Развитие навыков аудирования и говорения по теме " ПРОГНОЗЫ на БУДУЩЕЕ"

PREDICTIONS FOR LIFE IN THE FUTURE                                                                                                                     Contents

Topic & Language Functions	Grammar Structures	Listening &         Speaking	Writing ( as an instrument)
·      Predictions for life in the future ·      Expressing opinions ·      Linking words (similar\ contrasting  Ideas)	·       Future Simple (there will be; they will; will be able) ·       Future Continuous ·       Future Perfect	·  Making predictions ·   Expressing opinions ·   Comparing past, present and future situations	·      Note making ·      Filling in the table

Aims:            to develop listening and speaking skills.

Objectives:    listening for gist and specific information;

 making predictions, expressing opinions, comparing past, present and future           situations, describing things.

  Outcomes:      by the end of the lesson students will have

                       -filled in the chart;

                       -chosen from the list of the objects the necessary ones;

                       -learnt to compare past, present, future situations;

  -will be able to make predictions for future life and describe things that might change in the future.

 The materials

  used:             Enjoy English: unit 3, “Heading for a better new world”

                       Enterprise-3: utit10, “Citizens 2050”

                       Click On-3: unit 10, “Our changing world”

Classroom Dynamics

1.Introduction 2.Warm-up activities 3. Pre-listening(speaking) 4. Listening 1 5. Post-listening(speaking) 6.Listening 2 7.Post-listening (speaking       in pairs)

LISTENING 1.     Life in the past, present and future

Read the table then listen to the tape and fill in the missing information .Using the notes, talk about the past, present and future as in the example.

100 years ago	These days\ now	In \ by 2080
People travelled by…           and carriages or by……	We use…………..and  aeroplanes
Most people died before they were……………years old	The average lifespan is about.. ………years
Many children had to……….	All children go to………..
Cities were……………and more people lived in the countryside	Cities are much……….. And full of huge……….
People communicated by…… ……..to each other	We communicate by…….. ………and e-mail

e.g. A hundred years ago people travelled by horse and carriage or by train. Now, we use cars and aeroplanes. In 2080, we will be using spaceships and electric cars.

                                       Speaking skills development

Look at the expressions in the table. Then choose one of these points and say how you think life will have changed by the year 2050. You can add your own ideas.

To express your opinion begin with the words: eg. I think; It seems to me that; I believe

Points to consider	Optimistic predictions	Pessimistic predictions
Housing	-robots do the housework -lots of electronic devices -more time for leisure activities -iris recognition system	-live under the sea  -normal cities become overcrowded  -more radiation, health problems
Health	-people live longer -scientists find cures for many diseases -grow, repair body tissue	- genetically engineered food increase -GM foods cause many other illnesses
Relationships	-make friends through the Internet	-people become more isolated -have little real contact
Jobs	- do creative jobs -replace hard work  -teleworking increase	-some  professions disappear -crime increase -more people without work -feel lonely
Holidays	-Go on holidays to other planets -space travel  improve -virtual health resorts	-
Education	-robot teachers -in a distance -learning through computers -writing by hand-a thing of the past	-no schools, teachers, books - lack of comunication
Food	-meal pills, vitamins, food injections -genetic engineering solve the   problem of famine -plants grow faster, cows produce more milk	- food  become  tasteless -GM foods cause mutation
Environment	-pollution level decrease -environmentally-friendly cars -no real experience of nature\ animals	-no more rainforests -pollution level increase -loss of plant life - more endangered species
Transport	-ecological cars -computerized taxis -better forms of public transport -high frequency tram\bus service	-very expensive

            e.g. I think that in the year 2050 we will be living longer lives.etc.

LISTENING  2.

                                       How things will change in the future

Task1	You will hear five people talking about how things will change in the future. For questions 1-5,choose from the list of the objects A-F what each speaker  thinks will  change.
	Speaker 1            A -the computer Speaker 2            B –the aeroplane Speaker 3            C-  the  stereo Speaker 4            D- the mobile phone Speaker 5            E- the car                             F- the television
Pre listening	a)      What kind of words do you expect to hear while listening b)     Match the objects in column A with the words in column B   A  the computer           B  recognize your voice        the aeroplane               very flat screen            the  stereo                    safer for the environment        the mobile phone         more faster        the car                          see a person you are talking to        the television                it will decide what you should listen to                                             it will dial the number for you                                             essential for everyone                                             for a whole family or for one person
Task 2	Listen again and say how these things will change in the future.

                             Speaking skills development

Work in pairs.

Make predictions on how technology at home will change in the future. Share your opinion with

Dialogue Vocabulary I believe\ I am sure\ I think I agree\ I also think so Yes, definitely.\ I think you’re right I don’t think this will happen. It’s difficult to say exactly, but I suppose it could be I’m not sure, but it might be…

 your peers.