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Comprobar
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Easy-to-guess
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Fácil de adivinar
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Flashlight
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Linterna
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Roll
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Tirar
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Trusted
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Confiar
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Born to be digital!
4.2. What can we do with mobile apps?
1. Expressing abilities and giving advice
You are on the way! You know how different tools and applications work. What else can you do with new technologies?
You know how important it is to make good use of the internet, too. Do you know how to give advice to your classmates?
It’s time to learn how to express our abilities and give advice.
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You work very well.
Trabajas muy bien.
You know how digital applications work.
Sabes cómo funcionan las aplicaciones digitales.
New technologies can do more.
Las nuevas tecnologías pueden hacer más cosas.
You know how to use the internet.
Sabes usar internet.
Do you know how to advise your colleagues?
¿Sabes aconsejar a tus compañeros?
Now you are going to learn how to give advice.
Ahora vas a aprender a dar consejos.
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Do you need extra help?
To learn more about the apps check the Student's guide. Click here to access the "Guía de competencia digital"
Expressing abilities
Can and Can’t
Do you need extra help?
We can use can and can’t to talk about abilities in the present.
How do we use can and can’t? We use an infinitive verb without to after can and can’t.
You can play mobile games.
She can listen to music.
She can read books.
We can take selfies.
Negative form add not, for example, I can’t switch on the computer, it doesn’t work.
He can’t connect to the WIFI.
He can’t upload the school project.
Giving advice
Should and Shouldn’t
Do you need extra help?
We use should and shouldn’t to give advice.
How do we use should and shouldn’t? We use an infinitive verb without to after should and shouldn’t.
You should protect your personal information with strong passwords.
She should keep personal information private.
He should be careful about WIFI.
We should backup our personal data.
Negative form add not, for example, I shouldn’t (should not) share documents with personal information.
He shouldn’t (should not) use untrusted links.
He shouldn’t (should not) post sensitive information on social networks.
2. Expressing abilities and giving advice
What can we do with mobile apps? And, what can’t we do? What should we use them for?
Do you have any advice when using new technologies?
It's time to express abilities and give advice.
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You can use a mobile application.
Puedes usar una aplicación móvil.
A mobile application is used to perform a task.
Una aplicación móvil sirve para hacer una tarea.
With a camera application you can take pictures.
Con una aplicación cámara puedes tomar fotos.
With the music application you can listen to music.
Con la aplicación de música puedes escuchar música.
Some applications cannot perform tasks.
Algunas aplicaciones no pueden hacer tareas.
Say how you use the applications.
Di cómo usas las aplicaciones.
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Option A: Read and find out!
Option B: Read and choose the correct option
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Option C: Fill in the gaps with can, can’t, should, should,’t
Read the paragraph below and fill in the missing words.
Opcion D: Roll the dice
Roll the dice and make sentences with the words you get from them.
Click here to download the worksheet.
Definition:
To move along a surface, turning over many times.
Moverse a lo largo de una superficie dando muchas vueltas.
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It’s your turn, roll the dice.
Es tu turno, tira los dados.
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