MY PAST ABILITIES!

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CAPACIDADES: Obtiene información del texto escrito, Infiere e interpreta información del
texto escrito.
PROPÓSITO DE LA SESIÓN: En esta sesión los estudiantes, desarrollan la parte gramatical
del verbo modal “Could” en affirmative y negative form y los utiliza para hablar sobre sus
habilidades en el pasado; es decir sobre todo aquello que sabía o podía hacer. Desarrolla de

01 PAST ABILITIES
02 Could and couldn’t

CAN / COULD
Complete the sentences using
My name is Samira Brown. I am 70. I
a can/can’t / could / couldn’t
am an old thin woman. When I was
young, I could do many things. I could
run, I could jump, I could practice gym
Omar drive his
and play tennis. Now I can't do all that
bike when he was 8.
because I am very old. But I can read
books, visit many places and watch
Hani do his
interesting programmers on TV and I homework so I helped him.
am very happy. Last week-end, I went
to the theatre with some friends. It was
fantastic.
I go to the
Answer these questions according to the text: supermarket. It’s stormy today.
A

How old is Samira Brown? Now, I use a

computer very well.

Can she jump?

Bet Hoven play

the piano when he was 5.
Read the text again and try to complete
B about Samira.

Ability in the past Ability in the present He play the

guitar when he was 9.
1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

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03 Reading comprehension 04 My family could…

Hi! My name is Lucy and this is my best friend

Emma. We play in the same football team, we love
football! Emma is very good because she can run very FATHER MOTHER
GRAND
PA
GRANDM
A
fast! I can’t run so fast, but I can jump! When the ball RIDE A
is in the air I always jump, but Emma can’t jump so BIKE
high!
PLAY
SOCCER
Emma goes to taekwondo classes on Saturdays, but I
can’t do taekwondo, I am very bad. After her RIDE A
BIKE
taekwondo classes we go to the park to climb trees, we
love it! PLAY
SOCCER

a Read the text and select “True” or “False” A Complete the information according
to the table with could or couldn’t.

1. Lucy can play football but Emma can’t.

TRU FALS My mom could swim when she was a kid
E E
TRU FALS 1. My grandma play soccer
2. Emma can run very fast but Lucy can’t
E E
when she was young.
TRU FALS
3. Lucy and Emma can jump. 2. My dad swim when he
E E
TRU FALS was a kid.
4. Emma can do karate but Lucy can’t.
E E
TRU FALS 3. My grandpa cook when
5.Lucy and Emma can climb trees.
E E
he was young.
4. My mom ride a bike
b Complete with and or but :
when she was a kid.
5. My dad cook when he
1. Lucy can play football
was a kid.
Emma can play football too.
6. My grandpa swim when
2. Emma can run very fast
he was young.
Lucy can’t.
7. My grandma ride a bike
3. Lucy can jump very high
when she was young.
Emma can’t.
8. My mom play soccer
4. Emma can do taekwondo
when she was a kid.
Lucy can’t.
9. My dad ride a bike when
5. Lucy can climb trees
he was a kid.
Emma can too.
10.My grandma cook when
she was young.

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05 Look at the chart and: B Read the sentences and decide if the
sentences are TRUE or FALSE:

TR FAL
UE SE

FRAN 1. Melissa and Emma can roller-skate.

K
2. Frank and Bob can’t ride a horse
MELIS
SA 3. Frank can play chess.

BOB 4. Bob can sing.

EMM 5. Melissa can do magic tricks.

A
6. Emma can ride a horse.
can
can
can
can Can’t
Can’t
Can’t
Can’t
NO EXPLA
1.aMelissa
Read and circle the
/ correct option:play chess. EVALUATION CRITERIA YES
T IN
Obtiene información e integra datos
que están en distintas partes de un
2. Bob / do magic tricks. texto donde se describen acciones que
podían hacer en el pasado; se hace uso
3. Frank / ride a horse. del modal Could and couldn’t.
Realiza inferencias a partir de la
información explicita e implícita de un
4. Emma / sing. texto sobre habilidades pasadas.
Brinda una opinión sobre la
importancia de la práctica constante de
5. Bob / roller - skate. las habilidades personales y puedan ser
incorporadas en las rutinas diarias y
6. Melissa / ride a horse. poder mejorar fortalezas y talentos
Pronuncia adecuadamente los
vocabularios nuevos en inglés.
Escribe de manera correcta las
oraciones, respetando la estructura
gramatical del uso de: Could
(Affirmative, interrogative and
negative form)..

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