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Unit 5
Too much tech? Grammar; Speaking

6 You might like to point out the
use of even in sentence 1. Elicit/ TOO MUCH TECH? UNIT 5
explain that it is used to GRAMMAR 8 Complete the text with one word for each gap.
emphasise something surprising. Ability in the past: could,
RULE: 5 could 6 managed was/were able to, managed to, When I was eight, my older brother
introduced me to a game on his mobile
succeeded in
7 succeeded 8 couldn’t called Geometry Dash. He was brilliant.
6 Read the examples from the article on page 52 and He 1 complete
then complete the rule with managed, succeeded, all the levels. He let me have a go. It was
7 Go through the first sentence as could, and couldn’t. simple. You had to make a little block jump
over things by tapping the screen. At first
an example, making sure students 1 Many of the people there couldn’t even switch on I was terrible. I 2
a computer without help.
are clear on why that particular 2 After […] a few basic IT lessons, they were able to even jump over the first obstacle. But I
kept trying and after about three hours
modal form is used. use the computer confidently. I 3 to complete
1 B 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 B 6 C 3 The outcomes of the project were amazing: the first level. I spent the rest of the
day playing it and by the end of it
89-year-old Sheila […] managed to create a I was 4 to
YouTube cooking tutorial.
8 Check/clarify: geometry, dash, 4 93-year-old Marilyn succeeded in making a rap video. do the first three levels. That night

in bed, I 5
tapping, obstacle. sleep because I kept on playing
1 could 2 couldn’t 3 managed RULE: To talk about ability generally in the past we use Geometry Dash in my head!

/couldn’t.
5
4 able 5 couldn’t To talk about ability at specific moments in the past, we

use was/were able to ( 6 to + 9 WRITING Write a short text about some things you

infinitive, or 7 in + gerund). couldn’t do when you were younger, but that you
9 If you are short on time, set this To talk about a lack of ability at specific moments in can do now.

exercise for homework. the past, we use 8 /wasn’t When I was really little, I couldn’t ride a bike,
(weren’t) able to.
Workbook p47 but I was able to do it by the time I was five.
workbook page 47
7 Choose the correct answers.
10 Give your own example before 1 Her mobile phone broke a week ago. She
students do the task. Encourage to access any social networks since then. SPEAKING
students to reflect on whether A couldn’t
B hasn’t been able
they admire the things the person C hasn’t succeeded
does or their personality, or both. 2 He was so moved by the award he received that
he continue with his speech.
Monitor and help with ideas for A wasn’t able to B succeeded in C could
people and qualities. 3 He played football again for the first time after his
injury, but he only play for 20 minutes.
11–12 To prompt students to think, A could
B managed to
write the following on the board: C succeeded in
Why would that quality be useful 4 She had to ask several people until she finally
in finding some help.
to you? Encourage students to go A managed B succeeded C could
into detail and think of examples. 5 My little brother to walk when he was ten
Ask students to compare ideas months old.
in pairs and think of alternative/ A could 10 You’re going to talk about an elderly person who
B was able
has qualities that you admire. Make notes on why
additional ways in which their C succeeded you admire this person.
partner might develop these 6 I tried to climb that mountain once, but I to get 11 Which of the qualities you have written down
to the top because of the bad weather.
qualities. A couldn’t would you like to have in your own life?
B didn’t succeed
13 Make different pairs or put pairs C didn’t manage 12 What could you do to develop those qualities?
together to form groups of four 13 Discuss your ideas with a partner.
and tell students to discuss their 53
ideas.
Activity idea Extension
Homework
Ask students to write their own Divide the class into small groups. Ask students to decide on the three most
paragraph summarising their notes important things that we can learn from elderly people. Nominate a student
from Exercises 10–13. from each group to report their findings to the rest of the class and have a
quick class vote to decide on the most important qualities.
Language note Activity idea Fast finishers
You may like to tell students that In Exercise 7, ask students to write
managed to and succeeded in are sentences of their own describing
usually used to describe the ability difficult things they managed to do
to do something difficult, e.g. On his or succeeded in doing in the past more
fourth attempt, he finally managed two years.
to pass / succeeded in passing his
driving test. Practice Extra
Unit 5 Practise it!
Workbook
Grammar p47, Ex.7
Worksheets
Grammar Worksheets 5
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