INGLES: CAN / CAN´T

 

ENGLISH WORKSHOP – MODAL VERB: CAN / CAN’T

🎯 Objective

Learn to use can and can’t to talk about the abilities of animals.

🎯 Objetivo

Aprender a usar can y can’t para hablar de las habilidades de los animales.

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📚 Remember / Recuerda

✅ Can

We use can to talk about something an animal or person is able to do.

Usamos can para hablar de algo que un animal o una persona puede hacer.

Examples / Ejemplos

• Dogs can walk.
  👉 Los perros pueden caminar.
• Birds can fly.
  👉 Los pájaros pueden volar.
• Monkeys can jump.
  👉 Los monos pueden saltar.

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❌ Can’t

We use can’t to talk about something an animal or person cannot do.

Usamos can’t para hablar de algo que un animal o una persona no puede hacer.

Examples / Ejemplos

• Dogs can’t fly.
  👉 Los perros no pueden volar.
• Fish can’t walk.
  👉 Los peces no pueden caminar.
• Whales can’t jump.
  👉 Las ballenas no pueden saltar.

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🐾 Vocabulary / Vocabulario

Animals / Animales

• dog → perro
• cat → gato
• rabbit → conejo
• fish → pez
• turtle → tortuga
• monkey → mono
• parrot → loro
• bird → pájaro
• dolphin → delfín
• whale → ballena
• snake → serpiente
• cow → vaca

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Abilities / Habilidades

• fly → volar
• swim → nadar
• walk → caminar
• jump → saltar
• run → correr
• climb → trepar

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✏️ Activity 1. Match

Une el animal con la habilidad.

1. Bird _______
2. Fish _______
3. Monkey _______
4. Dolphin _______
5. Rabbit _______

a. swim
b. jump
c. climb
d. fly
e. swim

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✏️ Activity 2. Complete with CAN or CAN’T

Completa con can o can’t.

1. Birds __________ fly.
2. Fish __________ walk.
3. Monkeys __________ climb.
4. Dogs __________ fly.
5. Dolphins __________ swim.
6. Turtles __________ fly.
7. Rabbits __________ jump.
8. Whales __________ walk.

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✏️ Activity 3. Complete the sentence

Escoge la palabra correcta.

1. Birds can (fly / swim).
2. Fish can (walk / swim).
3. Rabbits can (jump / fly).
4. Monkeys can (climb / swim).
5. Dogs can (walk / fly).

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📖 Activity 4. Reading

Amazing Animals

Birds can fly, but they can’t swim very well.

Fish can swim, but they can’t walk.

Monkeys can climb and jump.

Dolphins can swim fast.

Rabbits can jump, but they can’t fly.

Dogs can run and walk, but they can’t fly.

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📚 Glossary / Glosario

• amazing → increíbles
• very well → muy bien
• fast → rápido
• run → correr
• climb → trepar

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📝 Activity 5. Answer the questions

Responde en inglés.

1. What can birds do?
   👉 ______________________________________
2. Can fish walk?
   👉 ______________________________________
3. What can monkeys do?
   👉 ______________________________________
4. Can rabbits fly?
   👉 ______________________________________
5. What can dolphins do?
   👉 ______________________________________
6. Can dogs fly?
   👉 ______________________________________

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🔢 Activity 6. Read and answer

Look at the information.

Animal	Ability
Bird	Fly
Fish	Swim
Rabbit	Jump
Monkey	Climb
Dolphin	Swim

Answer:

1. Can birds fly?
   👉 ______________________________________
2. Can fish swim?
   👉 ______________________________________
3. Can rabbits jump?
   👉 ______________________________________
4. Can monkeys climb?
   👉 ______________________________________
5. Can dolphins swim?
   👉 ______________________________________

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✏️ Activity 7. Order the words

Ordena las palabras.

1. birds / can / fly
   👉 ______________________________________
2. fish / can’t / walk
   👉 ______________________________________
3. monkeys / can / climb
   👉 ______________________________________
4. rabbits / can / jump
   👉 ______________________________________
5. dogs / can’t / fly
   👉 ______________________________________

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🟣 Activity 8. True or False

Escribe T (True) o F (False).

1. Birds can fly. _____
2. Fish can walk. _____
3. Rabbits can jump. _____
4. Dolphins can swim. _____
5. Dogs can fly. _____
6. Monkeys can climb. _____

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🎨 Activity 9. Draw and write

Dibuja tu animal favorito.

🖍️ Drawing:

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Write two sentences:

1. ---

2. ---

Example:

• The dolphin can swim.
  👉 El delfín puede nadar.
• The dolphin can’t fly.
  👉 El delfín no puede volar.

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⭐ Activity 10. Write

Escribe dos oraciones usando can y dos usando can’t.

CAN

1. ---

2. ---

CAN’T

3. ---

4. ---