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3 Put the words in the correct order.

Vocabulary 1. could/ do sums/ Mary/ at the age of 7/.
1 match the verbs in column a to the words/ 2. read and write/ you/ Could/ when you were 6/?

phrases in column b. Then listen, check and 3. could/ Robots/ lift heavy things/ some years
repeat the words/phrases. ago/.
4. move easily/ couldn’t/ Robots/ until recent years/.
a b
4 Work in pairs. read the information about
1. recognise a. coffee the famous robot ongaku. ask and answer
2. make b. what someone says questions about what it could/couldn’t do two
3. understand c. our faces years ago.
4. lift d. the house Skills of ongaku two years ago
5. guard e. heavy things
lift heavy things

make coffee 
2 Write another word/phrase for each verb. recognise our faces 

guard the house 
Verb Noun
understand what we say 
guard the factory
Example:
make
A: Could Ongaku lift heavy things two years ago?
understand B: Yes, it could.

lift 5 Write three things you could do and three
recognise things you couldn’t do when you were in
primary school. Share your sentences with
your partner.
Grammar

could Pronunciation
/ɔɪ/ and /aʊ/

Affirmative I/ you/ he/ she/ it/ we/ they + could + 6 listen and repeat. Pay attention to the sounds
base form /ɔɪ/ and /aʊ/.
Example: She could swim at the age of 7.
Negative I/you/ he/ she/ it/ we/ they + could not/ voice down around house boy
couldn’t + base form toy noisy flower shout boil
Example: He couldn’t read until he was 6.
Interrogative Could + I/you/ he/ she/ it/ we/ they + Now, in pairs put the words in the correct column.
base form?
Example: Could you ride a bike when you /ɔɪ/ /aʊ/
were in Year 5? ____________________ ____________________
____________________ ____________________
Short answers: ____________________ ____________________
Yes, I/ you/ he/ she/ it/ we/ they + could. ____________________ ____________________
No, I/ you/ he/ she/ it/ we/ they + couldn’t. ____________________ ____________________
We use could to talk about ability in the past. ____________________ ____________________
____________________ ____________________

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