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THEME 1 FUTURE JOBS

FUNCTIONS
F1 Making plans and predictions
F2 Making an appointment
11 GRADE F3 Talking on the phone
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5 Dictogloss

This activity enables students to reconstruct a short text about predictions for the future by listening and noting down
key words, which are then used as a base for reconstruction. Students will be able to practice listening, writing and
speaking using the required vocabulary and grammar in order to complete the task.

Materials and Preparation

Show some intriguing and interesting photos to have students predict the future. Use also the photos on page 24. Read
a short text about someone’s predictions for the future. You can also use the given sample text below.
Procedure

1 Ask your students some warm-up questions about their predictions for the future. (What do you think will happen in
the future? Will life in the future be amazing or awful?, etc.)
2 Use visuals to stimulate inquiry and to reach your visual learners.
3 Find a short text (or write your own) about someone’s predictions for the future.
4 Read it out at a slightly faster pace than normal to your students, who just listen.
5 Read it again at normal speed. Students work in pairs and take notes. Not full sentences, just a few words.
6 Read the text for the last time at normal speed. Make groups of four students to produce a final written version of the
text trying to remember the details of the predictions.
7 Finally, the groups compare their written version with the original. They correct their mistakes. The group that writes
the closest version of the text wins this challenging memory game.
8 Vary your speaking speed to make this activity easier or harder. This dictogloss activity works well as a speaking
activity, too.

Sample Text

Can you guess what will happen in 2050? We’ll discover thousands of planets. We’ve already identified 2400 planets
outside our solar system so far, but this number will jump to nearly 4800 in 2050. Is there life on any of those planets?
Will we ever find the planet we’re looking for? We’ll find out soon, but I’m so sure about one thing; there will be a galactic
Internet on the other planets. What will driving be like in 2050? There will be driverless cars everywhere because driving
your car will be out of date, and it will be considered unsafe. Moreover, there will be flying cars as well as flying bicycles
on air-conditioned highways. What I want to say is artificial intelligence will replace human intelligence. Will AI replace
creativity as well? I think it will. Computers will be able to write, paint and compose better than artists ever will. Do you
think you will check your emails using your fingers? No, not at all. You’ll go online with your contact lenses. You’ll read
your emails and your favorite websites without lifting a finger. In addition, while you’re watching videos or TV shows,
you’ll be able to smell them. I think it will be so much better if you could smell the sea you watch.

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