LESSON 3. Prodigy children

Fill incan, can't, could, couldn't. can couldn't can't couldn't could can't Could couldn't can't couldn't could Match the parts of the sentences. Many people really think that grown-ups read more than teenagers. I'm sure that I could read perfectly well by the age of five. The librarian asked me what sort of books I would like to borrow. Do you remember the first book you read from cover to cover? How many poems in English do you know by heart? Mum told me that when I was a little girl I could read fast and well. It's very important that you return books to the library on time. Mr. Grey can learn a huge poem by heart. What could you do when you were six? Use the expressions from the box to ask questions. Write 5-6 questions and answers using the example. Example: Could you recite poems at the age of six? – Yes, I could. / No, I couldn’t. Matilda is a prodigy. She could speak perfectly well by the age of one. She could read fast and well at the age of four. She is a child with great abilities. What about you? Remember the new word. Use the pictures to complete the conversation between two teenagers. speak French swim drive a car Listen and check. Study the grammar information and complete it with the missing words. I can swim= I’m able to swim.I could swim = I was able to swim.Can is used to speak about ability in the present and sometimes in the future.Could is used to speak about ability in the past.For other tenses and forms we use ‘to be able to’. Make up and write or record your own dialogue. What would you like to be able to do in the future? Choose five things. Write five sentences. Speak French, ride a horse, climb mountains, write poems, read Matilda from cover to cover, play chess, paint pictures, build skyscrapers, play the guitar, do yoga, sing in a group, fly a plane, travel round the world, design clothes, give clever advice, write computer programmes, find a treasure, make an invention, make a long journey, to work in the government, go on a guided tour of London, stay in the most expensive hotels, settle down close to a beach, learn a long poem by heart, write books, become famous. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. girl \ mum \ was \ a \ well \ little \ When \ she \ swim \ my \ could. When my mum was a little girl she could swim well. were \ books \ borrow \ At \ you \ age \ able \ to \ from \ the \ what \ library? At what age were you able to borrow books from the library? is \ age \ the \ Nobody \ to \ trees \ at \ of \ climb \ three\ \ able. Nobody is able to climb trees at the age of three. two \ could \ foreign \ age \ languages \ John \ well \ by \ the \ of \ speak \ fourteen \ perfectly. John could speak two foreign languages perfectly well at the age of fourteen. someone \ Do \ do \ who \ yoga \ you \ know \ can? Do you know someone who can do yoga? Correct the mistakes. At the age of five I was able count to a hundred. At the age of five I was able to count to a hundred. Can you speak German when you were eleven? Could you speak German when you were eleven? Mary could write stories in English now. Mary can write stories in English now. John would like to able to play a musical instrument at the age of fifteen. John would like to be able to play a musical instrument at the age of fifteen. Read the story about William James Sidis - a prodigy child in your workbook on p. 85 ex. *. Which fact do you find the most exciting?