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My Future Plans: English Pedagogical Module 3
My Future Plans: English Pedagogical Module 3
Pedagogical Module 3
Curriculum Threads: Communication and Cultural Awareness,
Oral Communication, Reading, Writing, Language Through the Arts
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• Is there any traditional divination method in your country? Have you tried it?
• If you had the chance to see the future, what would you ask?
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Lesson A
Can people get to know what is in the future? What are some ways of divination?
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many different cultures have
developed a method to reading pieces of wood. Another form of divination
achieve the same? is theomancy or the divination by responding to
the oracles or people that the gods inspire. Next is
• Had you heard about these scapulimancy. It consists of reading the bones of an
forms of divination before? animal.
Another way of divination to find underground water or minerals
currents is rhabdomancy. Next is pyromancy or seeing the future
through the reading of fire. Psephomancy is another way of reading
the future using pebbles. Lithomancy or divination using stones. The
divination made through the reading of leaves is called phyllomancy.
Guess the name of these
The divination of future that comes with the observation of the flight
divinations. We have read of birds is called ornithomancy. Another form of divination is the
about many ways to see the reading of the cooked white of eggs is known as oomancy. These and
future. Can you guess what many other ways to see the future have been used in the past.
the following method are
about? Retrieved from: https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/
ways-to-tell-the-future/divining-the-future
Aeromancy Divination
Complete the crossword puzzle below with words related to divination
Aleuromancy methods.
1
Anthropomancy
3
Bibliomancy
4
5 6 7
Ceromancy 8
9
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Vocabulary VERTICAL
1 . In this divination method read pieces of
oracle. a female priest who
wood
gave people wise but often HORIZONTAL
2. (related to theomancy) a priest that was
mysterious advice from a inspired by god and gave pieces of advice 3 . Ornithomancy consist on looking at these
god, or the advice given to know the future animals
4. The direction the rods used in 6. The art of seeing the future by looking at
pebble. a small smooth round rhabdomancy go towards rocks
stone, especially one found 5. Food that has not been cooked 8. It is used to see the future in pyromancy
on a beach or in a river 7. Greek preffix meaning ‘God’ 9. Pieces of wood used is xylomancy
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Oral Communication
1. Did you guess the definitions of divinations right? Listen again and
Audio
check if you got the answers right. If you didn’t got them right. Ask your
Listen to the person talk
classmates for the meaning of:
about forms of divination.
Take notes of what is said.
a. What is the meaning of aeromancy?
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2. Choose the correct answer.
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Reading
How do you think relationships and family life will be in the future?
and fall depending on the economy. The life expectancy will be higher,
and the average person will have approximately 3 marriages during their
life. The cost of living will rise a lot, that will make it almost impossible for
families to have a house for themselves. Also, raising children will be very
expensive. So, the state will have to provide a subsidy for education. Only
very poor and very rich people will have more than two children.
• Do you agree with his
predictions? Why or why
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not? Would you change
anything about them?
Select True(T) / False(F). Correct the (F) ones writing the right answer.
• Do you think that some
(T) (F)
of these predictions are
already true? a.
According to professor family and work
relationships will change completely.
• Are some of these
predictions impossible?
Explain.
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household. a group of
c. Work at home will be divided for men and women.
people, often a family, who
live together
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Writing
Can someone actually know what will happen in the future?
In Saint-Remy-de-Provence, France, in 1503 a child was born who Modals are special verbs. They
later treated victims of the plague in France and Italy. Not much is are never conjugated. So, we
known about his childhood. What we know is that he was a very don’t need to add an “s” at
intelligent child, he managed to pass school quickly and without the end for “he, she it.” For
difficulties. He studied Greek, Latin, Hebrew and Mathematics, and his example: I can see the future.
grandfather taught him astrology. At age 14 he entered the University She can see the future.
of Avignon to study medicine. This man became a world celebrity, not
because of his medical skills, but because of his predictions. There
were and there are people who believe that Michel de Nostradame,
better known as Nostradamus could see the future. His prophecies are
known to this day and some still believe that what he said hundreds of
years ago will come true in the future.
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1. Are you good at predictions? How do you think families, love and
relationships will be in the future? Make your own 10 prophecies about
family, love and relationships in the future.
