WORKSHEET 6

MOVE AHEAD LEVEL 1

Activity 6.1 Predicting the future

Look at the statements below predicting what life will be like in 2050. Which do you agree with? Fill in numbers 8, 9 and 10 with predictions of your own. Sentence Agree Not sure Disagree

1. Robots will do all the work.

2. Everybody will have a video phone.

3. People will have holidays on the moon.

4. We will find life on other planets.

5. People will eat pills and tablets not (real) food.

6. People will live to be 150.

7. Everyone will have a private helicopter.

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Activity 6.2 Future house

Design the perfect house for the future. Draw a poster to show the features and benefits of your design.

Here are a few things to think about: What material will the house be built from? What energy source will it use (electricity, gas, solar, wind etc.)? What technological features will it include (e.g. escalators, computer control etc.)?

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LEVEL 1 UNIT 6

ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR UNIT 6 TEACHERS NOTES

MOVE AHEAD LEVEL 1

Activity 6.1
Language Focus: Skills Focus: Time (approx): Preparation:

Using will for future prediction. Agreeing/disagreeing and giving opinions. Reading, Speaking, Writing 20 minutes Photocopy Worksheet 6 for each student.

This activity is an extension of the Reading Comprehension on pages 46 & 47 of the Students Book.

Procedure

Ask your students to imagine what life might be like in the year 2050, and then consider the first of the predictions given on Worksheet 6. Write the first statement on the board: Robots will do all the work. Agree Not sure Disagree

Ask a few students for their opinions, using the question Do you think robots will do all the work by the year 2050? (It would be helpful to write this on the board, so that your students can see the question form.) Now ask your students to consider each of the other predictions on the Worksheet, and give their opinions on each. When they have read through statements 1 to 7, ask them to add three statements of their own in rows 8, 9 and 10. (Monitor here, helping students with vocabulary and prompting those that are stuck.) Ask your students to get into pairs. Each student should then interview his or her partner, asking for their opinion on each of the predictive statements. Discuss the opinions and ideas that have come up in larger groups, or as a class.

Activity 6.2
Language Focus: Skills Focus: Time (approx): Preparation: Using will for future prediction. Giving opinions. Project work 20+ minutes Photocopy Worksheet 6 for each student or group of students. Provide poster-sized paper, pencils, magazines etc., and an area to display finished work.

Procedure

Group your students into several project teams, then ask them to tackle the design challenge on Worksheet 6. Working in groups will promote discussion of the questions as students work together to draw up a poster displaying their ideas. Monitor the groups progress, encouraging students to be inventive/creative (the picture on page 49 of the Students Book provides a good example). When the designs are complete, display them in the classroom, and encourage students to look at, and comment on, each others work.

Macmillan Publishers Ltd 2003

LEVEL 1 UNIT 6