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Read the newspaper story. Write T (true), F (false) or ?(the answer isn't in the text).
CHRIS HINDS from Middlesbrough saw an amazing thing yesterday afternoon.
He was walking along the bank of the river Tees with his son Neil. It was a fine afternoon and they were enjoying the walk. In front of them, they could see a dog. It was sitting on the path. Chris could see that it had a broken leg.
When he and Neil went towards the dog, it tried to run away, but it couldn’t, and it fell into the river
The water was moving very fast and soon the dog was fifty metres from the bank.
Suddenly, Chris and his son saw a seal. It was swimming round the dog. When the dog’s head went under the water, the seal went into action!
It pushed the dog to the river bank. Then it swam back to the middle of the river and waited. Chris ran along the bank and pulled the dog on to the path. At that moment the seal disappeared.
Chris couldn’t believe his eyes. Той only see that sort of thing in Disney films, but I saw it in real life. It happened right in front of me!’ he said. T couldn’t believe my eyes!’
- Chris Hinds lives in Middlesbrough. T
- He was walking along the river because he wanted to find his dog. f
- It was Saturday afternoon. ?
- The weather was good. t
- The dog came towards Chris and his son. f
- Chris didn't know that the dog had a broken leg. f
- The dog didn't want to go into the river. t
- The seal pushed the dog's head under the water. f
- When Chris pulled the dog onto the path, the seal disappeared. t
- The seal saved the dog's life. t
- Chris and Neil were at the cinema. f
- The dog's name was Lucky ?
Teacher explain the rule could /couldn’t
We use ‘could’ and ‘couldn’t’ to talk about our abilities in the past.
After ‘could’ and ‘couldn’t’ we use the infinitive without ‘to’.
I could make a cake when I was six.
My mum couldn’t swim when she was a child.
I couldn’t speak English before I went to school.
1 Read and circle True or False
When I was a baby I couldn’t speak, but now I can speak my language and English! When I was smaller I could sleep all day, but now I can’t: I have to go to school! Now I can watch television and understand what it’s saying, but when I was younger that was impossible - I couldn’t understand very much!
a. When he was a baby he couldn’t speak. (True) False
b. Now he can speak 5 languages. True False
c. Now he can sleep all day. True False
d. When he was younger he couldn’t understand very much on TV. True False
e. Now he can’t understand what the television is saying. True False
2. Where does it go?
Write these words in the correct group so that it is true for you.
play football read play chess swim speak English run quickly
When I was five I could...
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When I was five I couldn’t.
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3. What’s the order?
Put the words in the correct order.
- was play I when chess six could I
- I six when couldn’t I was read
- when speak were you five could you English
- two when sister could was my she walk
- could my was ten when brother he judo do
Evaluate.
Thank you very much! And your marks for today- Group A and Group B — you are good and excellent!
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