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2. What do you think that will happen to yourself? Can you think of your own
future? Write a 90 words biography with predictions to what will happen
How accurate was
to yourself in the future. You must use at least FIVE time expressions, for
Nostradamus?
example: after, during, as soon as, while, then, later, at the same time…
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Language Through the Arts
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and continue until the present. fundamental element of Roma culture. Gypsy
For example: Women have women have practiced divination and fortune
practiced divination and fortune telling for hundreds of years. The fortunetellers
telling for hundreds of years. practice it as a way to earn money, but never among
their own people. Fortunetellers were disapproved
throughout history. The Roma have traveled all over
the world. Different governments, monarchies and religions have
condemned their divination practices. Nowadays, some governments
Values accept the practices of gypsies as long as they respect the rules of
the place.
Tolerance is the ability
or willingness to tolerate In the past, almost all gypsy women were fortunetellers. A well-
something, in particular the known case is that of Lenin’s mother who consulted “Grandma Rose”,
existence of opinions or a fortuneteller and clairvoyant. Grandma Rose told her there was
behavior that one does not nothing she could do for Lenin’s older brother who was in prison, but
necessarily agree with. How she could help young Lenin. The gypsy told Lenin’s mother: “I will
do you treat different groups help your son, and everything will turn out well, he will be the leader
or cultures when they don’t of Russia and his ideas will be followed even after his death.” and so
follow the same lifestyles and it happened.
beliefs as we do?
Gypsies practice reading of hands and other multiple forms of
divination such as tea-leaf reading, cartomancy, tarot reading, coffee
beans reading or crystal ball.
Instructions Example:
Group A
Vocabulary • Make 2 groups. Write your own predictions.
In 15 years flights...
gypsy. a member of race • Group A will receive the first part of a Group B
of people originally from prediction and Group B only the second part. ...will be faster and
northern India who typically cheaper and we will
• Go around the class asking.
used to travel from place to not need visas.
place
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tea leaf. a dried leaf from the • Do you believe “Grandma Rose” really changed Lenin’s future?
tea plant Explain.
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Oral Communication
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Tip
•
What is the solution to the planning-canceling culture according
to the article?
PLANNING
In pairs. Student A talk about your plans for the weekend. Student B
ask questions to get more information. Exchange the roles once you
have finished.
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Listen again and select the correct option.
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Lesson B
We will review the 3 best apps that will make your student life more
organized and easier.
Design your own app or an
improved version of one An app that will help you study without being distracted
mentioned in the text. Explain is SelfControl.
how it will work and how it will
help students. This mobile app blocks applications, websites, messaging
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Are you a sleeper? Are you one of the people who crush
the snooze again and again? Sleep If U Can Alarm is the
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right app for sleep lovers like you. This app will help you
get to school early. The “world’s most annoying alarm” will
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ensure that you get up. Once the alarm is activated, you
will have two options, go to the indicated place and take
a picture or shake your phone very fast and strong.
How useful are they for you? will turn your phone silent at the exact time you program
Out of the 7, rank the top 3 it. You won’t have your phone ringing in the middle of a
apps and explain why you put class. You just need to write your schedule and the app will
them in that order. set your phone in silence at that time.
Audio
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What are your plans? Ask 3 classmates for their plans. Write their
answers in the table below. Be prepared to share their answers with
the class. Vocabulary
to launch. to introduce
something new such as
Question /Name a product
not happen
What are you going to do
on vacations? to set off. to start on a trip
When are you going to to appeal. to interest or
graduate? attract someone
Who will be your to bump into someone. to
favorite singer in 1 year? meet someone you know
What will you do in 5 when you have not planned
years? to meet them
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Language Through the Arts
Ethics: Human beings and the How do You Imagine the Future?
environment.
One of the most recognized films about the future
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What will the future look like is Wall-e. In 2008, Disney’s Pixar released a movie
if humans don’t take care of about Wall-e, a lonely robot that lives in 2805. The
the planet? Some films make movie shows an abandoned planet. The only survivors
representations of possible on the Earth are Wall-e and its friend, a cockroach.
future scenarios. A special ship, Axiom, floats in the space and makes
occasional checks to see if the earth is fit to return, always with negative
results. Wall-e is a film that manages to convey an idea of what the
future could be without the need of many words. Many characters have
• Discuss in pairs how you
no voices. Wall-e deals with serious issues such as waste management,
imagine the future.
consumerism, environmental impact, obesity, or corporatism.
• Why do you think that the
movie does not have many Retrieved from: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/wall-e-review-2008-movie-1016979
dialogues?
