in 20 years...
upper-intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification and practice of future perfect and future continuous grammar structures in the context of predictions about our future lives
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency and accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of future predictions
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To provide gist and detailed reading practice using a text about How we will be living in 20 years time in the context of future predictions
Procedure (34-47 minutes)
T shows the collage of possible future happenings on WB and asks ss the following: What are they? what do they have in common? when are they likely to happen? T clarifies the some of the visuals in the collage. T asks students to discuss in pairs for 3 minutes. T elicit answers from students and writes them on the WB
T shows the topic and related questions on the WB HOW WE WILL BE LIVING IN 20 YEARS' TIME (OR WILL WE) which ones are already happening? which ones are likely to happen? which ones probably won't happen? ICQ are asked by the teacher T asks ss to read for gist and discuss the answer the questions in pairs T clarifies any unknown vocabulary
T elicit answers from ss and asks w/c if they agree or disagree
T asks ss to read the text again T gives instructions by asking students to write in pairs whether the actions will be finished in the future or will still be in progress T gives an example T gives ss a HO Ss are encouraged to explain the difference of two structures. T asks CCQs to check if ss understood the starting / finishing time of the actions T defines the grammatical structures and highlights time expressions T shows the answers on the board; some drilling is done
T shows 6 pictures on the WB and tells Ss that they will be given HOs with future statements to be completed. T gives an example T asks SS to form different pairs and complete the statements
Pairs swap answers with other pairs. T asks the w/c if there are any different answers. If there's/are T elicits for clarification
T asks students to turn the page and look at the new exercise and after reading the example, fill in the gaps with their pairs again. Meanwhile T hangs the answers on the wall T asks ss to check their answers by standing up and looking at the answer sheet on the wall
T talks about some useful language to use while talking about the future T shows 4 sentences on the wb and asks ss to get up and have conversations with their peers , asking related questions and answering them. T monitors, takes notes
T talks about some good language and praises ss. Then writes some sentences about the context to be corrected Answers are elicited