1. The document provides exercises on the topic of sports skills using the modal verbs can and could. It lists key skills like comprehending oral texts describing abilities of singers, athletes, and writers in the present and past. 2. The exercises include reading a text about Justin Timberlake's golf, dancing, and athletic skills. Students must answer questions, mark statements as true or false, and do matching, question formation, and multiple choice exercises based on the text. 3. A second text is about actor Jeremy Renner's abilities in music, acting, and plans to release an album. Related exercises are matching, question formation, and choosing the correct occupation. Exercises also have students make sentences using can

1. 7º ANO EEEFM ANTÔNIO LEMOS JÚNIOR
LÍNGUA INGLESA
EXERCISES
Tema: Sports skills: Can and could
Habilidades essenciais: (EF07LI03-A) Empregar recursos linguísticos e conhecimentos prévios para
compreender e interpretar textos orais sobre personalidades históricas: cantores, esportistas, escritores,
descrevendo suas habilidades no presente e no passado. (EF07LI20-A) Conhecer, identificar e empregar o
verbo modal can para descrever habilidades no presente e no passado. (EF07LI21-A) Pesquisar e analisar o
alcance da língua inglesa e os seus contextos culturais e sociais de uso no mundo globalizado, para se posicionar
criticamente sobre a influência desse idioma no mundo, no que se refere às personalidades históricas e suas
habilidades: cantores, esportistas, escritores.
NOME:
UNIDADE ESCOLAR:
Let’s read some text and do some exercises!
Justin Timberlake recently showed off his golf skills at a charity event, and has
been linked to basketball and softball. His dancing skills also translate into
athleticism, and he can hang with the best of sports skills.
1. Answer these questions in English.
a) Where did Justin Timberlake show off his golf skills?
b) What do his dancing skills translate into?
c) What can he hang with?
Disponível em: https://tinyurl.com/y2e995yx . Acesso em 08 de set. de 2020. (Adaptado)
2. Mark an X TRUE or FALSE according to the text. (Marque um X no verdadeiro ou falso de acordo
com otexto.)
TRUE FALSE
a) Justin Timberlake can play golf.
b) Justin Timberlake could play basketball when he was young.
c) Justin Timberlake can dance.
Jeremy Renner has firmly established himself as both a dramatic actor and an
action star, but he is also a singer-songwriter who can play the guitar, keyboard,
and drums. It was music in fact that was Renner’s first love before he discovered
acting, and he currently has plans to release a studio album. His singing can also
be heard in the soundtracks for the films North Country, Love Comes to the
Executioner, and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
Disponívelem:https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/actors-who-can-sing.html/. Acesso: 08 set. 2020.
3. Match the columns (Associe as colunas):
(A) Jeremy Renner ( ) his singing in the soundtrack for the film North Country.
(B) Jeremy wants to ( ) the guitar, keyboard and drums.
(C) Jeremy can play ( ) is a dramatic actor and an action star.
(D) We can hear ( ) release a studio album.

2. 4. Make questions to the answers. (Elabore perguntas para as respostas a seguir.)
a) ?
He can play the guitar, keyboard and drums.
b) ?
Yes, he has plans to release a studio album.
5. Based on the text, choose the right answer to the following question. (Baseado no texto, escolha a melhor
resposta para a pergunta a seguir.)
What is Jeremy Renner occupation?
a) ( ) He is an actor a singer-songwriter.
b) ( ) He is a dancer and a doctor.
c) ( ) He is a lawyer and a singer-songwriter.
d) ( ) He is musician and a farmer.
6. Make sentences with CAN or COULD to talk about abilities.
(Forme sentenças com CAN ou COULD para falar sobre habilidades.)
a) Maria – ride a horse when she was 6 years old.
b) Pedro – speak English fluently.
c) Daniel and Samuel – swim very well.
d) I – play volleyball when I was 12 years old.
7.Choose the right answer to the following question. (Escolha a resposta correta para a pergunta a seguir.)
Can you play the drums?
a) ( ) Yes, he can.
b) ( ) Yes, I do.
c) ( ) Yes, I can.
d) ( ) Yes, you can.
8. Identifique o valor semântico (sentido atribuído às palavras mediante o seu contexto) dos verbos CAN e
COULD nas orações a seguir.
a) David can speak Spanish and French.
b) Could you lend me tour dictionary?
c) Can I use your pen, please?
9. Answer these questions and then ask your friends and your family. Take notes in the following chart.
(Responda essas perguntas e depois pergunte a seus amigos e familiares. Faça as anotações na tabela a seguir.)
Your answer Your friend’s answer Your family’s
answer
Can you ride a horse?
Can you make a delicious
chocolate cake?
Could you swim well when you
were 8 years old?
Could you speak English when
you were 9 years old?

