make a pile. 
 
3.  The dealer starts the game by choosing a player and asking him/her a question about one of the 
characters (ex: ‘

How well can Ben swim?

’’). (You can only gather the cards of a character if you have 

already at least one card of this character in your own game.) 

•  If the player does not have the card (there has to be a red frame around the picture), he/she 

answers ‘

I don’t know

.’ Then, the dealer takes a card from the pile. If, by any chance the card 

is the answer to his/her question, he/she can play again. If not, it is the player sitting on the 
dealer’s left who chooses someone and asks him/her a question. 

•  If the player does have the card (with a red frame around the picture), he/she answers ‘

He 

cannot  swim  at  all!’

’ Then, the dealer can continue to ask questions. He / She can ask the 

same player or choose another one. 

 

X 

not … at all

 

 

 

a little 

 

 

 

 

quite well 

 

 

 

 

 

 

very well 

 
4.  Once all the cards of a character have been gathered, the player puts them on the table. 
 
5.  The winner is the player who has gathered the most characters. 

 

 
Remark: You can also work question tags > ‘Tom cannot swim at all, can he?’