Unit 3a
Date: __________________________
Social practice language: Participate in language games to work with specific linguistic aspects.
Environment: Literary and ludic.
Specific competence: Participate in language games to organize and comprehend future tense in forecasts.
Activity 1.
With your teacher look at the picture and answer the questions.
1. Who is in the pictures?
2. What is she doing?
3. Do you think the picture refers to the present or the future?
Activity 2.
With your teacher read the dialogue and underline with different colors the positive and negative predictions.
Fortune Teller: Oh, you wont´t have a lot of money.
Lisa: That´s Ok.
Fortune Teller: You will have two children, a boy and a girl, the boy will work for a newspaper.
Lisa: Will he be a journalist like his father?
Fortune Teller: No he won´t, he will be a photographer.
Lisa: I won´t be rich, but I will be very happy.
Fortune Teller: Yes you will.
Activity 3. Complete the chart with the predictions from the text.
Predictions
Positive
Negative
http://www.slice.ca/Play/Games/GamePlay/FortuneTeller/FortuneTeller.aspx
Activity 4. Write predictions about two classmates, at least 5 positive predictions and 5 negative predictions.
Unit 3a
Date: __________________________
Social practice language: Participate in language games to work with specific linguistic aspects.
Environment: Literary and ludic.
Specific competence: Participate in language games to organize and comprehend future tense in forecasts.
Activity 1. With your techer look at the picture and answer the questions.
1.
2.
What is the man doing?
What places is he talking about?
Activity 2. Number the countries on the map according to the key.
Activity 3 With your teacher read the dialogueand
underline the sentences in future .
Brian: What are you watching Dad?
Brian´s Father: I am watching the weather forecast; I
want to know what clothes to take for my trip.
Brian: How will the weather be?
Brian´s father: Maybe it will be hot and sunny
Brian: What countries are you going to visit?
Brian´s Father: First I am going to go to England and then
to France, after I am going to visit Spain and Portugal.
Activity 4 Complete the chart according to the dialogue.
Sentences in future
Interrogative
Affirmative
What is the difference between future will and future (is, am, are) going to?___________________________________
We use will to ______________________________________________________________________________________
We use (is, am, are) going to __________________________________________________________________________
Activity 5 Look at the map and underline the correct answers to the questions.
1.
Where will it be sunny?
a)
2.
In Spain.
b) In Italy
c) In Portugal
What will the weather be like in England?
a)
3.
Rainy and windy
b) Sunny and hot
c)Wet and freezing
b) In England
c) In Germany
Where will it be over 30°C?
a)
4.
In Spain
Where will there be thunderstorms?
a)
In Spain
b) In England
c) In Germany
Activity 6 Complete the sentences with what Brian´s father says he is going to take on his trip.
Shorts
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Sweater
Coat
Sunblock
Umbrella
Maybe It will be hot. I´m going to take sunblock.
Perhaps It´ll be sunny.
Maybe It´ll rain.
Perhaps it´ll be cool.
Perhaps it´ll be cold.
Activity 7 Plan a trip to some states of Mexico an do the next.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/barnabybear/games/weather_report.shtml Vb
Write down four places you are
going to visit.
Predict what the weather will be like
in each place.
Plan what to take with you.
Unit 3a
Date: __________________________
Social practice language: Participate in language games to work with specific linguistic aspects.
Environment: Literary and ludic.
Specific competence: Participate in language games to organize and comprehend future tense in forecasts.
Horoscope Forecast
Scorpio
1. Answer the questions.
Where can you find this type of text?
What type of information does it give?
At the beginning of the month, there will be a lunar eclipse in
your sign, your personal appearance will be important this week.
So go shopping for some new clothes. Get new hairstyle. You will
be very happy with your new image. You won´t have much
money, but you will be strong enough to manage short-term
money problems. And don´t worry! Money is coming your way!
2. Read the text and put a check next to Meg´s plans.
Brian: Hello, Meg. What´s up?
Meg: I´m reading my horoscope. I´m a Scorpio. My horoscope says I
will be happy if I change my image. I´m going to go shopping for
clothes, then I´m going to have a new hairstyle.
Brian: Really? I didn´t think you have any money.
Meg: I´m going to ask my dad for some. My Horoscope says money
is coming my way.
Brian: Maybe you will get a part time job.
Meg: That´s a good idea.
3. Complete the dialogue with the correct form of will or be going to.
Lisa: I´m reading my horoscope, it says I ________________ meet a new friend today.
Ken: What does it say about me?
Lisa: It says you ________________ be unhappy with something you buy.
Ken: Well I _____________________ go shopping this afternoon.
Lisa: Who with?
Ken: With my friend John. He ____________________ for me at the supermarket.
Lisa: I ___________________ go with you and help you shop, and maybe John
_____________________ be my new friend.
4
In teams write the horoscope of the card.