Predictions for This
Year
As
the title says, think of as many things or events that will take place (or that
you think will take place) in the coming year. If the students do not want to
commit themselves too much, then they don't have to use the pure future (will).
They could list off the possible developments that lie ahead this year, by
using the modal auxiliaries (may, might, could, should), or verbs like
"think". They can also use "going to" or the present
continuous for imminent happenings or planned events or arrangements. If they
cannot name some major international event, they could just make predictions
about themselves.
My students came up with
the following:
- Clinton will stay on as president.
- Monica Lewinsky will write a book.
- A vaccine for AIDS will be discovered.
- The situation in Israel will remain the same.
- Man will discover something more about Mars.
- The weather will get worse.
- TV will get worse as more and more programs are
offered.
- My quality of life will get better because I am going
to get a job.
- The situation in Africa will not improve.
NB
I found that some people had problems thinking of a "definite"
prediction; if it does not work, you could move the goalposts and allow the
students to use a possibility modal verb (may, might, could).
Now
do the same for your city, town or neighborhood.
Fifty
Years from Now
You could get the
students to complete the following: (or think up new ideas yourself).
- Life will ...
- I will ...
- Houses will ...
- People will ...
- Rivers will ...
- My present friends will ...
- TV will ...
- Newspapers will ...
- Men will ...
- Women will ...
- Cars will ...
- Work ...
- Money ...
- Food will ...
1 The sentences do not have to start off with the words I have
given; these may figures in the middle, so that you could have "Fifty
years from now, money will not exist", for example. 2 You could mention
genetic engineering, cloning, diseases, hobbies, schools, shops, public
transport, car parks, hospitals ...
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