assignment for esl students

1. The Future
HOW WILL OUR WORLD LOOK IN 200 YEARS?

2. The year 2215?

3. The year 2215?

4. The year 2215
Technology or Nature?

5. Think about the future in 200 years.
 How will the world look:
 The world map (countries)
 The world map
(landscapes/nature/seas)
 Transportation
 Fashion
 Music
 Cities
 Politics
 Food
 Education
 Families
 Money
 ………
 ……….

6. The Assignment:
The future in 200 years
 How to do it?
 Work in groups of 3 students
 Make a PowerPoint
presentation
 Present your PowerPoint
presentation to the class.
 Each student chooses 1
topic
 So each group deals with 3
topics
 Each student makes 3 slides
about this topic
 So each group presents 9
slides in total
 Each student is going to
present her/his topic to
class.

7. Marking: your mark is a group mark
 3 topics
 9 slides
 English: writing
 English: speaking
 Creativity: this mark will be
given by your peers.
 10%
 10%
 35%
 35%
 10%

8. Using English for the future
We use : Will + Verb
Or
Am/is/are + going to + Verb

9.  Will + Verb
 You will help him later.
 Will you help him later?
 You will not help him later.
 Am/is/are + going to + Verb
 You are going to meet Jane
tonight.
 Are you going to meet Jane
tonight?
 You are not going to meet
Jane tonight.

10. "Will" or "Be Going to"
to Express a Prediction
Both "will" and "be going to" can express the idea of a general prediction
about the future.
Predictions are guesses about what might happen in the future.
Examples:
The year 2222 will be a very interesting year.
The year 2222 is going to be a very interesting year.
John Smith will be the next President.
John Smith is going to be the next President.
The movie "Zenith" will win several Academy Awards.
The movie "Zenith" is going to win several Academy Awards

11. Questions?