This document provides an English language lesson plan for 7th grade students covering ability using "can" and "can't" and the past tense of the verb "to be". The lesson includes exercises for students to complete involving filling in blanks with can/can't, answering personal questions, translating sentences, reordering sentences, writing sentences based on a table, and a writing activity. Exercises also cover using was/wasn't and were/weren't in dialogues and sentences. The lesson is to be completed individually on loose leaf paper and submitted by a certain date depending on the class/grade.

1. INSTITUTO EMPRESARIAL GABRIELA MISTRAL
PLAN DE MEJORAMIENTO
II PERIODO
IDIOMA EXTRANJERO INGLÉS 2015 7-04/7-05/7-06
ASIGNATURA AÑO CURSO
DOCENTE: LIC. CARMEN CECILIA RAMIREZ CAMARGO
Desarrolle el siguiente trabajo en hojas sueltas, a mano, preséntelo en carpeta blanca y susténtelo
en la fecha señalada:
GRADO 7-04: JULIO 8 DE 2015
GRADO 7-05: JULIO 7 DE 2015
GRADO 7-06: JULIO 7 DE 2015
A. CAN / CAN’T TO EXPRESS ABILITY
I. Complete los espacios con can or can’t:
1. Monkeys ___________ talk.
2. Pigs _______________ fly.
3. I ________________ play the piano, but Cory can't.
4. Jim makes great food. He __________ cook really well.
5. It's too noisy. We ___________ study well.
6. Her dad only speaks English. He ________ speak French.
7. I ________ swim a hundred meters.
8. ________ you make a fire?
9. ________ he cook? No, he ________ .
10. What sports ________ you play?
11. Marc ________ climb trees, he is ill.
12. Peter doesn´t want to go to the pool because he ________ swim.
13. Cats ________ climb trees.
14. Rabbits ________ sing.
15. It is really dark. I ________ see anything.
16. He hurt his leg so he ________ run fast.
17. She´s a singer. She ________ sing nicely.
18. Ducks ________ swim.
19. Babies ________ ride bikes.
20. A dog ________ play tennis.
II. Responda las siguientes preguntas personales:
1. Can you play the guitar? __________________________
2. Can your father drive a car? _______________________
3. Can your mother play video games? ____________________
4. Can your sister speak French? ________________________
5. Can you draw? _________________________
6. Can your brother skate? ______________________
7. Can you swim? ______________________
8. Can your father play soccer? _______________________
9. Can you fly? _____________________________
10. Can your mother sing? _______________________

2. III. Traduzca a Español las siguientes frases:
1. I can speak Spanish. ____________________________________
2. A secretary can type fast. ________________________________
3. Spiders can walk on walls. _______________________________
4. My brother can’t swim in the sea. __________________________
5. They can’t fix computers. _________________________________
6. I can’t ride a motorbike. __________________________________
7. My teacher can speak English and French. ____________________
8. Doctors can cure people. __________________________________
9. She can’t kick a ball. _____________________________________
10. Dogs can’t read. _______________________________________
IV. Ordene las siguientes frases:
1. speak/ can/ you/ English.
2. you/ can/ play /the violin?
3. draw /they/ can't/ well
4. play/ I /basketball/ can.
5. we/ can/ come /house/ to/ your?
6. she/ sleep /can't
7. you/ cook/ can?
8. watch /can/ television/ I?
V. .Lea la siguiente información y escribe 5 frases expresando habilidad con “can” o “can’t”:
NAME PLAY CHESS SPEAK ENGLISH COOK
SARAH OK OK X
PETER X OK OK
ALEX OK X X
VI. Lea el siguiente texto y construya uno similar relacionado con su deporte favorito.
MY FAVORITE SPORT
My favorite sport is basketball. You can play this game outdoors or indoors.
Basketball is a very popular sport worldwide, played with a round, orange ball that bounces. The
sport was created in Springfield, Massachusetts, by a professor named Dr. James Naismith in the
year 1891.
You can play basketball in a court with a high metal ring at each end and a ball.
You don´t need special equipment to play. You can wear a pair of sneakers, shorts and a t-shirt.
Boys and girls can play basketball. In a basketball team there are five players.
You can throw the ball to other people in your team. You can bounce the ball, and you can hold the
ball for five seconds. You can’t hold the ball for longer than five seconds. To score a goal, you
throw the ball into a high metal ring in the other team’s half of the court. I love basketball but I can’t
play it very well.
B. VERB TO BE IN THE PAST
I.Complete los siguientes diálogos utilizando WAS, WASN’T, WERE or WEREN’T en los espacios:
DIALOGUE A
A: Peter : ________ Paul at work today?
B:Julie : No, he __________ in the office. I think he’s sick.
A: Henry : ____________ you in South America last year?

3. B:Steve : Yes. I _________ in Bolivia on business, and then my wife and I _________in Brazil for a
holiday.
A: Paula : Philip and I ____________ at home in London last week. We _________ at
Mike’s house in Cornwall. It ______ lovely there. Do you know Mike?
B:Jane : Yes, I ___________ at Mike’s party in Oxford in the summer.
A: Diana: _________you in Madrid?
B:Paula : No, we ___________ there. Philip and I __________ in Portugal in the summer.
DIALOGUE B
A: Where were you last night? I phoned you but you _________ at home.
B: I _________out with friends. We ________ at the Bluenote Cafe.
A: _________ Julia there?
B: No, she _________ . Why?
A: Oh, I just wondered.
B: She __________out with Nick. They _________at the Oasis. I think.
A: No, they __________ .
B: How do you know?
A: Because I __________ there!
II. Complete los espacios utilizando was o were:
1. Mary and Susan _________ill yesterday.
2. The weather __________ very hot last Saturday.
3. The students ___________ at the theater last night.
4. Betty ____________ in Germany last summer.
5. My brother and I __________ at the football stadium on Saturday.
6. __________ it cold yesterday?
III. Cambie las siguientes oraciones a pasado utilizando el verbo to be“:
Example: I’m at home. I was at home.
1. Jane and Michael are tired.
2. She’s in the park.
3. It’s a sunny day.
4. You’re late.
5. They aren’t hungry.
6. We aren’t at work.
7. I’m thirsty.
8. You aren’t at school.
9. We’re at the cinema.
10.Paula isn’t happy.
11.Everyone is excited.
12.I’m not afraid.
IV. Encierre la forma correcta del verbo to be en cada frase (was o were):
1. He was / were a policeman.
2. We was / were very happy.
3. Was / Were you happy?
4. They wasn’t / weren’t interested in.
5. I was / were at school.
6. It wasn’t / weren’t expensive.