A) Match the animals with the pictures:

B) What can animals in exercise A do?

Write sentences using the words in the box:

Example:

A Swan can swim.

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C) Read the definitions and guess the animal. (Choose from exercise 1)

1. A strong bird can see very well.

2. A big, heavy animal that can eat flesh, fruit and insects.

3. A white bird similar to a duck that lives on rivers and lakes.

4. A small animal that walks very slowly.

D) Look at the information in the table and write sentences with could or couldn't.

Example: Dodos could walk but they couldn't fly.

	YES	NO
Dodos	Walk	Fly
Brontosaurus	Eat from the top of trees	Run fast
mammoths	Live in cold places	Live in warm areas

D) Now write sentences with can or can't using the information in the table.

	YES	NO
Pandas	Live in large areas of China	Live in populated areas
koalas	Travel long distances in the florets	Travel safely on the ground.

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A) Match the animals with the pictures:

B) What can animals in exercise A do?

Write sentences using the words in the box:

Example:

A Swan can swim.

__________________________

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__________________________

__________________________

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__________________________

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C) Read the definitions and guess the animal. (Choose from exercise 1)

1. A strong bird can see very well.

2. A big, heavy animal that can eat flesh, fruit and insects.

3. A white bird similar to a duck that lives on rivers and lakes.

4. A small animal that walks very slowly.

D) Look at the information in the table and write sentences with could or couldn't.

Example: Dodos could walk but they couldn't fly.

	YES	NO
Dodos	Walk	Fly
Brontosaurus	Eat from the top of trees	Run fast
mammoths	Live in cold places	Live in warm areas

D) Now write sentences with can or can't using the information in the table.

	YES	NO
Pandas	Live in large areas of China	Live in populated areas
koalas	Travel long distances in the florets	Travel safely on the ground.

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CAN - expresses:

- ability in the present

COULD - expresses:

• ability in the past

• possibility.

Squirrel cheetah bear swan

Tortoise bee eagle dolphin

Make honey jump out of the water

Climb trees run very fast fly

Walk on two feet swim

Hide its head in its shell

CAN - expresses:

- ability in the present

COULD - expresses:

• ability in the past

• possibility.

Squirrel cheetah bear swan

Tortoise bee eagle dolphin

Make honey jump out of the water

Climb trees run very fast fly

Walk on two feet swim

Hide its head in its shell

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