MEDIO. UNIDAD 2
UNIT 2. WHAT CAN YOU DO? • MISCELLANEA y
Tareas y habilidades
1. Relaciona los siguientes trabajos con las tareas o habilidades que les corresponden. Pilots
participate in fashion shows.
A bodyguard
coordinate a group of workers.
Cowboys
fly any kind of plane.
Directors Secretaries
can
plumb in a dishwasher. shot at any suspicious person.
Plumbers
read and write more than one language.
A model
ride horses and gather the cattle.
A translator
type very fast.
2. A continuación, escribe las frases en su forma negativa. 1.
Pilots can not / can’t fly any kind of planes.
2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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6.
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7.
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8.
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Can
Este verbo pertenece al grupo de los verbos modales, que se caracterizan por un número de rasgos específicos. Estos son: - Todos los verbos modales son auxiliares; es decir, hacen la negación y la interrogación por sí mismos. - Tienen una única forma para todas las personas; la tercera persona del singular no cambia, como ocurre en el presente simple. - Carecen de forma de infinitivo, participio y gerundio. - Siempre van seguidos de otro verbo en forma de infinitivo sin la partícula to. (Ejemplo con ‘go’.) Afirmación I can you can he/she/it can we can you can they can
Negación I cannot (can't) you cannot (can't) he/she/it cannot (can't) we cannot (can't) you cannot (can't) they cannot (can't)
Interrogación can I? can you? can he/she/it? can we? can you? can they?
El significado de este verbo es poder y puede expresar posibilidad, permiso, capacidad o habilidad. Ejemplos: He can't come this evening. Can I go to the toilet?
(2)
(1)
- posibilidad
- permiso
I can speak three languages. He can eat a whole chicken.
(3)
(4)
- habilidad
- capacidad
3. ¿Podrías traducir los ejemplos expuestos? 1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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Could
Ésta es la forma del pasado del verbo can. Se utiliza para hablar de nuestras capacidades en el pasado; es decir de lo que sabíamos o no sabíamos hacer.
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MEDIO. UNIDAD 2 Como puedes observar en la tabla, existe una única conjugación para todas las personas. Afirmación
Negación
Interrogación
I could
I could not (couldn't)
could I?
you could
you could not (couldn't)
could you?
he/she/it could
he/she/it could not (couldn't)
could he/she/it?
we could
we could not (couldn't)
could we?
you could
you could not (couldn't)
could you?
they could
they could not (couldn't)
could they?
He couldn’t come last evening.
(1)
- posibilidad.
I could speak three languages.
(2)
– habilidad.
He could eat a whole chicken.
(3)
– capacidad.
4. ¿Podrías traducir los ejemplos expuestos? 1.
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2.
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3.
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El pasado del verbo To be Afirmación I was you were he/she/it was we were you were they were
Negación I was not (wasn't) you were not (weren't) he/she it was not (wasn't) we were not (weren't) you were not (weren't) they were not (weren't)
Interrogación was I? were you? was he/she/it? were we? were you? were they?
Como puedes observar en la tabla sólo hay dos conjugaciones distintas was / were. La negación se consigue añadiendo la partícula negativa not al verbo. La interrogación se hace invirtiendo el orden entre el sujeto y el verbo.
5. Listening. ‘English lesson’. Escucha a los compañeros de clase de Lidia hablar acerca de las cosas que saben y no saben hacer. Sarah: Good morning, everybody. O.K. ... Yesterday’s lesson was about the verb ‘can’. Let’s see what you can remember! Claudia, you’re from Italy, so you can speak Italian. Can you speak any other languages? Claudia: I can speak Italian, I can speak French, but I can’t speak English. Sarah: Well, you can speak a little English, mmm, O.K. Let’s see... Jaan, you are an artist. What can you do in your job? Jaan: Well, I’m a fashion designer so I can draw, I can create original clothes and I can take pictures of my models too!
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MEDIO. UNIDAD 2 Sarah: Thank you, Jaan. Now, Natalie, you play the piano in a pop group. Can you play any other instruments, the drums, for example? Christine: Well, I can’t play the drums but I can play the guitar and the violin too. Lidia: I can play the guitar, too. Do you sing in the group, Natalie? Christine: Heavens, certainly not! I can’t sing. I’m a very bad singer. Sarah: Orlando, what can you explain about yourself? Orlando: Well, I work for a very important computer company. I can design games for children, programmes for other companies and I can compose music on the computer. Sarah: That’s very interesting. Thanks, Orlando. Now, can any of you explain the rules for this verb? Dímitra? Dímitra: No, I’m afraid I can’t. Sarah: Akís? Akís: Well, I can use this verb and understand its meaning, er, but I’m afraid I can’t explain the rules.
6. Escribe algunas oraciones acerca de las habilidades de los compañeros de clase de Lidia. Ejemplo: Claudia can speak Italian and French, but she can’t speak English. 1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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6.
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7.
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7. Te presentamos algunos anuncios de prensa con diferentes ofertas de trabajo. Imagínate que estás buscando trabajo. Decide cuál te interesa más y explica las razones.
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I think I would be suitable for job number ___________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
8. Rellena los huecos con la forma correcta de los verbos To be (am, is, are, was, were) y Can (can, could), ya sea en afirmativa, interrogativa o negativa: 1.
