3MC 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)

Homework

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

Didn't do your homework or didn't work in class?

Come back on

Friday 16.00 o'clock in Room 063

to finish it.

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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

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

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?

What's the difference?

I could see everyone

I was able to see everyone

Answer: no difference

I could see everyone

I was able to see everyone

How would you translate it in Dutch?

What's the difference?

They couldn't come here.

They weren't able to come here

Answer: no difference

They couldn't come here.

They weren't able to come here

How would you translate it in Dutch?

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

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

Which one is correct?

We were able to fix the car there.

We could fix the car there.

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!

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

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

Unit 5B I couldn't sleep

Go to p.54 of your Studentsbook 

Listen & read Julia's story, 

then do ex. 2-4 & 6 

You have 15 minutes & 

you work alone

Finished early?

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

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  

Copy the correct answers in your notebook!

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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