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Can / can't: lo que pueden nuestras mascotas (A1)

Perro y gato con 35+ can y can't: correr, trepar, nadar, oír. Lectura A1 guided con traducción.

Our Pets: What They Can and Can't Do

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My name is Sam. I am nine years old. My family has two pets. We have a dog called Chip and a cat called Luna. They can do many surprising things. Let me tell you what they can do and what they can''t do.

Chip is a small brown dog. He can run very fast in the garden. He can jump over the low fence near the flower beds. He can''t jump over the tall garden wall. He can catch a ball in his mouth almost every time. He can bring it back to my feet. He can sit on command. He can give his paw when I ask. He can also roll over if I show him a treat. He can''t speak, of course, but he can bark when a stranger comes to the door. He can hear sounds from very far away.

Luna is a grey and white cat. She can climb the big tree next to our house. She can jump from a high branch down to the ground. She can''t open a closed door, but she can push one that is not fully shut. She can always find her food bowl, even in the dark. She can wash herself for a very long time. She can sleep almost anywhere she chooses. She can''t swim, and she really doesn''t like water. She can sit on my lap for an hour without moving once.

Both Chip and Luna can hear sounds that I can''t hear. They can sense someone outside before I know anyone is there. Chip can smell things from far away. Luna can see in the dark much better than I can.

Can they get along with each other? Yes, they can be good friends now. At the start, they can''t be in the same room. But now Chip can lie near Luna and she can sleep close to him. They can eat their meals at the same time in the kitchen. They can even play together in the garden on warm afternoons.

My little sister asks, Can Chip learn more tricks? Yes, he can. He can learn to find hidden objects. I can teach him a new trick every week if I practice with him. Can Luna do tricks? Luna can wait patiently for her food when I ask her. She can''t fetch a ball like Chip, but she can find treats I hide around the room.

I love my pets because they can make me smile every single day. Even when they can''t understand my words, I can always understand what they need.

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Can / can't: habilidades animales; he/she can / can't + infinitivo; 35+ ejemplos

Practica can/can't en tercera persona: he can run, she can't swim. Fase guided con retrato comparativo.

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Frases, palabras, gramática y práctica breve del texto.

15 elementos

Frases para entrenar

Añade frases útiles al SRS o márcalas como conocidas.

He can run very fast in the garden

nueva

Él puede correr muy rápido en el jardín

Tercera persona singular: he can + verbo base. Chip es macho, se usa he.

Muestra la estructura he can + verbo para describir lo que puede hacer un animal.

He can catch a ball in his mouth

nueva

Él puede atrapar una pelota con su boca

Estructura he can + verbo con frase preposicional.

Patrón útil para describir habilidades de mascotas.

She can climb the big tree

nueva

Ella puede trepar el árbol grande

Estructura she can + verbo. Se usa she para Luna, la gata.

La misma estructura sirve para cualquier animal hembra.

She can wash herself for a very long time

nueva

Ella puede lavarse durante mucho tiempo

Pronombre reflexivo "herself" — la acción vuelve al sujeto.

Enseña los pronombres reflexivos en frases de habilidad.

They can hear sounds that I can't hear

nueva

Ellos pueden oír sonidos que yo no puedo oír

They can para dos mascotas. Muestra can vs can't en una misma frase.

Enseña they can en plural y el contraste can/can't.

Chip can lie near Luna

nueva

Chip puede tumbarse cerca de Luna

Usando el nombre de la mascota en vez del pronombre: Chip can.

Muestra que se puede usar el nombre del animal en vez del pronombre.

Palabras clave

Vocabulario que sostiene el tema del día escolar.

atrapar

catch

atrapar

To catch = agarrar algo que se mueve. Verbo regular.

Verbo frecuente para describir trucos de mascotas.

trepar

climb

trepar

Trepar = moverse hacia arriba sobre una superficie.

Verbo clave para describir movimiento animal.

ladrar

bark

ladrido

Sonido del perro. "Bark" funciona como verbo y como nombre.

Palabra esencial para describir comportamiento canino.

lavarse

wash herself

lavarse

Verbo reflexivo: wash + herself. Los gatos se lavan con la lengua.

Enseña verbos reflexivos en un contexto conocido.

premio

treat

premio (para mascotas)

Comida pequeña como recompensa para la mascota.

Palabra útil para hablar sobre adiestramiento de mascotas.

pata

paw

pata

El pie de un animal. Los perros pueden dar la pata como truco.

Palabra común en contexto de mascotas y trucos.

Gramática en contexto

Construcciones del texto para notar después de leer.

He can + verbo (afirmativo)

He can run very fast.

Él puede correr muy rápido

Estructura: he/she/it + can + verbo base (sin "to"). can es modal, no cambia.

Patrón fundamental de A1 demostrado en el artículo.

She can't + verbo (negativo)

She can't swim.

Ella no puede nadar

Estructura: she + can't + verbo base. can't = cannot, forma corta.

Aprende a negar con can.

Can + sujeto + verbo? (pregunta)

Can Luna do tricks?

¿Puede Luna hacer trucos?

Estructura: Can + sujeto + verbo base? can pasa al inicio de la pregunta.

Aprende a formar preguntas con can.

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