_________ you swim when you ________ six years old?
2.
(on the phone) I _______ sorry, Jim _______ here at the moment; he ______ at work now, but you _______ phone him home after 6 p.m.
3.
Where _______ you yesterday afternoon? - I _______ out for lunch with a friend.
4.
Excuse me, ______ you tell me the time? It ______ a quarter past three.
5.
Peter and I ______ in the library on Saturday but we ______ study because it ______ very hot.
• VOCABULARY •
Preposiciones de tiempo PREPOSICIÓN AT
USO - Horas del día at 7 o’clock, at noon at midnight... En las expresiones: at the moment
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at at at at
the weekend night Easter Christmas...
ON
on on on
Días y fechas Monday 6 June 1999 Christmas Day
IN:
in in in in in in in
from - to / until / for
Periodos de tiempo I work from 8 in the morning to 7 in the evening. He isn’t free until this afternoon. She studies for three hours every day
Meses, años, estaciones, y siglos November (the) summer 1955 the 20th century, En las expresiones the morning the afternoon the evening.
En el aeropuerto Airline desk Baggage claim Boarding card Boarding gate Check-in Customs Duty free shop Flight
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mostrador de la compañía aérea recogida de equipaje tarjeta de embarque puerta de embarque facturación de equipaje aduana tiendas libres de impuestos vuelo
Países del mundo COUNTRY Algeria Argentina Australia Austria Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Canada Chile China Czechoslovakia Denmark Egypt England Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece
PAÍS Argelia Argentina Australia Austria Bélgica Brasil Bulgaria Canadá Chile China Checoslovaquia Dinamarca Egipto Inglaterra Finlandia Francia Alemania Gran Bretaña Grecia
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NACIONALIDAD Algerian Argentinian Australian Austrian Belgian Brazilian Bulgarian Canadian Chilean Chinese Czechoslovakian Danish Egyptian English Finnish French German British Greek
MEDIO. UNIDAD 2 Holland Netherlands Hungary India Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Japan Lebanon Luxemburg Mexico Morocco New Zealand Northern Ireland Norway Pakistan Peru Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Scotland South Africa Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States of America Yugoslavia
Holanda Países Bajos Hungría India Irán Iraq Irlanda Israel Italia Japón Líbano Luxemburgo México Marruecos Nueva Zelanda Irlanda del Norte Noruega Pakistán Perú Polonia Portugal Rumania Rusia Arabia Saudí Escocia Sudáfrica España Suecia Suiza Turquía Reino Unido Estados Unidos de America Yugoslavia
Dutch Dutch Hungarian Indian Iranian Iraqui Irish Israeli Italian Japanese Lebanese Luxemburger Mexican Moroccan New Zealander Northern Irish Norwegian Pakistani Peruvian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Saudi Scottish South African Spanish Swedish Swiss Turkish British American Yugoslavian
• SELF-EVALUATION EXERCISES 9. Escribe preguntas para las siguientes respuestas. 1.
____________________________________________________________? Yes, I can cook all type of pasta dishes and pizza.
2.
____________________________________________________________? I think they weren’t at the party last last Saturday.
3.
____________________________________________________________? In fact, I wasn’t on holidays last year because I was ill in hospital.
4.
____________________________________________________________? No, I couldn’t draw very well then but after some classes I am quite good.
5.
____________________________________________________________? I’m sorry, I can’t speak English.
6.
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MEDIO. UNIDAD 2 Your workbook? It was under your bed!
10. ¿Qué pueden y qué no pueden hacer los siguientes animales? Escribe oraciones completas, usando la información adicional. Usa un diccionario si lo necesitas. Example:
Polar bears can fish with their paws.
1.
Snakes / walk
2.
Cheetahs / run
3.
Elephants / remember
4.
Kangaroos / jump
5.
Penguins / fly
6.
Cats / see / dark
7.
Bats / see
11. Hay errores en cada una de las frases siguientes. Corrígelos. 1.
He cans play the guitar and the flute.
2.
We don’t be at home in the mornings.
3.
They live near of the beach.
4.
She don’t like reading very much.
5.
When I was eight years old I can swim.
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MEDIO. UNIDAD 2 6.
Was you good at mathematics at school?
7.
My sister not studies at university.
8.
I don’t have some coffee for breakfast.
9.
Do you can cook ‘paella’?
10. I don’t work for the mornings, I work in the afternoons.
12. Une los verbos de la columna A con los complementos de la columna B. Por ejemplo: Take photographs. A
B
Take y
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baseball
do y
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jogging
make y
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a bath
play y
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photographs
do y
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the beds
have y
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exercise
go y
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breakfast
catch y
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the train
take y
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the ironing
go y
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the bus
have y
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shopping
• OPEN EXERCISES EVALUATION 13. Responde a las siguientes preguntas: 1.
Where were you yesterday morning?
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Could you read at the age of six?
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How many languages can you speak?
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What day was it yesterday?
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When was your mother born?
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How do you travel to work?
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14. Escribe una breve redacción comparando cómo eres ahora y cómo eras hace algunos años. Usa los verbos To be y Can en las formas de presente y de pasado. _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________
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