Simple future
Pre-intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification of Simple future in the context of Prediction
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification of Vocabulary bank in the context of Opposite verbs
Procedure (17-25 minutes)
I will explain the meaning of the two words "optimist" and "pessimist" and how they're used to describe kinds of predictions (negative/positive) about the future (by asking the students what they think about their finals, do they think they'll pass (optimist) or they'll fail (pessimist).
We will go through page 46, 2a and I will ask the students to work in pairs and I'll write 3 of the "your friend says" sentences on the board for each group to come up with an optimist and a pessimist prediction.
I will write some of the sentences that my students have made in the correct form on the board to draw their attention to the TL.
I will clarify the meaning by drawing a timeline on the board and asking some CCQs; (Are the sentences about the past, present, or future? -future. Are the actions finished? No they haven't happened yet.). After that I will elicit the structure from the students to clarify how to form the sentences. (Positive, negative, question and contract form). I will compare be going to for prediction with will here.
The students are going to do exercise A on page 137 in the grammar bank in 4 minutes. They will have 2 minutes to write the first 3 sentences individually and then we will check the answers with the whole class.
I will ask the students the question "where do you see yourself in 2 years" they can talk about their career, studies or their special skills or anythingt hey like.