WHAT COULD YOU DO - CONNECT PRIMARY 5 Term 2 - خامس ابتدائي

UNIT 9 38 LESSON 2 WHAT COULD YOU DO? Language focus When we talk about something we are or aren't able to do in the present, we use can or can't. I can play basketball. I can't speak Italian. To make questions, we change the order of the words (to start with can). Can you play tennis? We use can or can't with the infinitive without to. 1 Match 1 birds a can live in shells 2 lions b can sleep upside down on trees C can fly 2 3 snails 4 bats Write can or can't 1 Bats d can run very fast 3 Parrots fly very fast. fly. 2 Snails move quickly. 4 Pandas drive a car. Language focus When we talk about something we were able to do in the past, we use could: I could speak French when I lived in France. When we talk about something we were not able to do, we use couldn't: I couldn't take the bus so I had to walk. To make questions, we change the order of the words: Could you ride a bike when you were three? We use could or couldn't followed by the infinitive without to.

3 Write could or couldn't 1 When I was two, I use a computer. 2 | read when I was one. 3 My sister when she was eight. 4 My cousin 51 6 play chess when she was five, but she run when he was a baby. swim when I was a baby, and everyone was amazed. you speak English when you were five? Circle the correct word 4 1 5 I couldn't say anything in German last year, but now I a can c could run very quickly, but now he can. b can't 2 Last year, he a can't b could 3 C couldn't you play the piano when you were a child? a Can b Could C Couldn't 4 Sorry, I help you with your homework. I'm busy. a can b can't c could Work with a partner. Ask and answer about the things you could do at different ages. Use the photos or your own ideas Could you speak when you were six months old? Yes. I could say "mama" and "dada!" UNIT 9 39

UNIT 9 6 THE TRAVELERS AND THE TREE Match the words to the photos. Check in a dictionary 40 a C 1 trunk of a tree 2 branch of a tree 3 nuts 4 exhausted b 7 Read and listen to a fable by Aesop. Why was the tree angry? Once there was a very big old tree in a hot, dry land. It had lived for many years. Its trunk was very wide and it had many green branches. It was famous because it was the only tree where it lived, and it gave shelter and rest to hundreds of travelers as they moved across the country. It was near four towns and many villages in its area and was a meeting point for traders. One day two travelers, who were new to the area, were walking across the field and saw the tree. It was a very hot, dry day and one of them said, "Let's stop under that tree, where there's some shade." "That's a very good idea," said his friend. They rested under the tree and drank some water. They then enjoyed the shade and the cool breeze. As they were exhausted, they soon fell asleep. When they woke up, one of the travelers felt hungry. Neither of them had any food in their bags so they looked up at the branches of the tree. "This tree is useless," one of them said. "It has no food for us - there are no nuts or fruit on its branches." "But it has shade and it's keeping us cool," said the other. But the tree heard the first traveler's words and it was angry. "How can you be so ungrateful?" It said, "You came to me feeling hot and tired. I gave you a cool, comfortable place to sleep and I probably saved your life. Look, there is no other cool place to sleep near here." The travelers looked around them and saw the tree was correct and felt very sorry.

8 9 Decide if the sentences are True (T) or False (F). Correct the false sentences in your notebook 1 The tree was in a field with many other trees. 2 It was a cool, rainy day. 3 The travelers were tired. 4 The travelers were thirsty. 5 Both the travelers were ungrateful to the tree. 6 In the end the travelers were sad about being unkind to the tree. Look at the underlined words in the story. Circle the correct definition 1 A breeze is a little wind / lake. 2 When something is useless, we can / can't use it. 3 When someone is ungrateful, they thank / don't thank others for doing something good. 4 When something is comfortable, it's nice / not nice to sit on or wear. 5 A meeting point is somewhere where people leave / meet. 210 Work in pairs. Answer the questions UNIT 9 1 What do you think the moral of the story is? a It's important to plant lots of trees. b It's important to give value to the small things in our lives. C It's important to take food when you travel. 2 What do you think the travelers said to the tree at the end? 11 Work in pairs. Answer the questions. Use the photos below to help you with your answers 1 Why are trees important for humans? 2 Why are trees important for animals? 3 Why is it important to plant trees? CO₂ 41