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domingo, 28 de octubre de 2012

THE ABILITIES


video
 
Tracy Chapman Baby Can I Hold You lyrics

* Listen the song and complete the lyrics
 
Sorry
Is all that you _______ say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like sorry like sorry

Forgive me
Is all that you _______ say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like forgive me forgive me

But you ______ say baby
Baby ______ I hold you tonight
Maybe if I told you the right words
At the right time you'd be mine

I love you
Is all that you _______say
Years gone by and still
Words don't come easily
Like I love you I love you


 Chose and write

ride a bike -  fly - run - swim - climb

juggle - talk - throw - draw - walk

read - hop - jump  - kick - write



                                                                                                                       

                                                                                                                                       



       
 
 Write the right verb
                                                                                                                        

Hello! My name is Ariel. I'm a mermaid.
I can't but I can .
I can't but I can .
I can't Ski animated gif but I can Singer animated gif .
And you? What can you do? Can you Ballet animated gif ?
Can you ? Can you ?
Can you or ?





 

sábado, 27 de octubre de 2012

STORY IN THE PAST

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MOTIVACION: Listen a song and complete the lyrics with verbs in the past

 

 
 
For all those times you by me
For all the truth that you me see
For all the joy you to my life
For all the wrong that you right
For every dream you come true
For all the love I in you
I'll be forever thankful baby
You're the one who me up
Never let me fall
You're the one who me through it all
You my strength when I weak
You my voice when I couldn't speak
You my eyes when I couldn't see
You the best there in me
me up when I couldn't reach
You me faith 'coz you
I'm everything I am
Because you me


You me wings and me fly
You my hand I could touch the sky
I my faith, you it back to me
You no star out of reach
You by me and I tall
I your love I it all
I'm grateful for each day you me
Maybe I don't know that much
But I know this much is true
I because I was by you

You my strength when I weak
You my voice when I couldn't speak

You my eyes when I couldn't see
You the best there in me
me up when I couldn't reach
You me faith 'coz you
I'm everything I am
Because you me


You always there for me
The tender wind that me
A light in the dark shining your love into my life
You've been my inspiration
Through the lies you the truth
My world is a better place because of you

You my strength when I weak
You my voice when I couldn't speak
You my eyes when I couldn't see
You the best there in me
me up when I couldn't reach
You me faith 'coz you
I'm everything I am
Because you me

You my strength when I weak
You my voice when I couldn't speak
You my eyes when I couldn't see
You the best there in me
me up when I couldn't reach
You me faith 'coz you
I'm everything I am
Because you me

I'm everything I am
Because you me

PREVIOS KNOWLEDGE:

Did you forget your book?

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COGNITIVE CONFLICT:
Do you know what is the differents between the regular verbs and irregular verbs in the past?
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RECEIVING INFORMATION: 
WRITE THE PAST FORM OF THE VERBS IN BRACKETS
Mary in Paris ten years ago. (live)
She as a teacher there. (work)
Her flat near the Sacre Couer .(be)
She see the Tower Eiffel from her window. (can)
Her flatmate (be) Antoine. He (be) a painter. He (paint) beautiful portraits.
Mary (have) a small green car. She (drive) her car to work every day but she her bike on Sundays. (ride)
Mary crêpes every day.(eat) They delicious! (be) She sometimes (drink) some red wine. She (not eat) scargo.
Mary (not like) snails.
Her best friend Anette (live) in Versailles. Mary sometimes (visit) her. They (play) tennis or (go) on picnics. On rainy days they (play) cards or (watch) a film.
 
IDENTIFICATION OF THE ELEMENTS TO BE ORGANIZED:
COMPLETE THE BLACKS WITH THE PAST TENSE OF THE VERBS IN THE BOX

arrive copy dance die enjoy live stay study travel visit

1 Last weekend I for the exam.

2 When I was young we in the country.

3 The concert was great. We really it.

4 There was a lot of traffic and we home very late.

5 Two thousand people MyProfe last month.

6 We were tired so we home.

7 Last year the neighbours to China.

8 When we were at the beach our dog . He was very old.

9 On Tuesday we went to Raul’s house and some CD’s.

10 Last night I with Marge at the disco.
 DETERMINATION OF CRITERIO FOR ORGANIZER:

WATCH  THE VIDEO AND FILL IN THE BLANKS BY USING THE PAST FORM OF THE VERBS GIVEN THEN PUTTINGTHE FOLLOWING SENTENCES IN ORDER




Then, suddenly, the frog (turn) into a handsome prince.

 Suddenly, the princess (see)a big, ugly frog and she (ask) him to get her ball.

 The frog (jump) into the well, and (throw) the golden ball to the princess.

