This is the first edition of the WW Weekly Business Blog that we will be publishing through the business department

1. Making Predictions
Well and Will Business Blog:
Lesson modified from the original presentation
given by Brian Engquist (Pearson Publishing) at
The Annual Donostia-San Sebastián ELT Conference

2. How to use this lesson.
IntermediatetoAdvanced
• If you are a student:
Simply answer the question at the top of each slide. At the
same time, try to think of other questions that could apply
and require predictions. THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS TO
USE THE TARGET LANGUAGE at the beginning of your answers
because this indicates to the person you are speaking to, that
you are making a prediction.
You can’t go wrong! There is a block in each slide with
examples of the target language for making predictions. Can
you think of any others we didn’t include? Finally, watch the
video (more than once). Were you right?
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3. How to use this lesson.
• If you are a teacher:
Simply have your students answer the question at the top of each
slide. Depending on their level, add in more questions of your own,
like: When do you think this was filmed... In what country, etc.? At
the same time see if your students can come up with other
questions that could apply and require predictions. THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING IS TO OBLIGE YOUR STUDENTS ON USING THE
TARGET LANGUAGE at the beginning of their answers because this
indicates they are making a prediction which is a vauable skill
especially for students look to take official exams. They can’t go
wrong! There is a block in each slide with examples of the target
language for making predictions. Have them write down any other
predictive phrases they can think of. Finally, watch the video (more
than once). Were they right?
• This lesson takes approximately 30 minutes.
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4. What’s happening? Who are they?
When is this? Where are they?
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5. Who are they, what’s happening?
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6. What’s going on in this scene?
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7. What’s he/are they doing?
When is this?
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8. What’s going on here?
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9. What’s he saying?
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• Watch the video

11. Transcript
Girl: But uncle James, mummy said to take me to the hair dresser.
James: Ahhh, waste a (of) money. I’ll have a bash myself
(This means I’ll have a go / a try myself).
Mother: I’m back! Hello there.
James: Hi.
Mother: What happened?
James: Terrible hairdresser. Leave it to me, I’m just waiting for the manager to get back
and then Whoa! Is he in trouble!
James (on the phone): Look, some idiot’s cut my niece’s hair…. Yes please. There is one
other thing I need you to do though. Ok, let me explain.
James (at the hairdresser): I know that this hair cut has nothing to do with you but my
sister is watching outside and I want her to think that you did it. So you sort out this
TERRIBLE MESS for me and I’ll pay you double. Ok?
You’re very, very nice people, thank you. 11