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Predictions

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grammar:
will - future uses
 
grammar:
going to (prediction)
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Making predicitons - reference notes
 
Worksheet on language for making predictions in English with be going to, will, may, might, could, probably, definitely, doubt etc.
 
 
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Will for predictions
 
Simple reference sheet on the use of will for making predictions + pairwork exercise where student's ask each other 8 questions about the future. (different questions for students A and B)
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
Future predictions quiz 01
Twelve-question short answer quiz. Add the correct word to complete the phrase for speculating: doubt, will certainly, is bound to etc.
 
 
Future predictions quiz 02
Multiple-choice concept quiz using the same examples as Future predictions quiz 01. Example: I doubt whether I’ll ever emigrate to another country. Decide if the speaker is very confident / fairly confident / uncertain.
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
New Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate students' book book cover 
New Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate students' book
Module 9 Old and new  Pages 82 - 83
May / might / will / definitely Listening: people make predictions about life 100 years in the future Students make prediction from skeleton sentences and prompts
 
 
Reward Pre-Intermediate Resource Pack  book cover 
Reward Pre-Intermediate Resource Pack
12 Horroscope consequences  Page 12 
Horoscope consequence game
 
36 This may be your life  Page 36 
May, might, will. won't Class survey to compare people's predictions about their futures.
 
 
The Great Train Robbery
 
<i>Black Mirror</i>
 
Escape from the canyon