Clever animals

– Hello, boys and girls! My name is Bobby.

– And my name is Tobby. This is our friend Mobby.

– Welcome to our lesson.

– Today we have a guest.

– It’s our good friend Liam.

– Hi, everyone!

– Hi, Liam!

– Guys, it’s very hot today!

– Yes, it’s true!

– I’m going to buy an ice cream. Who wants to go to the ice cream shop with me?

– Me!

– Ha-ha. Great! In this case, let’s go.

– Hello, Mr. Wilson!

– Oh, hello, boys!

– Mr. Wilson, could you give us four strawberry ice creams, please?

– Sure! Here you are!

– Thank you very much!

– You’re welcome!

– Bye, Mr. Wilson!

– Bye, boys!

– Oh, this ice cream is so delicious!

– Yeah! I agree. Oh, Liam, look at your ice cream!

– There is a spider on it.

– Oh, hi, my friend! How did you get here? Fly away!

– Liam, are you talking to spider?

– Yes, I am!

– Oh, okay! Well… Anyway, the spider won’t fly away!

– Why?

– It’s because spiders can’t fly!

– Oh, really?! I didn’t know that! Can they swim?

– No, they can’t.

– Oh, that’s interesting! Boys, could you tell me more about the abilities of spiders?

– Sure! No problem!

– We can also tell you about the abilities of other animals and birds.

– Oh, that would be awesome!

– All right! In this case, let’s start our lesson!

Now I think you understand that today in the lesson we will:

·      talk about the abilities of animals and birds;

·      learn new words;

·      talk about the modal verb “can”;

And

·      discuss how to form sentences with this verb.

– Liam, before we talk about the abilities of animals and birds, let’s learn new words.

– You’ll need them to understand the information.

– Oh, okay, boys!

– Great! And the words are…

Spider

The translation is “паук”.

Bird

It’s translated as “птица”.

Rabbit

Кролик

Seahorse

Морской конёк

Tortoise

Черепаха

Parrot

Попугай

Crawl

Ползать

Fly

Летать

Jump

Прыгать

Swim

Плавать

Walk

Ходить

Dance

Танцевать

Talk

Говорить,

разговаривать

Climb

Взбираться

Sing

Петь

Run

Бегать

– Liam, we’ve learnt new words.

– Yes, that’s right, boys!

– Now we will tell you about the modal verb “can”.

– We will also discuss how to form sentences with this verb.

– Okay, boys!

The modal verb “can” is translated as “мочь, уметь”.

Now let’s answer the question:

When do we use the modal verb “can”?

1. This modal verb is used to talk about the ability to do something.

For example:

Molly and Lilly can dance very well.

2. We also use the modal verb “can” to ask for or give permission.

For example:

You can borrow my book if you like.

Now let's answer the question:

How do we form sentences with the verb “can”?

To form positive sentences, we put the subject in the first place. Then we put the modal verb “can”. After that we need to use the main verb.

Let’s look at the example:

My brother can sing very well!

To form negative sentences, we put the subject in the first place. Then we put the word “can” with the particle “not”, the short form is “can’t”. And after that we need to use the main verb.

Now look at the example:

My brother can’t sing very well!

To form questions, we put the word “can” in the first place. Then we put the subject. And after that we use the main verb.

Now look at the example:

Can my brother sing very well?

To give short answers to the questions, we can use one of the following two constructions:

The first construction.

In the first place we put the word “yes”. After that we use the personal pronoun.

And then we need to put the modal verb “can”.

And the second construction.

In the first place we put the word “no”. After that we use the personal pronoun.

And then we need to put the word “can” with the particle “not”.

– Liam, we’ve told you everything you need to know about the verb “can”.

– Now let’s talk about the abilities of different animals and birds.

– Oh, cool! Let’s start!

– Sure!

Look! This is a spider. Now let’s answer the question:

What can spiders do?

Spiders can…

…crawl, climb and run.

But they can’t fly, sing and talk.

Look! This is a bird. Now let’s answer the question:

What can birds do?

Birds can…

…fly, jump, walk, run and sing.

But they can’t talk.

Look! This is a rabbit. Now let’s answer the question:

What can rabbits do?

Rabbits can…

…jump, walk, run and swim.

But they can’t talk and sing.

Look! This is a seahorse. Now let’s answer the question:

What can seahorses do?

Seahorses can…

…swim.

But they can’t talk, sing, walk, run and fly.

Look! This is a tortoise. Now let’s answer the question:

What can tortoises do?

Tortoises can…

…walk and crawl.

But they can’t talk, sing, fly and jump.

And look! This is a parrot. Now let’s answer the question:

What can parrots do?

Parrots can…

…talk, sing, dance, jump and fly.

But they can’t swim.

– Liam, we’ve told you about the abilities of different animals and birds.

– Yes, that’s right, boys! Thank you so much for the information!

– You are welcome!

– That’s all for today, our dear friends.

– We hope that the lesson was interesting and useful for you!

– See you soon, boys and girls.