COMING SOON
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Legally Blonde 3 will be released after 15 years of the last film. Reese
vengeful. seeking to harm Witherspoon returns to play her role as Elle Woods, a blonde lawyer.
someone in return for The Disney live-action Mulan will come out in February. And in April
a perceived injury “Bond 25” will be released. The protagonist will be once again and
perhaps for the last time in this character, the Englishman Daniel Craig.
low-budget. made with
The second part of the low-budget film that managed to raise millions,
a small amount of money
“A quiet place” by the couple John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, will be
to raise. collect, levy, released on May 15th.
or bring together (money
or resources) Retrieved from: https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/most-anticipated-movies-of-2020/
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Oral Communication
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will sell more products to Europe
will join two worlds
is going to build the biggest railway ever Ask your classmate what
invention may come out
e. Due to the lack of technology to connect cars, independent cars in 10 years related to the
following fields. Add your
will be a reality own categories.
won’t be a reality • Medicine
will need more time to come out • Vacations
• Food
• Houses
Vocabulary
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to handle. manage (a
How do you imagine the future? Complete the sentences with your situation or problem)
own ideas.
set out. begin a journey
• In 10 years
to delay. make (someone
• By 2050 or something) late or slow
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Reading
How was education in the past? How is it now? How do you think it will be?
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Brainstorm a list of elements Technology advances at giant steps. Since the creation
and tasks that are traditional of the internet in the 60s, the world has seen unimaginable
in your school. Have you ever changes. Today the whole world is connected in real-time.
imagined how would your There are new inventions every year and makes artifacts
school be without them? How that were cutting edge technology obsolete. Some of
would it be? the objects that will become obsolete in 2020 are some products and
practices related to education. First, desks because new education
models and approaches say that community work, like sitting together
or any environment that allows a more collaborative dynamic promotes
learning better than the traditional rows.
Second are the famous language labs for language learning. Future
learners will stop using monitors and desks and replace them with more
convenient devices such as phones. Nowadays we can learn languages
with apps on the phone. Maybe even books will be replaced by apps in
the future.
Third is the computer. The objective of education won’t be for
students to spend hours in front of a book, instead they will use
elements that have more presence in their life such as platforms, apps
or programs that make learning more meaningful and life related.
Finally, in the future, teachers who can’t use technology in their classes
will become obsolete. Those who can’t, unfortunately, will stop being
attractive to educational institutions.
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b. Do you agree with that all the items in the text will disappear in the
future?
d. Where and why do you think these predictions will take more time
step. an act or movement of
to become real?
putting one leg in front of the
other in walking or running e. When do you think these changes will happen in your school?
cutting edge. at the latest
or most advanced stage of 2. Read again and match the element with the changes it will suffer.
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development; innovative or
pioneering
Language labs
obsolete. no longer produced
Will be replaced by apps on the phone
or used; out of date Desks
Students will seat on collaborative tables
row. a number of people Computers
or things in a more or less Won’t be practical anymore
straight line Teachers with
no knowledge Will not be attractive to schools
to replace. take the place of of technology
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Writing
Your friend sent you an e-mail to help her with her homework.
FROM
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Susana
TO
Hello!
How are you? I was wondering if you can help me with my final
project, please. I have to write a description of how a normal
day in the life of a student, a doctor, an artist and an adult will
be in 50 years.I started with the part of student. Please help me
with the others.
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“ In 50 years, the life of a student will be completely different.
Students won’t go to school at 7. They will start classes at 9 and
they will have a different organization at school. Teachers won’t
be in front of the classes all of the time. They will…”
Please, please! help me with my homework.
Tip
Support or deny the following statements with at least 2 ideas for each
argument. Explain why you believe they are true or false.
the future
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Assessment
Speaking Listening
1 Interview a classmate about their predictions. 2 Listen the following audio about the apps of the
Ask them the following questions and create two future. Take notes on what you listen.
of your own. Take notes.
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c. What will happen in terms of politics in 1
years?
