Talking about the future

I guess I'm getting in touch with my inner geek. Anyway, here is the plan for a possible lesson.

Lesson Plan

1 Ask students if they think the future i.e. 20 years into the future things will be better or worse than now.

This may be a good point to work on modals and future forms in general.

2 Put the students into "optimists" and "pessimists". Each group discuss why they believe what they do.

3 Then put students into pairs, one "optimist" and one "pessimist".

4 They then discuss their views with each other.

5 Give each group both photocopies and ask them to compare and contrast their views of the future.



Alternatively show divide the classback into "optimists" and "pessimists" and show each group a short extract from the future.

Bladerunner for the "pessimists"
Minority Report for the "optimists"

They then explain to the others what sort of future their extract shows.

6 Ask students to say which, if any of the versions of the future they think most closely fits their own.