This handout is about the abilities and disabilities of animals and people. what they can do or can't do.

1. CONTENTS & LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
RESPECT Topic:
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE ‘ WHAT CAN THEY DO?’
1. Do you like animals? Communicative
2. What is your favorite animal?
Functions:
3. What things make people different from animals?
- Talking about what
people and animals can
do.
- Expressing abilities
Comprehension &
Production of Oral and
Written Texts:
- Uses communicative
strategies to express
abilities and inabilities of
animals and where
animals live.
- Talks about people’s
abilities also your own
abilities.
- Recognizes true from
false statements.
- Designs an Album.
- Designs a Bulletin Board.
Grammar :
- Ability : Can / Can’t in
Affirmative, negative and
interrogative forms.
- Conjunction: But.
Vocabulary :
- Wild and domestic
animals.
- Words related to
Animals’ and People’s
abilities.
Examine your English :
- Thinking about my
learning.

2. 1. Animals have different characteristics and develop different abilities according to their
natural habitat. Place these animals in their correct environment.
ELEPHANT
GIRAFFE
LION
……………….. ……………….. …………….. ……………..
DOLPHIN CAMEL
……………….. ……………….. …………….. ……………..
……………….. ……………….. ………………..
DOG ……………….. ………………..
……………….. ………………..
TIGER
CANARY
MONKEY
DEER
SHEEP
……………… ………….… ……………….. ……………..
CAT ………………..
CHAMELEON SNAKE
HEN
TURTLE COW
FROG
KANGAROO WHALE
EAGLE

3. 1. Deysi and Carmita are trying to complete their new album. Read and write the number of
the sticker. Then talk to your partner what they can do.
It’s amazing!
Camels can walk
162 Km a day. Mammals can An ostrich has
feed their babies. 4 two wings, but
Look! This it can not fly. It
is sticker 1 Camels can can run very
N° 1 walk 162 Km fast. It has long
legs.
a day.
An eagle can catch
Kangaroos can 2
carry their babies its prey. It can see 5
in their pouches. from long distances.
Cows can 6 Chameleons
produce can change
milk. their color.
3
1

4. 2. Read the text again and check ( / ) true (T) or false (F). Correct the false ones.
ABILITIES T F
a. Camels can run 162 Km a day.
…………………………………………
b. An eagle can catch its prey. …………………………………………
c. Cows can produce water. …………………………………………
d. An Ostrich has one wing. …………………………………………
3. Match the columns.
Animal Ability Action
1. Chameleons a. feed their babies.
2. Ostriches b. run fast.
3. Eagles c. carry their babies in their pouches.
4. Kangaroos CAN d. see from long distances.
5. Mammals e. change their color.
4. Look at the text again. Then unscrambled the sentences.
a. change / can / color . / Chameleons / their
……………………………………………………..
b. 162 km / Camels / a day . / walk / can
……………………………………………………..
c. has / An ostrich / legs. / long
……………………………………………………
d. can / Mammals / their babies. / feed
……………………………………………………..
5. Choose the best option to complete these sentences about the previous reading.
1. Cows can produce ………..
a. water b. milk c. wine
2. Kangaroos can ………. their babies in their pouches.
a. run b. jump c. carry
3. An ………………. can not fly.
a. eagle b. ostrich c. camel

5. A. Look at the Album and its pictures in exercise 1 again. Then design your Album
with other Animals. After that write what They can do in each photo.
Canaries can sing nice
Melodies.
THINKING ABOUT MYbed at
I go to LEARNING I play
football at 9:30 p.m.
4:00 p.m
How well can you …? Very Well Ok A little
1. talk about what animals can do
2. design an Album.
3. express abilities of animals.
Phonetic Transcription
- can / kən /
- Mammals / mæməlz /
- Feed / ˈfiːd /
- Ostrich / ˈɑstrɪtʃ /
- have / ˈhæv /
- ability / əˈbɪlətiː /
- Kangaroo / ˌkæŋgəˈruː /

6. A. There is a Talent show at San Ramon School. Look at the bulletin board.
Match the photos with the words in the box.
dance play Ping- Pong sing
draw play the guitar skateboard

7. B. Diego and Deysi talk about the
talent show. Listen and practice.
Diego: Look ! There’s a talent show on
Sunday . Let’s enter.
Deysi: Um… no, thanks.
Diego: Oh , come on. I can play the guitar.
I can’t sing. Can you sing?
Deysi: No, I can’t. I can’t sing at all.
Diego: Can you dance?
Deysi : Yes, I can. But …
Diego: So, let’s enter the show.
Deysi : You and me? You’re Kidding ! I’m
too shy.
1. Write two things Diego and Deysi can and can’t do.
a. Diego ………………………………………………………………
b. Diego ………………………………………………………………
c. Deysi ……………………………………………………………..
d. Deysi …………………………………………………………….
2. Tick ( / )‘Diego’ , ‘Deysi’ or ‘Both’ to specify who can and can’t do each
action.
Diego Deysi Both
a. He can play the guitar.
b. They can’t sing at all.
c. She can dance.
3. Now, complete the sentences according to the dialogue.
a. …………… ! There’s a ………………….. show on Sunday.
b. Diego ………….. play the ………………
c. Deysi ………………… sing at all.
d. ……………… can dance.

8. 1. What can these people do well?
Use the abilities in the box and your own ideas. Then tell the class
- Cook
JOB ABILITIES - Draw
- Bake
- Fix a car
- Read music
- Paint
- Play the piano
- Fix a motorcycle
CHEF MECHANIC ARTIST MUSICIAN
A: A chef can cook very well.
B: A chef can also bake delicious cakes.
C: A mechanic can … Yes, I can.
D: A mechanic can … Continue…
Can you…
SURVEY : Ask questions and complete the survey
2. Go around your classroom and write the name(s) of your classmate(s)
Who can do the activities in the chart. Then report your classmates’
abilities to the class. See the example below the chart.
 = can
ACTIVITIES
RIDE A
SWIM DANCE SPEAK TWO COOK
MOTORCYCLE
NAME ROCK LANGUAGES LUNCH
1. Mario
2.
3.
4. You
Reporting:
1. Mario can swim, dance rock and cook lunch, but he can’t speak two languages.
2. …………………………………………………………………………………
3. ……………………………………………………………………………….....
4. …………………………………………………………………………………

9. B. Look at the Bulletin Board in exercise 1 again. Then design your own Bulletin
Board in your classroom with the abilities of your classmates.
Pedro can play soccer.
THINKING ABOUT MY LEARNING
I go to bed at I play
football at 9:30 p.m.
How well can you …? Very Well Ok A little
4:00 p.m
1. talk about what people can do
2. design a bulletin board.
3. express abilities of people.
Phonetic Transcription
- can / kən /
- sing / ˈ ŋ/
sɪ
- bulletin board / ˈbʊlətən ˈbɔrd /
- abilities / əˈbɪlətiːz /
- mechanic / mɪ ˈkænɪ k /
- survey / sərˈveɪ /
- play the guitar / ˈpleɪ ðə gəˈtɑr /