LESSON 17

Welcome to our 17th lesson. Today we're going to begin unit number 4. Go to pages 34 and 35 in the Student's Book.  Think about this saying: "If at first you don't succeed, try, try, try again" What does it mean?

1- Read the definition of BE ABLE TO. What other verb is it similar to?

BE ABLE TO (DO SOMETHING) to have the ability, opportunity, time, etc, to do something: Will you be able to come to the meeting next week?

YES...BE ABLE TO is similar to CAN!

2- Read about three people who have tried (but failed) to learn something, and complete the texts with A-G

A- I was able to

B- Not being able to

C- I just wasn't able to

D- I will never be able to 

E- I would suddenly be able to

F- I've always wanted to be able to

G- we would never be able to

1- ____  2. ____  3. ____  4. ____  5. ____  6. ____  7 . ____

3- Read the article again. Why did they have problems? Have they completely given up trying? Have you ever tried to learn something and given up? Why?

4- Look at the phrases A-G again. What tense or form is BE ABLE TO in each one? What tenses or forms does CAN have?

Learn this:

Now, let's practise. Go to page 138 in the Student's Book.

5- Complete with the correct form of BE ABLE TO in the affirmative, negative or interrogative form.

6- Circle the correct form. Tick if both are possible:

Now, let's learn about adjectives ending in -ed or -ing. 

7- Look at this picture and complete the sentences with BORED or BORING.

a- The film was __________________.

b- The audience were ______________.

8- Complete the adjectives with -ed or -ing:

HOMEWORK:

Do all the activities on pages 24, 25 and activity 4, a and b from page 26 in the Workbook. 

Send to my mail ONLY activities 1 a page 24 and 4 a and b page 26.

KEY TO THE ACTIVITIES ABOVE:

2- 

1-C    2- B   3- D    4- F    5- A    6- E    7- G

3- 

Bea suffered from claustrophobia. Sean dances like a robot. Joaquin found Japanese too difficult.

Bea and Joaquin have given up. Sean still tires to dance salsa if nobody is watching,

4- 

A and C are in the past simple.

B is a gerund.

D is a future tense.

E and G are conditional sentences.

F is in the present perfect.

CAN can only be used in present or the past (COULD)

5- 

1- haven't been able to

2- being able to / to be able to

3- will be able to

4- Will....be able to

5- to be able to

6- not being able to

7- were able to

8- won't be able to

9- Have ... been able to

10- isn't able to

6-

1- ✓

2- be able to

3- been able to

4- being able to

5- be able to

6- ✓

7- ✓

8- be able to

9- been able to

10- ✓

7- 

a- boring

b- bored

8- 

1- exciting

2- amazing

3- depressed

4- disappointed

5- tiring

6- embarrassing

7- frightened

8- tired

9- boring

10- frustrated