What Can You Do? (part 3)

"I can't read very well yet. I wish I could." It can take a long time to be good at something. If we practice, things get easier and easier to do.

We use 'yet' to show not now but in the future we will be able to. "I didn't do my homework yet." = I didn't start my homework but I will do it.

Marie knows how to spell, and Jill prints well. Gene is really good at anything that has to do with computers.

print = to write letters clearly and the letters are not joined like when you write.

"I haven't discovered what I'm good at yet."

discovered = find out or to know

Nathan writes funny stories about science. Some of the funniest ones are about a baby robot! Beth likes to build. The biggest tower she ever built was taller than she is!

Tower = a tall building

"I made the soccer team this year. I hope I play well enough to score a goal." I see lots of things in the park. I look near and far. Things look much closer through my binoculars!

Make a soccer team = The coach of the soccer team will choose the best players to play. If you are not a good player then you cannot play.

binoculars = an object with glass in it that helps you see things that are far away from you.

We all like to do what we do best. When things are hard, we need help to learn. We might say, "I don't get it." We're good at different things.

hard = not easy or difficult

"I feed the baby myself now. When she gets bigger, she will not need help." "I can fix my brother's wagon. I'm younger than my brother, but I'm good at fixing things."

feed = give food to. Your mother and father feed you. You can feed your cat, dog or fish.

"I got my training wheels off earlier than I thought I would. I felt very proud!" "The kids made me captain of our team. That was one of the happiest days of my life."

The kids made me captain our of team = the players on the team chose this person to be the team leader.

training wheels = small wheels on a bike that help you not to fall when riding a bike

We have schoolwork, acting, singing, dancing, playing games, or sports! We all have something we do well. What can you do?

acting = pretending to be another person or an animal in front of others for fun.