- Abilities that every Pokémon have.
- Pokémon abilities.
- Non-existent pokémon abilities.
Master
Lead-in
- What jobs are fun?
- What jobs are boring?
- Do dream jobs really exist?
- If so, what’s yours?
- If not, why?
Presentation
Pre
- What is your favorite cartoon?
- What is it about?
Top Down
- What does the text talk about?
- Abilities that every Pokémon have.
- Pokémon abilities.
- Non-existent pokémon abilities.
About Pokémon abilities
Abilities, introduced in Generation 3 (Ruby/Sapphire), are special attributes given to each Pokémon that can aid them in battle. Many abilities act as a power-up by increasing a move or stat; others introduce a third-party effect like a weather condition. Some abilities can even hinder a Pokémon battle.
Each Pokémon can have only one ability, however, some have the option of two different abilities. The choice is random and each ability is equally likely. There are 308 single-ability Pokémon and 355 dual-ability Pokémon.
In Pokémon Black & White, a third hidden ability was introduced. The third ability is only available when a Pokémon is returned from the Dream World, a new online feature that is part of the Pokémon Global Link. 568 Pokémon have a Dream World ability.
Some examples from the ability list:
- Arena Trap – Prevents the foe from fleeing.
- Battle Armor – The Pokémon is protected against critical hits.
- Corrosion – The Pokémon can poison Steel and Poison types.
- Friend Guard – Reduces damage done to allies.
- Illusion – Enters battle disguised as the last Pokémon in the party.
- Neutralizing Gas – Neutralizes abilities of all Pokémon in battle.
Modified from Source
Bottom Up
- True or False
- Abilities only exist in Generation 3.
- Each Pokémon can have only two abilities.
- There are three thousand and eight single-ability Pokémon.
- There is a third ability but it is only available when a Pokémon is returned from the Dream World.
- Arena Trap is an example of ability and it prevents the foe from staying.
- Abilities only exist in Generation 3. False
- Each Pokémon can have only two abilities. False
- There are three thousand and eight single-ability Pokémon. False
- There is a third ability but it is only available when a Pokémon is returned from the Dream World. True
- Arena Trap is an example of ability and it prevents the foe from staying. False
Post
- Do you know the TV show “Pokémon”? If yes, What do you think about it?
- Also, if yes, which is better: Pokémon or Digimon?
- How do you think series and movies can educate or inspire people to do something? Can you think of some examples?
Target Language
Expressing ability and competence
Verb be + Adjective + at + Gerund / Noun
- Tomás isn’t great at soccer.
- Sônia is great at singing.
A / An + adjective + Noun
- Bruno Mars is a terrible dancer.
- Carla is an amazing teacher.
Can
- He can run.
- Can he run?
- He can’t run!
Positive and Negative adjectives
- Great
- Good
- Quick
- Brilliant
- Excellent
- Bad
- Lousy
- Slow
- Awful
- Terrible
Abilities
Controlled Practice
- Match the words to their meanings. There is one example.
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Socializing
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Hand-eye coordination
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Teaching
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Baking
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Closing sales
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Reading body language
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Planning
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Decision making
(1) The action or practice of participating in social activities or mixing socially with others.
( ) When a prospect or customer decides to make the purchase.
( ) The action of cooking food by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven.
( ) The process of making choices, especially important choices.
( ) Paying attention to the cues the other person is giving out to get an idea about how the person is feeling.
( ) The ability to do activities that require the simultaneous use of our hands and eyes.
( ) The occupation, profession, or work of a teacher.
( ) The process of making plans for something.
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Socializing
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Hand-eye coordination
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Teaching
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Baking
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Closing sales
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Reading body language
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Planning
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Decision making
(1) The action or practice of participating in social activities or mixing socially with others.
(5) When a prospect or customer decides to make the purchase.
(4) The action of cooking food by dry heat without direct exposure to a flame, typically in an oven.
(8) The process of making choices, especially important choices.
(6) Paying attention to the cues the other person is giving out to get an idea about how the person is feeling.
(2) The ability to do activities that require the simultaneous use of our hands and eyes.
(3) The occupation, profession, or work of a teacher.
(7) The process of making plans for something.
Freer Practice
- Create sentences using the following:
Example: Good + decision making > James is good at decision making.
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- Great + Planning
- Lousy + Reading body language
- Excellent + Teaching
- Awful
- My best friend + Bad
Production
- Create 10 sentences about your abilities. Remember to use the Target Language.
Homework
Choose the best option for each sentence.
Example: Martha is a bad / bad at student. > Martha is a bad student.
- Bruna is an excellent / excelent singer.
- Louis is lousy at / in giving speeches.
- I am a / an awesome athlete.
- Nancy is a slow learner / at learning.
- Can you bake / baking?
- Bruna is an excellent singer.
- Louis is lousy at giving speeches.
- I am an awesome athlete.
- Nancy is a slow learner.
- Can you bake?
Complete the blank spaces using “can” or “can’t”.
Example: He ____ cook! He is lousy at it. > He can’t cook! He is lousy at it.
- Fernand ____ throw the party! He is a brilliant party planner.
- Julio is really good at this. I think he ____ do it.
- Oh, no! Are they teaching this class? They are awful at teaching! They ____ keep teaching here.
- Those students are slow learners, do you really think they ____ act in the school play?
- I’m terrible at singing! I ____ go to the karaoke.
- Fernand can throw the party! He is a brilliant party planner.
- Julio is really good at this. I think he can do it.
- Oh, no! Are they teaching this class? They are awful at teaching! They can’t keep teaching here.
- Those students are slow learners, do you really think they can act in the school play?
- I’m terrible at singing! I can’t go to the karaoke.
Create questions using the following words:
Example: Carla – great – singing. > Carla is great at singing.
- John – lousy – actor
- Martin – brilliant – doctor
- Emma and Anderson – awful – engineers
- Arnold – quick – working
- Daniel – terrible – nurse
- John is a lousy actor.
- Martin is a brilliant doctor.
- Emma and Anderson are awful engineers.
- Arnold is quick at working.
- Daniel is a terrible nurse.
Put the words in the correct order
Example: cooking. / I / am / at / brilliant > I am brilliant at cooking.
- a / great / Beatles / The / I / love / it! / band! / is
- are / terrible / kids / Those / skaters!
- study? / can / think / Do / they / you
- you / think? / Laura / is / don’t / waitress, / a / great
- family / terrible / My / is / parties. / at / throwing
- The Beatles is a great band! I love it!
- Those kids are terrible skaters!
- Do you think they can study?
- Laura is a great waitress, don’t you think?
- My family is terrible at throwing parties.
Find and correct the mistakes.
Example: They are lousie at giving speeches. > They are lousy at giving speeches.
- My friend is awful on talking about his feelings.
- Kourtney is awsome architect.
- Walter is a great at teaching.
- My classmate is a amazing actor.
- My boyfriend is a lousy driving.
- My friend is awful at talking about his feelings.
- Kourtney is an awsome architect.
- Walter is great at teaching.
- My classmate is an amazing actor.
- My boyfriend is a lousy driver.
Writing
Write a short text about your sports abilities.
Example: I’m great at riding a bike but…