CONTENT

Topic:

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE “The Animal Kingdoom”

1. Do you like animals? Grammar :
2. What is your favorite animal?
3. What things make people different from animals? - The use of Verb CAN in
Affirmative, negative and
interrogative forms.
- Action Verbs: run, paint,
cook, lay, jump…

Vocabulary :
- Wild and domestic
animals.
- Animals’ abilities.
- People’s abilities

Oral Comprehension
and Production:
- Uses communicative
strategies to express
abilities and inabilities of
animals and where
animals live.
- Talk about people’s
ability also your own and
others’ abilities.
- Inquire about abilities.
- Be able to discover
interesting things in the
animal Kingdom.

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 1. Animals have different characteristics and develop different abilities according to their
natural habitat. Place these animals in their correct environment.

ELEPHANT
GIRAFFE
LION

……………….. ……………….. DOLPHIN …………….. …………….. CAMEL

……………….. ……………….. …………….. ……………..
DOG ……………….. ……………….. ………………..
……………….. ………………..

CANARY TIGER

MONKEY

DEER
SHEEP

……………….. ……………..
CAT ……………… ………….…
……………….. CHAMELEON SNAKE

HEN

TURTLE COW FROG

WHALE
                   
KANGAROO            
EAGLE

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 1. Deysi and Carmita are trying to complete their new album. Read and write the number of
the sticker. Then talk to your partner what they can do.

It’s amazing!
Camels can walk 162 Km Mammals can feed
a day. An ostrich has
Look! This is their babies. two wings, but it
sticker N° 4 4 can not fly.
Camels can
4 walk 162 Km a It can run very fast.
day. An eagle can see
from long distance.
Kangaroos can
carry their babies Chameleons can
in their pouch. change their
color.
Cows can
1 produce milk.
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CAN FOR ABILITY

4 Pronunciation Can Can not = Can’t

3 / K n / / K nt /
Expressing Abilities
In order to express ability we use the verb “can” + the simple
Form of the action verb
Affirmative Form Negative Form Interrogative Form
I I I
You You You
He He He
She can jump. She can’t jump Can She jump ?
5 6 It It It
We We We
You You You
They They They

What Can They do ?

2. Match the columns.

Short Answers:
Animal Ability Action
Can you jump? - Yes, I can.
1. chameleons a. sing nice melodies.
2. ostriches b. run fast.
3. canaries c. carry their babies in their pouches.
4. eagles 2 CAN d. catch a prey.
5. kangaroos e. change color.
3. Complete the sentences with CAN or CAN’T . Then tell the class the abilities of the
animals.

a. Giraffes ……. eat leaves from trees , but they ………fly.

b. Hens …….. lay eggs, but they ……… fly long distances.
c. Dogs ……… see in the dark, but they ……….catch prey.
d. Cats ……… swim, but they ……….. catch mice.
e. Parrots ...……fly long distances, but they ……… repeat some words.

4. Look at the pictures in the chart and match the questions with the answers

They can eat leaves

from trees.

a. WHAT CAN
DOGS DO?

d. WHAT They can

They can ANIMALS'
ANIMALS' b. WHAT CAN
CAN
KANGAROOS see from
guide blind EAGLES ABILITIES
ABILITIES DO? long
people. DO?
distances

c. WHAT CAN
GIRAFFES DO?

They can carry their babies

in their pouches.

1. What can these people do well?

Use the abilities in the box and your own ideas. Then tell the class

JOB ABILITIES
- Cook
- Draw
- Bake
- Fix a car
- Read music
- Paint
- Play the piano
- Fix a motorcycle
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 CHEF MECHANIC ARTIST MUSICIAN

A: A chef can cook very well.

B: A chef can also bake things, like cakes. Yes, I can.
C: A mechanic can …
Can you…

SURVEY : Ask questions and complete the survey

2. Go around your classroom and write the name(s) of your classmate(s)

Who can do the activities in the chart. Then report your classmates’ abilities
to the class. See the example below the chart.

 = can x = can't
ACTIVITIES
SWIM DANCE ROCK SPEAK TWO COOK LUNCH RIDE A
LANGUAGES MOTORCYCLE
NAME

Mario

Reporting:
1. Mario can swim, dance rock and cook lunch, but he can’t sing.
2. …………….

1. Write sentences about your families’ abilities. What can they do? What can’t they do?

 SELF- ASSESSEMENT

How well can you do … Very Well Ok A little

1. Express abilities and inabilities of animals.

2. Talk about your own activities.
3. Describe others’ abilities.
4. Inquire about abilities.
5. Talk about job abilities using can

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