3MC Week 13 les 3 (Unit 5B; past ability;could &was/were able to )

Week 13: les 3 Unit 5B (Past ability;could &was/were able to)
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Week 13: les 3 Unit 5B (Past ability;could &was/were able to)

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Homework
Finish all exercises of unit 5A (SB+WB)



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1-3
4-6

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Upcoming Weeks
Week 13+14:  Unit 5
Week 15+16: Unit 5/practice Build Up/Test Build Up ch.11-15
Activityweek/May Holiday

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Last lesson

I can use could & was/were able to in correct English sentences

Question:
When do you use could & when do you use was/were able to?





This lesson

I can use could & was/were able to in correct English sentences

Question:
When do you use could & when do you use was/were able to?




Lesson goals

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Lesson plan (3)
1.Upcoming weeks schedule/passive tense sentence
 2. Could & was/were able to; past ability
3. Unit 5B Past ability (Students Book)
4. Check answers
5. Did we achieve our lesson goals?

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What's the difference?
I could see everyone

I was able to see everyone

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Answer: no difference
I could see everyone

I was able to see everyone


How would you translate it in Dutch?

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What's the difference?
They couldn't come here.

They weren't able to come here

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Answer: no difference
They couldn't come here.


They weren't able to come here

How would you translate it in Dutch?

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What is the difference?
The bag was heavy, but he was able to carry it.

He was strong  when he was young, so he could carry heavy bags

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What is the difference?
The bag was heavy, but he was able to carry it.
>>> specific ability on one occasion

He was strong  when he was young, so he could carry heavy bags
>>> general ability in the past

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Which one is correct?
We were able to fix the car there.

We could fix the car there.

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Which one is correct?
We were able to fix the car there.

We could fix the car there.

You can only use were able to here>>> because it is a specific ability on one occasion!

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One exception
You can use could when talking about 
senses (hear,see,smell, taste, feel) 


It was dark, but I could see someone coming.

specific ability on one occasion

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Rules
1.General ability?   

2. Specific ability on one occasion?
3. + talking about senses (hear,see,
feel..)?
4. Both general/specific
1.could & was/were able to
4.couldn't&wasn't/weren't able
2. was/were able to
3. could

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Unit 5B I couldn't sleep
Go to p.54 of your Studentsbook 
Listen & read Julia's story, 
then do ex. 2-4 &

You have 15 minutes & 
you work alone
timer
15:00
Finished early?

Do ex.1-4 of Unit 5B in your Workbook (p.42/43)

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How did it go?
Any questions?

Let's take a look at ex. 6, then check the answers of  ex.2-4 yourself. 

You have 4 minutes  



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timer
4:00
Copy the correct answers in your notebook!

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Lesson goals:

I can use could & was/were able to in correct English sentences

Question:
When do you use could & when do you use was/were able to?






Homework (Thursday):

Finish all exercises of unit 5B (SB+WB)



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