Week 6

Vocabulary: ABILITIES
2nd grade
Expressing an ability

An ABILITY is the physical or mental

power or skill needed to do
something.

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“Katherine has a great ability for soccer, she can
run fast and she can shoot very well”
Play a musical instrument

To be skillful with musical instruments

like guitars, drums, trumpets, etc.

FOTO “Rose has a band at school with her friends. Her

friend Joseph plays the drums and she plays the
guitar.”
Ski

To go sliding on the snow using

skies, a snowboard or a sled.

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“Last summer we went to Canada, it was winter
there so we went skiing.”
Do judo

To practice a contact sport which

people fight each other in order to
make the opponent fall down.

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“Tommy is going to the next Olympic games. He
does judo, he is really good at it.”
Do a cartwheel

To do an acrobatic movement putting

the hands on the floor and round the
body.

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“Look at Mary! She’s so skilled, she’s doing a
cartwheel now.”
Remember facts

To have the ability of taking back

memories of the past.

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“Joan is very good at learning texts by heart. She
can remember facts easily.”
Take notes quickly

To have the ability of writing relevant

things related to a speech.

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“The journalists have to take notes quickly in order
to make good reports.”
Do magic tricks

To do something that has no logical

explanation.

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“I love the circus! Especially when the magician
shows up and does magic tricks.”
Fix a computer

To repair a computer when it’s not

working well.

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“Michael is a very good technician. He can fix your
computer easily.”
Language Focus
Match the words to complete the ability.

Take cartwheel

Do a a computer

Remember magic tricks

Do notes quickly

Fix a musical instrument

Play facts
Language Focus
Match the words with the correct pictures.

Take notes quickly

Do a cartwheel

Ski

Do magic tricks

Fix a computer

Play a musical instrument

Language Focus
Choose the correct alternative.

1. Gabriel works at the computer centre. He checks laptops and _____ computers.

a. fixes b. remembers c. does

2. Let’s go to the mountains on vacations. We can _____ and play with the snow.

a. play b. do c. ski

3. The teacher speaks so fast! We need to _____ notes quickly.

a. do b. fix c. take

4. Carl _____ the guitar and the piano as a hobby.

a. takes b. plays c. remembers

5. I’m very flexible, I can _____ a cartwheel easily.

a. do b. take c. remember
Language Focus
Write the correct phrase to complete the sentence.

Take notes quickly

1. Don’t waste time! ___________________!

2. Tommy is going to ___________________ this afternoon.

ski

3. Jerry likes to___________________. He loves sports.

do judo

4. Can you ___________________, please? It’s not working.

fix the computer

5. I have bad memory. I can’t ___________________.

remember facts
PRONUNCIATION
can / can’t
can / can’t

This verb is rather special in phonetics because it may be pronounced in different ways, and
it is very important to make the difference or nobody will understand if you say it in the
affirmative or in the negative.

Let’s watch the video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8HLdhpjmng
When you finish the video, move on to the next part.
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Exercise
Repeat the sentences to practice the correct
pronunciation.

1. Johny can do excellent magic tricks.

2. Peter can fix his computer with no problems.

3. We can’t take notes quickly, we can’t write fast.

4. I can play the drums very well.

5. They have a cold, they can’t ski.

6. You can’t remember important facts, you always forget everything.

7. Peter can do judo at the school.

8. Sharon can’t do a cartwheel, she’s so lazy.

Exercise
Complete with can or can’t according to what you
listen.
can
1. I _______ do a cartwheel.

can’t
2. Jonathan _______ fix a computer.

can
3. Mary _______ play the guitar.

can
4. Fred _______ take notes quickly.

can
5. You _______ remember facts.

can’t
6. We _______ go skiing.

7. can’t do magic tricks.

That magician _______

can
8. We _______ do judo to relax.
GAME ZONE!
Let’s have fun!
Find the phrases related to the new vocabulary.

Do a cartwheel
Do judo
Do magic tricks
Fix a computer
Play an instrument
Remember facts
Ski
Take notes quickly
Let’s have fun!
Complete the crossword with words related to the vocabulary.

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Let’s have fun!
Throw a dice and do the action of your number!

Make a sentence Take you a Tell your parents a

with the phrase: photograph playing sentence with one phrase
fix a computer. an instrument. of the vocabulary.

Do a magic trick!
Do a cartwheel! Repeat all the phrases of
the vocabulary without
watching!
Let’s have fun!
Say loudly this tongue-twister!

If you can't can any

candy cans how
many candy cans
can a candy canner
can if he can candy
cans?