Hello! Today we are going to speak about past abilities: What are abilities?

APRENDIZAJE SIGNIFICATIVO: LEARNING ENGLISH I IMPROVE MY OPPORTUNITIES

TITLE OF THIS LESSON: “I COULD …” PURPOSE: Interpreta e infiere información acerca de habilidades pasadas mediante líneas de tiempo.

-Past abilities are the things we learned in past time. For example: crawl, speak, ride a bike, etc

COULD We use COULD to speak about past abilities. For example: - I could play soccer when I was 5 years.

- Rosy could crawl when she was 6 months.

- Bryan could walk when he was 1 year

MICHAEL PHELPS

He was born in Baltimore in 1985.He holds the record for winning the most gold medals in a single olympic games. He could swim when he was five years old.

(Work in pairs) TALKING ABOUT ABILITIES

Ask to your classmates: 1.Could you speak when you were 6 months? 2.Could you ride a bike when you were 7? POSSIBLES ANSWERS: - Yes, I could. - No, I couldn’t.

DIANA’S TIMELINE CRAWLWALKSPEAKREAD 7 MONTHS 1 YEAR 2 YEARS 6 YEARS She could crawl when she was 7 months. She could walk when she She could walk when she was 1 year. was 1 year.

Copy the timeline in your notebook and complete the sentences with “ Could or couldn’t”

CrawlRide a bikeRead 7 months 5 years 6 years 1. She ………..when she was 7 months. 2. She ……….. when she was 3 years. 3. She …….…. when she was 6 years.

- Open your book on page 30.Read and copy the activity 3: “SANDRA´S TIMELINE” In summary

BREAK TIME? We eat healthy food!!

METACOGNITION What can I improve my learning?

HOMEWORK

We write these abilities in a timeline

JENNY’S TIMELINE CRAWL WALK SPEAKREAD 6 MONTHS 1 YEAR 2 YEARS 6 YEARS 1) Jenny could crawl when she was 6 months 2) ……………………………………………………….. 3) ………………………………………………… 4) ………………………………………………...

LOOK AT THE TIMELINE AND WRITE TRUE (T) OR FALSE (F):

1. Diana could crawl when she was 1 year. ( ) 2. Diana could speak when she was 1 year. ( ) 3. D iana couldn’t walk when she was 8 years ( ) 4. Diana could read when she was 2 years ( ) 5. Diana could walk when she was 6 months( )

Write in your notebook your own timeline. ****You can use this abilities: - Walk - Speak -Play soccer - Swim - Read

HELLO! Today we are going to speak about past abilities! What are abilities? Explain it to me,please!

PAST ABILITIES We use could to talk about abilities in the past.

SWIM

RUN

PLAY TENNIS