Read the extract from the book The Wedding Day by Cathreen Elliott and complete the sentences with could / couldn’t, was able to / (Подробнее...)

 Choose the correct answer.
1    Mary was a very talented girl. She ... read when she was only four.
a)     can b) could c) (Подробнее...)

 Read the joke. Explain why was able to is used in it. Can it be replaced with could?
Jones:       Aren’t your daughter’s (Подробнее...)

 Read and remember.
We use could or was / were able to to talk about general ability to do something in the past.
I could / (Подробнее...)

 Use be able to in the correct form to complete the sentences.
1    I... (be able / understand) my sister very well since she went (Подробнее...)

 Find in the text examples with can. Do they describe...
a)       obligation?
b)       ability? (Подробнее...)

Read the text again and work in pairs to answer the questions. Discuss the questions with your partner.
 
1     Who are the (Подробнее...)

Find the words and expressions in the text that have a close meaning with the following.
 
1     a lot of imaginary words (Подробнее...)

Read the text and choose the sentence that best describes the twins.
1    The twins are very naughty.
2        The twins have (Подробнее...)

Read the joke and guess the word that is missing.
A father was asked whether his ... were the ones making such an awful noise at (Подробнее...)

Work in groups of three. Share your feelings about having / not having brothers or sisters. Use the expressions from Ex. 17, 19 and 20. (Подробнее...)

Fill in the gaps in the sentences. Use the words from the list below.
Make necessary changes.
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Read through the following list and tick the activities and feelings the teenagers mention in their stories. Listen to the recording (Подробнее...)

 Listen to the teenagers speaking about their brothers and sisters and match them with the information about their relatives.
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Read the words and their definitions. Then translate them into Russian.
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Work in pairs. Answer the questions and compare your answers. Are you similar or different?
 
1       Have you got many (Подробнее...)

Look at the pictures and say which of them shows a family room [CG]. Explain your answer. Describe what a family room is.
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Do some family research and get ready to present the results in groups. Read the following questions before you start your work. See (Подробнее...)

Do the tasks:
 
a)       Complete the commentary from the TV talk show Stories from the past where Frances, John and Gary (Подробнее...)

Write 5 sentences of your own with the expressions from Ex. 9 and 11.