{{courseNav.course.mDynamicIntFields.lessonCount}} lessons What would you like to accomplish in the next 5 years? How did you come here today? (What exactly do you do?) What will be the same? Futures studies seeks to understand what is likely to continue and what is likely to change. 4. After becoming comfortable with the entire conversation, become Person A by clicking on the Person A button. If you enjoyed this article, please help spread it by clicking one of those sharing buttons below. These can be implemented in pairs, groups or whole group classroom settings. If you could travel all around the world for the next 100 days, where would you go and why? “Will you go to the Eifel tower?...Will you eat escargot?...” Partners should answer each question appropriately and then switch roles. Talking about the future tends to be more complicated than the past or present, at least in regards knowing when to use it, but thankfully it’s also less important for IELTS. Once the role play is over, bring another pair to the front for a new role play or have players switch roles. of globalization? In what kind of job do you see yourself in the following years? They are the Present Tense, Past Tense and the Future Tense. I’ll ask him out right now), to show a willingness to do something (We’ll decorate for the dance), and to make a promise (I will call at seven). . All rights reserved. We can use will + base verb, be going to + base verb, or be + -ing verb (the present progressive form). Teaching Financial Literacy & Personal Finance, Overview of Blood & the Cardiovascular System, Electrolyte, Water & pH Balance in the Body, Sexual Reproduction & the Reproductive System, How Teachers Can Improve a Student's Hybrid Learning Experience. 5. Have one student play the fortune teller and look into the magical object or at their partner’s palm. After reviewing the four reasons for using will, challenge your students to match each of your sentences with the correct reason. Timing 60 mins. These topics allow students to get used to practicing the present simple tense with topics … Discussion topics about the future help students practice important grammar structures and also encourage critical-thinking skills such as planning, examining cause-and-effect relationships, and practicing time management. In grammar, a future tense (abbreviated FUT) is a verb form that generally marks the event described by the verb as not having happened yet, but expected to happen in the future. Students start by asking their partners if they are going to the location for vacation. Author: buckleupdorothy. How will you teach the future tense to your students? Tell students that it is your best friend’s birthday at the weekend and you want to throw him / her a surprise birthday party. lessons in math, English, science, history, and more. You should also include some that are a bit more risqué like “remarry”, “bet” and “holiday romance”. Levels: beginner, pre-intermediate, intermediate, and advanced. Look for opportunities to combine conversation questions with games. Look at the table below and consider how often in the IELTS exam you would ever need to say, “I won’t have been goi… (The Matrix, Terminator, i-Robot, Minority Report etc.) For example, instead of assigning questions to students, allow them to choose which ones they would like to answer. Where do you want to live? (Do you still think that would be a good job?) Mix up the dynamics to keep things fresh. It may be helpful to brainstorm a list of these terms and others for classroom integration. Each person should also write up a plan which you should post in the classroom for all to see. Definition of Simple Future Tense. If you are teaching an international class, bring culture into the classroom by having each student plan a vacation for the class in her home country. Making the choice to use "will" or "going to" is difficult for many ESL students. Consider arranging students in pairs, small groups, and even rotations of pairs and groups over time. When everyone has finished, have pairs swap lists and determine which sentence goes with which reason. In this future tenses speaking activity, students ask about future plans using be going to and make spontaneous decisions with will. Get unlimited access to over 83,000 lessons. Earn Transferable Credit & Get your Degree. Ask students to plan a weeklong visit for the entire class to their home country. The key issue is that the future with 'going to' is logically a better fit when speaking about the future. For example, an exchange might go like this. Additional tips for best practices and variations are also provided. © copyright 2003-2021 Study.com. 2. Great speaking activities for ESL/EFL class. Log in or sign up to add this lesson to a Custom Course. Simple Future Tense Examples. Frankly, I know a few native English speakers who could use a little practice. Sciences, Culinary Arts and Personal Give each student one card. To unlock this lesson you must be a Study.com Member. Plus, get practice tests, quizzes, and personalized coaching to help you Though your class is certainly their favorite place to be (har har), give your students a chance to talk about their vacation plans and practice talking about the future. Then put students in pairs to write their own set of eight sentences. Log in here for access. A great speaking activity to play while teaching the future tense is ‘Party Planners’. If you like, extend the activity by having each person write about what the fortune teller said using reported speech. They are coming after they have had dinner. We live in a world that is constantly changing, and every day it seems to change more quickly. In the English Language, there are three main tenses. Finish the activity by having each student write about her own life in the future. An error occurred trying to load this video. What do you think about a family later? After watching this video; you will be able to have a conversation in future tense. Review with your students how to write a personal letter, and then have each person write you a letter describing her life in fifty years. Bring two students to the front of the classroom for a creative role play. This lesson explains how talking about the future, as in the future tense, is beneficial for teaching ESL students and offers a number of flexible conversation question ideas that may be immediately implemented or modified according to teaching objectives and student needs. Talking about the future. Try concentrating on one type of mistake at a time rather than trying to speak completely perfectly. flashcard set{{course.flashcardSetCoun > 1 ? P.S. I will write articles on different topics. Do you think you will change in the near future? (Why/ Why not?) . 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English lesson on THE FUTURE. Talking about the future is also a fun way to be creative and encourage students to explore all of life's endless possibilities! Okay, let's take a moment to review what we've learned! In any … Each student should think of accommodations, meals and activities. Arrange three chairs in the front of your classroom, and label each one either present continuous, be going to or will. How will you use English in the future? Writing Tenses: Tense-Specific ESL Writing Prompts and Topics for Beginners, Intermediates and Advanced. What are some things that are unlikely to happen this month? 3. He then asks the person to his right, “Why do you have a ________ in your bag?” That person then answers using be going to and his plan for the object. Sport. Give each student a card. Try refreshing the page, or contact customer support. Similarly, be sure to tailor the questions according to students' ages, current language abilities, and personal backgrounds. . At this point, one year from now, what would you like to be doing in your life? Each student then gives a presentation in which they talk about the vacation that they planned. For English teachers. An example of a future tense form is the French aimera, meaning "will love", derived from the verb aimer ("love"). This silly role play will get your students talking about one another’s futures. Talking about the future, as in the future tense is also a fun way to be creative and encourage students to explore all of life's endless possibilities! of the economy? The Future Perfect Tense The future perfect tense is only used in a few situations, but it's still good to know it. After all your students have presented and the vacation itineraries have been posted, have students secretly vote on the one they would choose. If you make other mistakes let them go but try to make sure your future tense … What are you looking forward to this school year? Continue going around the circle until only one person, the winner, remains. For age-appropriate student populations, you might even design contests, public speaking tasks, and mock interviews. For example, asking you about your plans after your studies, where you will go on your next holiday and other possible situations. Future studies or ‘futurology’ is the science and practice of discussing the likelihood of future events and trends. 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Verb Tense and the Interview. Are you looking for some fun ways to teach future verb tenses and critical thinking skills? If you could design the future, what would you do to make the world a better place? B1. Age. This tense tells you more about what the subject of the sentence has done or will do or will be doing. Future tenses Ask and tell Give students a list of topics and vocabulary that can be connected to the future, e.g. How do you think technology will evolve in the future? Includes the best of BusyTeacher: 6 MORE Role Plays for Practicing Future Tenses, 5 Role Plays for Practicing Future Tenses, Try These 7 Activities for Talking About the Future with Your Students.