Lesson 5

Lesson 5

Talking about the future

Do you know this actor? Do you know any stories about famous peope before they were famous?

What do you know about these people?

Multiple Choice

Who was a famous Irish writer?

• James Joyce

• Silvester Stallone

• J. K. Rowling

Multiple Choice

Who wrote Rocky?

• James Joyce

• Sylvester Stallone

• J. K. Rowling

Multiple Choice

Who wrote the Harry Potter series?

• James Joyce

• Sylvester Stallone

• J. K. Rowling

Listen and check if you were correct

Tip: Don't worry about understanding every word. Just focus on checking if you were correct.

Listen for specific information.

Vocabulary: Earning a living

Underline the key information you will need to listen for.

Try to answer the questions in pairs before listening again.

P. 15

Open Ended

What's Annie's problem?

Open Ended

What does Ben want to do with his life?

Open Ended

How was James Joyce earning a living when he was 30?

Open Ended

How are examples of Joyce, Stallone and Rowling different from Annie's situation?

Open Ended

Why does Ben tell Annie not to worry?

Grammar Future Tenses (Review)

Look at the sentences from the listening. Complete them with the correct future forms of the verbs.

P. 15

Fill in the Blank

I _______ (meet) the careers advisor this afternoon.

Fill in the Blank

I ________(study) medicine at the university.

Fill in the Blank

I'm sure you ________ (do) well whatever you do.

Rule

Complete with 'Present Continuous', 'Going to' or 'Will'.

Look at the previous exercise for examples.

P. 15

Multiple Choice

To talk about future arrangements, we often use the:

• Will

• Present Continuous

• Going to

Multiple Choice

To make predictions, we often use:

• Going to

• Present Continuous

• Will

Multiple Choice

To talk about intentions, we often use:

• Going to

• Will

• Present Continuous

Choose the best option

P. 15

Multiple Choice

________________ to the beach this Friday. Do you want to come?

• We'll go

• We're going

Multiple Choice

I don't think ________________ this homework.

• I'll finish

• I'm finishing

Multiple Choice

I've got an appointment with the dentist tomorrow. ________________ her at 10 am.

• I'm seeing

• I'll see

Multiple Choice

Daisy's learning to fly. ________________ a pilot.

• She'll be

• She's going to be

Multiple Choice

Argentina ________________ the next World Cup. That's what I think.

• will win

• are winning

Multiple Choice

________________ on Friday. I'm so excited.

• We're flying

• We will fly

Write

Write about you.

P. 15

Open Ended

Two arrangements you've got for this week.

Open Ended

To intentions you've got for this year.

Open Ended

Two predictions for your life.

Reading: Before reading

When you have a problem.

Do you look for an advise online? or

Do you ask for advise for your family and friends?

Poll

A good friend...

• always tells you what they're thinking

• never criticises you

• agrees with everything you say

• always listens when you have a problem

Reading

Read the article and match the titles with the paragraphs.

P. 16

Multiple Choice

No one is happy all the time

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 5

• paragraph 4

Multiple Choice

Stop expecting everybody to like you

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 2

• paragraph 1

Multiple Choice

Don't expect people always to agree with you

• paragraph 2

• paragraph 1

• paragraph 3

Multiple Choice

Stop expecting people to know what you're thinking

• paragraph 2

• paragraph 3

• paragraph 5

Multiple Choice

Don't expect people to change

• paragraph 4

• paragraph 5

• paragraph 1

Reading

Read the article again. Which paragraph should these people read and think about?

P. 16

Poll

'Billy is so unfriendly to me. I don't know what I've done wrong'

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Poll

'Can't they see I don't really feel like talking? I just want them to leave me alone'

• 3

• 5

• 1

• 2

Poll

'Katie's always got a smile on her face. I wish my life was as perfect as hers'

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 5

Poll

'I think Jenny would be a brilliant drummer for our band. I don't know what your problem is'

• 1

• 3

• 2

• 4

Poll

'I wish Dylan wasn't so untidy. He always makes such a mess'

• 1

• 4

• 5

• 2

Speaking (Peers)

Which piece of advice do you think is the best?

What other advice would you add?

Life Plans

What are the plans for your life?

Multiple Choice

What do you think this picture is?

• retire

• get a degree

• start a career

Multiple Choice

What do you think this picture is?

• settle down

• start a family

• leave school

Multiple Choice

What do you think this picture is?

• get promoted

• travel the world

• retire

Multiple Choice

What do you think this picture is?

• get a degree

• start a family

• start a career

Multiple Choice

What do you think this picture is?

• leave school

• retire

• start a family

Multiple Choice

What do you think this picture is?

• start a family

• settle down

• get promoted

Multiple Choice

What do you think this picture is?

• get promoted

• leave school

• get a degree

Multiple Choice

• retire

• leave school

• start a family