3. Oscar Schmidt
I was born on February 16, 1958. I am a retired Brazilian professional basketball player. I could play basketball
very well. In 2004, I started my career in management. I was the CEO of "Telemar Rio de Janeiro", a Brazilian
professional basketball team that won the "Campeonato Carioca".
10. Based on Oscar Schmidt’s text, write a small text that you pretend to be a famous retired singer or football/
volleyball player. Tell us about your life and use your creativity.
(Baseado no texto de Oscar Schmidt, escreva um pequeno texto em que você imagina ser um famoso cantor
ou jogador de futebol/ voleibol aposentado. Conte-nos sobre a sua vida e use a sua criatividade.)

4. Respostas comentadas
1. Para responder essas perguntas, é necessário que você, professor(a), revise com os alunos as Information
Questions, que usam os Interrogative Pronouns.
Em seguida, converse com eles sobre as estratégias de leitura (palavra cognata, inferência de significado,
skimming, scanning, entre outras). Desperte neles o interesse em ler os textos, seguindo as estratégias de
leitura.
a) He showed off his golf skills at a charity event. (WHERE – questiona sobre um lugar; e os alunos encontram
a resposta no início do texto.)
b) His dancing skills translate into athleticism. (WHAT – questiona sobre algo; e os alunos encontram a
resposta na segunda frase do texto.)
c) He can hang with the best of sports skills. . (WHAT – questiona sobre algo; e os alunos encontram a resposta
na continuação da segunda frase do texto.)
2.
TRUE FALSE
a) Justin Timberlake can play golf. X
b) Justin Timberlake could play basketball when he was young. X
c) Justin Timberlake can dance. X
3. O exercício pede que os alunos associem as colunas, para isso é necessário que eles leiam o texto com
bastante atenção para compreendê-lo. Assim, estimule-os a usarem as estratégias de leitura, principalmente o
scanning.
(A) Jeremy Renner is a dramatic actor and an action star. (Jeremy Renner has firmly established himself as
both a dramatic actor and an action star…)
(B) Jeremy wants to release a studio album. (…he currently has plans to release a studio album.)
(C) Jeremy can play the guitar, keyboard and drums. (…can play the guitar, keyboard, and drums.)
(D) We can hear his singing in the soundtrack for the film North Country. (His singing can also be heard in
the soundtracks for the films North Country, …)
Observe que as orações entre parênteses foram retiradas do texto para comprovar as respostas.
Assim, a sequência é D, C, A, B.
4. a) What instruments can he play?
b) Does he have plans to release a studio album?
5. Alternativa A.
6. Para formar as frases os alunos precisam saber em que lugar da oração o CAN e o COULD eles devem ser
colocados e a diferença entre os dois modal verbs (CAN – PRESENT; COULD – PAST).
a) Maria COULD ride a horse when she was 6 years old. (PAST)
b) Pedro CAN speak English fluently. (PRESENT)
c) Daniel and Samuel CAN swim very well. (PRESENT)
d) I COULD play volleyball when I was 12 years old. (PAST)
7. Alternativa C.
8. a) Ability. (Habilidade.)
b) Request. (Solicitação.)
c) Permission. (Permissão.)

5. 9. Nesse exercício, o estudante responde 3 YES/NO Question, usando o CAN e o COULD, e, em seguida, faz
as perguntas a um familiar e a um amigo. É importante que ele anote as respostas do amigo e do familiar e que
socialize com o professor para verificar se as respostas estão corretas.
Possíveis respostas:
a) Yes, I can. / No, I cannot.
b) Yes, I can. / No, I cannot.
c) Yes, I could. / No, I could not.
d) Yes, I could. / No, I could not.
10. Nesse exercício, espera-se que os alunos produzam pequenos textos baseados no texto de Oscar Schmidt.
O comando pede para eles imaginarem ser um famoso cantor ou jogador de futebol/ voleibol aposentado e
escreverem um pequeno texto sobre esse personagem criado por eles. Eles podem criar outros personagens se
quiserem. O importante é que eles escrevam seguindo a ordem – Sujeito + verbo + complemento).