5B Unit 2 Time flies

Unit 2 Time flies Listen and chant The children are talking about what they can do by themselves. What can they do? Didi, Didi, what can you do? I can button my shirt and comb my hair. I can also look after my teddy bear. Mon Mon, Mon Mon, what can you do? I can draw pictures and clean the blackboard. I can also get dressed. Coco, Coco, what can you do? I can pack my school bag and put on my shoes. I can also tie my shoelaces. Didi, Didi, what can you do? I can button my shirt and comb my hair. I can also look after my teddy bear. Mon Mon, Mon Mon, what can you do? I can draw pictures and clean the blackboard. I can also get dressed. Coco, Coco, what can you do? I can pack my school bag and put on my shoes. I can also tie my shoelaces.

Read Mr and Mrs Wang are working on a family website. Read this web page about Harry and Holly. When Harry and Holly were younger Seven months old When Harry was seven months old, he could crawl. Holly could not crawl when she was seven months old. Two years old When Harry and Holly were two, they could put on their shoes by themselves. But sometimes, Harry put on the wrong shoes. Harry could eat by himself when he was two. He could eat with a spoon but Holly could not. We had to feed her when she was two. Four years old Harry and Holly could tie their shoelaces when they were four years old. But Harry was very careless. Sometimes, he tied both shoes together and could not walk. Look at Harry's shoelaces! Five years old Holly's hair was long. She could not comb her hair when she was five. The comb always stuck in her hair and she could not get it out. Harry's hair was short. He could comb his hair when he was five. Harry could not button his shirt when he was five. Holly could button her blouse quickly. Where is Holly's comb? Six years old Harry and Holly could carry their school bags by themselves when they were six. But they could not pack their school bags very well. We always helped them put their books into their school bags. Word building button my shirt carry my school bag comb my hair crawl get dressed have a bath pack my school bag put on my shoes tie my hair up tie my shoelaces

Grammar time 1 We use ‘myself', ‘yourself/yourselves', ‘ourselves', ‘themselves', ‘himself', ‘herself’ and ‘itself' with ‘by’ to mean that someone does something without help from others. I can eat by myself. You can eat by yourself. You can eat by yourselves. We can eat by ourselves. They can eat by themselves. He can eat by himself. She can eat by herself. lt can eat by itself. '-self' = one person '-selves' = more than one person 2 We use ‘When . . . , . . . could/could not . . . ’to talk about what a person was able/unable to do in the past. What could you do when you were six years old? I could tie my shoelaces when I was six years old. When I was six years old, I could tie my shoelaces. What couldn't you do when you were six years old? I couldn't tie my shoelaces when I was six years old. When I was six years old, I couldn't tie my shoelaces.

Listen, tick (√) and cross (x) Harry, Holly and their friends are talking about what they could and could not do when they were four years old. Listen to what they say. Put a tick☑or a cross 区in the correct boxes. Pronunciation skills Intonation: When . . . , . . . Listen to the description of Sandy. Say it aloud. When Sandy was three, she could brush her teeth. When she was four, she could turn on the lights. When she was five, she could tie her shoelaces. When she was six, she could tie her hair up. When Sandy was three, she could brush her teeth. When she was four, she could turn on the lights. When she was five, she could tie her shoelaces. When she was six, she could tie her hair up. Your friend Mike sent you voice messages about his sisters and brother. Listen to what Mike said. Put a rising arrow () or a falling arrow () in each box. Then say the sentences aloud. 1 When Jenny was four years old, she started to learn the piano. 2 When Robert was six years old, he started primary school. 3 When Annie was seven years old, she learnt to swim.