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To look for the verbs in the text and find the meaning.

REGULAR VERB MEANING IRREGULAR VERB MEANING

1.produce Producir 1.become Llegar a ser
2.assess 2.be
3.track 3.
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CAN, COULD Y BE ABLE TO

Can, could y be able to pertenecen al grupo de los llamados Modal Verbs y una de sus funciones es la
de expresar habilidad.
CAN
Va siempre seguido del infinitivo sin TO
Su forma negativa es CAN´T
Se usa para el PRESENTE
Example: I can go to the cinema
COULD
Va siempre seguido del infinitivo sin TO
Se usa para el PASADO
Su forma negativa es COULDN´T
Example: I could play tennis when I was 10
BE ABLE TO
Se usa para el resto de tiempos como futuro, condicional o presente perfecto.
Es necesario conjugar el verbo to be en el tiempo verbal adecuado
Va seguido del infinitivo sin TO
Example: I will be able to speak French because I´m studying it now in an academy or
I have been able to play football for 5 years.
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1. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES CORRECTLY. CHOOSE a, b or c

1. ___ you hear the fireworks from your house last night?
a) Can b) can’t c) could
2. Do you think you ___ write that report by Tuesday? I know you’re very busy.
a) have been able to b) couldn’t c) will be able to
3. I ___ touch my toes. See!
a) Could b) can c) will be able to
4. I ___ spend another moment in that restaurant. It was too noisy.
a) have been able to b) couldn’t c) can’t
5. I ___ never seem to get the temperature right.
a) Can b) to be able to c) can’t
6. ___ play professional tennis, you must be extremely fit.
a) Couldn’t b) will you be able to c) to be able to
7. ___ you play an instrument?
a) Able to b) can c) couldn’t
8. I'm afraid I ___ attend the meeting, I’m on business in Japan.
a) won’t be able to b) will be able to c) can
9. ___ you have brought it to me at work?
a) Couldn't b) will be able to c) cannot
10. They ___ save the men from the sinking ship.
a) was able to b) could to c) were able to

2. CON BASE EN EL SIGUIENTE TEXTO RESPONDA LAS PREGUNTAS 1 a 5

INTERVIEWER: What’s happening in the school right now? It’s 10 a.m. but most children are not
in their classrooms like in traditional schools. What are they doing?
TEACHER: Well, some are playing basketball or riding their bikes. Most of them love sport. Some
are developing pictures in the photo lab. Others are talking about last weekend or discussing
politics. Some of them are studying traditional subjects, like biology or math. In this way, they are
learning how to work with other people and how to organize their learning.
INTERVIEWER: Who runs the school?
TEACHER: We all do. We meet once a week at the School Meeting and we make all the important
decisions. Each student and each teacher has one vote.
INTERVIEWER: What is life like at the school?
STUDENT: Well, it’s a challenge but I love it because I decide what I learn and who teaches me. I
think we learn most from conversations with other people. At the moment we’re reading a lot about
the Middle Ages because we’re preparing a play about the history.
Challenger Person. Longman

1. According to the text, teachers teach students

a. To waste their time doing different activities.
b. To be responsible with their time.
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c. To spend their time doing different things.

2. What can the reader learn from the text?
a. How to organize the learning.
b. What sort of activities you can experience at school.
c. How to be a successful student.
3. What’s the writer’s main purpose in writing this text?
a. To tell the reader about a normal day at school.
b. To explain how to be a better student.
c. To demonstrate that students are responsible of his learning process.
4. This school can be identified as
a. A democratic school.
b. A cool school.
c. A free school.
5. The students think that school’s philosophy is good because
a. They only have traditional subjects If they want.
b. They learn things when they need them.
c. They can play whenever they want.