29. Clever animals

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English as a second language
VOCABULARY ZONE

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Hello, boys and girls!
My name is Bobby.
Welcome to
our lesson.
And my name is Tobby.
This is our friend Mobby.

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Hi, everyone!
Today we
have a guest.
Hi, Liam!
It’s our good friend Liam.

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Guys, it’s very hot today!
Yes, it’s true!

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I’m going to buy an ice cream.
Who wants to go to the ice cream
shop with me?
Me!
Me!
Me!

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Ha-ha. Great!
In this case, let’s go.

7.

Mr. Wilson, could you
give us four strawberry
ice creams, please?
Hello, Mr. Wilson!
Oh, hello, boys!

8.

Thank you
very much!
Sure! Here you are!

9.

Bye, Mr. Wilson!
You’re welcome!

10.

Bye, boys!

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Oh, this ice cream
is so delicious!
Yeah! I agree.
Oh, Liam, look at
your ice cream!
There is a spider on it.

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Oh, hi, my friend!
How did you get here?
Fly away!
Liam, are you
talking to spider?

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Yes, I am!
Oh, okay! Well…
Anyway, the spider
won’t fly away!

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Why?
It’s because spiders can’t fly!

15.

Oh, really?!
I didn’t know that!
Can they swim?
No, they can’t.

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Oh, that’s interesting!
Boys, could you tell
me more about the
abilities of spiders?
Sure!
No problem!
We can also tell you about the
abilities of other animals and birds.

17.

Oh, that would
be awesome!
All right! In this case,
let’s start our lesson!

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Today in the lesson we will:
• talk about the abilities of
animals and birds;
• learn new words;
• talk about the modal verb “can”;
• discuss how to form
sentences with this verb.

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Oh, okay,
boys!
Liam, before we talk about
the abilities of animals and
birds, let’s learn new words.
You’ll need them
to understand
the information.
Great! And the
words are…

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Spider
Паук

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Bird
Птица

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Rabbit
Кролик

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Seahorse
Морской
конёк

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Tortoise
Черепаха

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Parrot
Попугай

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Crawl
Ползать

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Fly
Летать

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Jump
Прыгать

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Swim
Плавать

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Walk
Ходить

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Dance
Танцевать

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Talk
Говорить,
разговаривать

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Climb
Взбираться

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Sing
Петь

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Run
Бегать

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Yes, that’s
right, boys!
Liam, we’ve learnt
new words.
Now we will tell you about
the modal verb “can”.

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Okay, boys!
We will also discuss how to
form sentences with this verb.

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Can –
мочь, уметь

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When do we use the modal verb “can”?
1. This modal verb is used to talk
about the ability to do something.
Molly and Lilly can
dance very well.
2. We also use the modal verb
“can” to ask for or give
permission.
You can borrow my
book if you like.

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How do we form sentences with the verb “can”?
+
Subject

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How do we form sentences with the verb “can”?
+
Subject + can

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How do we form sentences with the verb “can”?
+
Subject + can + main verb

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My brother can sing very well!

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How do we form sentences with the verb “can”?
+
Subject + can + main verb
—
Subject

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How do we form sentences with the verb “can”?
+
Subject + can + main verb
—
Subject + can

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How do we form sentences with the verb “can”?
+
Subject + can + main verb
—
Subject + can + not

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How do we form sentences with the verb “can”?
+
Subject + can + main verb
—
Subject + can’t

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How do we form sentences with the verb “can”?
+
Subject + can + main verb
—
Subject + can’t + main verb

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My brother can’t sing very
well!

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How do we form sentences with the verb “can”?
+
Subject + can + main verb
—
Subject + can’t + main verb
?
Can

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How do we form sentences with the verb “can”?
+
Subject + can + main verb
—
Subject + can’t + main verb
?
Can + subject

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How do we form sentences with the verb “can”?
+
Subject + can + main verb
—
Subject + can’t + main verb
?
Can + subject + main verb

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Can my brother sing very well?

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To give short answers to the
questions, we can use one of the
following two constructions:
Yes,
No,
personal
pronoun
personal
pronoun
can!
can
not!

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Oh, cool!
Let’s start!
Liam, we’ve told you
everything you need
to know about the
verb “can”.
Now let’s talk about the abilities
of different animals and birds.
Sure!

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What can spiders do?
crawl
fly
climb
sing
talk
run

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What can birds do?
fly
jump
walk
run
talk
sing

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What can rabbits do?
jump
talk
walk
run
sing
swim

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What can seahorses
do?
talk
sing
swim
walk
run
fly

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What can tortoises do?
talk
sing
walk
fly
jump
crawl

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What can parrots do?
talk
sing
dance
jump
swim
fly

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Yes, that’s right, boys!
Thank you so much
for the information!
You are welcome!
Liam, we’ve told you
about the abilities
of different animals
and birds.

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That’s all for today,
our dear friends.
See you soon,
boys and girls.