This is funny scene with a lot of action. Bolt is a movie star who has a lot of different super powers, which is great fo the students to practice the use of the modal for ability CAN.

I. Talk to a partner about the following questions:

1- Do you have a pet? (Why/Why not?) Tell your friend about it. If you don’t have one, tell your partner about one of your friend’s pet.
2- What can he/she do?
3 – Are pets important for people’s lives? Why (not)?
II. Watch the movie segment and write in the boxes the initials of the characters who can perform the folowing activities:
B – Bolt
P – Penny
1. Grab a car with the teeth
2. Run faster than cars
3. Ride a scooter
4. Move faster than the cars in the Los Angeles traffic
5. Break through walls
6. Jump very far
7. Destroy machines with the eyes
8. Destroy anything with a super bark
9. Speak English
Now write sentences with CAN (CAN’T), according to the information in the movie segment:
Answer Key:
A.
1. B 2. B 3. P 4. P 5. B 6.B 7.B 8.B 9. P
OPTION 2 – PRESENTATION MOVIE SEGMENTS TO TEACH CHILDREN GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
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1.ride a motorcycle
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2. grab a car with the teeth
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3. run faster than cars
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4. ride a scooter
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5. fly a helicopter
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6. break through walls
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7. jump very high
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8. speak english
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9. bark very loudly
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10. destroy everything with the eyes
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How to prepare your own video activity:
• Select a segment in which the characters perform activities that show ability
• Prepare a few questions about the content of the segment for the sake of Communication/listening comprehension
• Students do the assessment exercise after they watch the segment

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Bom dia, por favor, eu gostaria de saber se não há o video disponível deste filme. Obrigada por compartilhar seu trabalho!!
O link foi adicionado. Obrigado por avisar.
Thanks for sharing. I love it and I will use it with my second year students of Secondary. But I cannot download the video, just watch it online. Is there a way to download it?
Thanks,
Inma
Inna,
The download link has been updated. Check it out. It has been fixed.
Great activity, but I cannot download the video.
thanks,
Inma
Thanks very much Claudio. I am going to use it in my class!
Great. I hope it works 🙂