INSTITUCION EDUCATIVA ESCUELA NORMAL SUPERIOR

GIGANTE – HUILA

GUÍAS DE APRENDIZAJE AUTÓNOMO EN LA EDUCACIÓN REMOTA

DOCENTE AREA GRADO PERIODO No. GUIA

Oscar
Inglés Decimo II 4
Quintero

• PRESENTACIÓN DE LA GUÍA: In this lesson, students will learn how to talk about things they can and
can’t do, as well as things they could or couldn’t do in the past. We will use Google Classroom to
deliver our learning guide

• INDICADORES DE DESEMPEÑO: Identifico palabras clave dentro del texto que me permiten
comprender su sentido general.
• METODOLOGIA Y ACTIVIDADES:
1. Reading activity: Read the title of the two texts. What do you think the texts are about?
The text is about people who have done great things for others and for themselves.

2.
 2. Read the text again and answer the questions
a. What organization helped Sandra when she was pregnant?
The organized that helped Sandra when she was pregnant was LUA NOVA.
b. How does Sandra make extra money now?
Sara now earns extra money-making bricks and selling them.
c. Why did William leave school when he was 14?
William left school at 14 because his family was poor.
d. What did William build?
William built a windmill.

3. Complete the sentences from the text

a. She couldn’t work because she was so young.
b. He could read books.
c. She can build a house.
d. Some people think that women can’t be builders.

4. Complete the table about Sandra and William

Things they could and couldn’t do (past) Things they can and can’t do (present)
Sandra Ex. She couldn’t work… She learned to build, and the Lua Nova
foundation helped her get a job.
She couldn’t build houses She can build houses and now lives with her
three children.
William He couldn’t go to school; he was very poor. He won a scholarship to study at a university in
South Africa.
He was very interested in reading about He can teach young people how two make
how windmills could produce electricity and their own windmills and repair water pumps.
pump water. So, he decided to build a
windmill.

5. Organize these words to make sentences.

a. fast run can’t dog can speak but our he
Our dog can’t speak but he can run fast.
b. I couldn’t English I speak when younger
I couldn’t English I speak when younger.
c. brother could one walk my he was when
When I was my brother, one could walk.
d. because can pilot fly a a plane she Lidia is
Lidia is a pilot because she can fly a plane.
 6. Match the verbs with the words to make expressions for abilities.

Paint – play (x3) – speak – A foreign language – a horse – chess – a magic trick – a poem – a bike (x2) – a
run – repair – draw – do – motorbike – tennis – a story – 5 kilometers – a musical instrument – a picture
write (x2) – ride (x3) (x2)

Ex. Repair a motorbike

• Play chess.
• Play a musical instrument.
• Play tennis.
• Speak a foreign language.
• Run 5 kilometers.
• Repair a bike.
• Do a magic trick.
• Write a poem.
• Write a story.
• Ride a horse.
• Ride a bike.
• Ride a motorbike.
• Paint a picture.
• Draw a picture.

7. Write ten sentences about things that you can do. Use the expressions in exercise 9. Give
extra information
Ex. I can’t repair a motorbike but I can ride a motorbike
1. I can't play chess, but I can play dominoes.
2. I can't play the piano, but I can play the flute.
3. I can't play tennis, but I can play micro football.
4. I can't run 5 kilometers, but I can run 2 kilometers.
5. I can't repair a bike, but I can ride a bike.
6. I can't do a magic trick, but I can see the magic trick.
7. I can't write a poem, but you can recite a poem.
8. I can ride a motorcycle, but I can't repair a motorcycle.
9. I can ride a horse, but I can't take care of a horse.
10. I can't write My story but I can draw a story.
 8. Answer the following questions in a short text.

What couldn’t you What could you What can’t you do

do when you were do when you were now, but you
12 that you can do a very small child? want to learn in
now?
the future?

1. When I was 12 I couldn't drive a motorcycle Now I can drive a motorcycle.

2. When I was very little I could walk with my parents down the street.
3. Now I can't skateboard but when I grow up I can learn to skateboard.

• EVALUACIÓN FORMATIVA:
3 - 2 - 1 Countdown

Complete the following chart, taking into account the activities of this learning guide.

3 - 2 - 1 Countdown

3 things you like of this guide
I liked the point Where the sentences had to be organized.
I liked the point where I had to join words to form
sentences.
I liked the point where I had to answer the last three
questions in point 8.

2 you didn’t like of this guide I do not like the point where the table had to be
completed.
I did not like the point number

1 thing you will remember I will remember this guide because it was easy to do.

• BIBLIOGRAFIA DE APOYO Y FUENTES DE INFORMACIÓN: lots of examples and exercises to practice

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/english-grammar-reference/can-and-could