The frog (come)to the castle and (start) to live with the princess in the castle.

They (become) very close friends.

They soon (get) married and lived happily forever.

 The princess was very sad because her golden ball (fall) into the well.

One day, the princess (kiss) the frog.

 The princess (catch)the ball, and quickly (run) to the castle.
 
 The frog (want) to be the princess' friend.

 Soon, the princess (begin) to love the frog.

 LAYOUT OF THE ORDER AND CONSIDERING THE CRITERIA ESTABLISHED:

THEN WATCH ONE MORE THE VIDEO AND CORRECT THE MISTAKE

TRANFER TO NEW SITUATIONS:
YOU DO A TEXT ABOUT A STORY IN THE PAST (Homework)
REFLECTION ON LEARNING /METACOGNITION:
WHAT DID YOU LEARN IN THE CLASS?
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HOW DO YOU LEARN?
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lunes, 22 de octubre de 2012

THE VERB MODALS

THE VERB MODALS

All the auxiliary verbs except be, do and have are called modals. Unlike other auxiliary verbs modals only exist in their helping form; they cannot act alone as the main verb in a sentence.
Be, do, and have also differ from the other auxiliaries in that they can also serve as ordinary verbs in a given sentence.
The modal verbs are:-
CAN / COULD / MAY / MIGHT / MUST / SHALL / SHOULD / OUGHT TO / WILL / WOULD
Modal
Example
Uses
CanThey can control their own budgets. We can’t fix it.
Can I smoke here?
Can you help me?
Ability / Possibility Inability / Impossibility
Asking for permission
Request
CouldCould I borrow your dictionary? Could you say it again more slowly?
We could try to fix it ourselves.
I think we could have another Gulf War.
He gave up his old job so he could work for us.
Asking for permission. Request
Suggestion
Future possibility
Ability in the past
MayMay I have another cup of coffee? China may become a major economic power. Asking for permission Future possibility
MightWe'd better phone tomorrow, they might be eating their dinner now.
They might give us a 10% discount.
Present possibility
Future possibility
MustWe must say good-bye now. They mustn’t disrupt the work more than necessary. Necessity / Obligation Prohibition
Ought toWe ought to employ a professional writer.Saying what’s right or correct
Shall
(More common in the UK than the US)
Shall I help you with your luggage? Shall we say 2.30 then?
Shall I do that or will you?
Offer Suggestion
Asking what to do
ShouldWe should sort out this problem at once. I think we should check everything again.
Profits should increase next year.
Saying what’s right or correct Recommending action
Uncertain prediction
WillI can’t see any taxis so I’ll walk. I'll do that for you if you like.
I’ll get back to you first thing on Monday.
Profits will increase next year.
Instant decisions Offer
Promise
Certain prediction
WouldWould you mind if I brought a colleague with me? Would you pass the salt please?
Would you mind waiting a moment?
"Would three o`clock suit you?" - "That’d be fine."
Would you like to play golf this Friday?
"Would you prefer tea or coffee?" - "I’d like tea please."
Asking for permission Request
Request
Making arrangements
Invitation
Preferences

!Note The modal auxiliary verbs are always followed by the base form.

domingo, 21 de octubre de 2012

THE VERB "CAN"




Can is the first modal auxiliary verb we are going to study. For an introduction to auxiliary verbs see further units.
Uses: If you say that you can do something, you mean you have the ability to do it, or you have the knowledge or skill to do it. There are of course other uses of can which will be explained later.
  I / you / he / she / it / we / they can
           Can has the same form for all the pronouns.

  • Affirmative forms
I can scuba-dive.....Can you scuba-dive?

You can play basketball


  He can fly! Well, he is Superman....

She can play baseball

  It can play hockey!!!

We can ride a bicycle
They can speak English

  • Negative forms
For negative sentences use can + not (can`t)
You can`t water ski....It`s very difficult!
She can`t play football...
It can`t walk, run or fly .
We can`t drive like him....

They can`t speak Japanese


  • Interrogative forms

 A) Short questions /short answers

Can I fly a kite?
                               Yes, I can No, I can`t

Can you solve this addition?
                                               Yes, I can No, I can´t

Can he program a computer?
                                                          Yes, he can No, he can`t
Can she lift 50 kilos?
                                   Yes, she can No, she can`t

Can it carry a leaf?
                                 Yes, it can No, it can`t
Can we play like them?
                                                Yes, they can No, they can`t
   Can they speak Greek? Yes, we can No, we can`t

B) Some examples of wh questions with can (ability, skills etc)

What languages can you speak? I can speak Spanish, Italian..
What sports can you play? I can play tennis and golf
Who can write in Japanese? I can
How fast can you run? I can run very fast!