1
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What are some things you used as a kid but don’t well as information about places, paper maps
anymore? and GPS devices will be things of the past. As
with music, movies and series can be viewed on
Reading
platforms such as Netflix so DVDs and Blu-Ray
1 Pay attention to verb tenses, time expressions, players will no longer be useful. The same will
and words you don’t recognize. Write your happen with alarm clocks, calculators, analog
observations. watches, payphones, landlines, buttons on
phones, reference books, checkbooks, remote
Things that Will Stay in the Past controls, car keys, travel agencies, textbooks
and shopping malls. If technology continues
There are many things that at some time to advance as it has done until today, all these
were the most modern but that little by little artifacts will disappear in the not so distant
have been replaced to become objects and future.
devices of the past. Among the objects that
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will become only part of antique collections no-longer-exist-2017-11
and then will only be in museums, are CDs. In
Writing
the future people will stop owning or having
music because everything will be on the 2 Write a brief letter (90 words) to your school
phone and on music platforms like Deezer or director. Explain what changes there will be in
Spotify. House keys will also become obsolete the future related to schools and education and
when people start using cards or codes. There why your school should or should not incorporate
are countries where this is already a reality. them. If your school has already incorporated any
Paper receipts will become an exception as of these changes you can express if you agree or
receipts will arrive directly in the mail after disagree with this decision.
purchase. Digital cameras are now rare. Most
people have phones that have cameras, some Vocabulary
almost professional. Printed magazines and 3 Choose 3 phrasal verbs you have seen in this unit
newspapers will no longer be seen in the and write a definition with your own words and
waiting rooms, as people will have access to an example using it.
more up-to-date information and from many
more sources within a click. The cables for
charging phones and headphones will become
useless because we will listen to music and
charge phones wirelessly. People can stop
losing important jobs by losing their thumb
drives or USBs because all the information
can be stored in clouds on the network. With
the creation of google maps and other apps on
mobile phones that help us to see the routes
interactively, with images and traffic reports, as
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Project 1
Writing the Horoscope
Every year thousands of people want to know what will happen in their lives
and how the following year will be. Many people believe in horoscopes.
STEP 1
Get in groups and create an entire horoscope for the next year for each
sign. There are 12 signs. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra,
Scorpio, Sagittarius, Capricorn, Aquarius, Pisces.
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LIBRA SCORPIO S A G I TT A R I U S CAPRICORN AQUARIUS PISCES
STEP 2
Sign: FIELDS
MONEY HEALTH
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Remember to use the future form “will” to make predictions for which you
have no evidence and “Going to” for predictions when you have evidence
to be sure.
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Let's Review
Vocabulary
1 How many of these divination methods do you
remember?
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Reading
3 Can you summarize the advances in education
and family structure in the readings on pages 4
and 12? Write your summary in 5 bullet points
Grammar
per reading.
2 Work in pairs and create a 2-3 minutes long
dialogue about plans to assist to an event for the
future. Use the three forms of the future: present
continuous, going to and will.
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Lesson C
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after becoming the world questions are how big will the World Cup be? How many people will
champion for the third time. see the tournament around the world? What surprises will this
The trophy was stolen and World Cup have? What will be the biggest challenges? The 22nd
melted in Brazil. However, FIFA World Cup will reach billions of people around the world.
this was not the first time In addition, the country expects to receive 1.5 million visitors.
the Jules Rimet trophy was Thirty-two teams will participate in the tournament and the eight
stolen. Already in the 1960s, stadiums will be located within a radius of 40 km. A surprise of the World
some thieves stole the trophy Cup will be the start and end date. To avoid the intense summer with
in London and a dog named temperatures that will reach 40ºC, the World Cup will begin on November
Pickles found it in a garden. 21st and will end on December 18th, Qatar’s National Day. That is, it will
be played in winter. However, the winter temperatures in Qatar reach
around 30 ° C. As a result the matches will be played in the evenings. It
Retrieved from: https://www.guioteca.com/ is not the first time that Qatar hosts a sporting event, but it has never
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pistoleros-mas-peligrosos-y-legendarios-del-
hosted such a large one. There are many who question FIFA’s decision
lejano-oeste/ and some people who totally reject it. There have been complaints from
workers who build stadiums under the desert sun. In the end, Qatar’s
promise is that it will be an unforgettable and magnificent event.
What will happen the next Retrieved from: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1333942-qatar-2022-5-reasons-why-their-world-
world championships? cup-could-be-a-huge-success#slide0
How much do you know?
Answer the following Answer the questions according to the reading.
questions. Ask a classmate
and compare your answers 1. How big will the Qatar 2022 World Cup be?
• Where will the 2026 soccer
world cup be?
2. What are the main obstacles of this event?
• How will the 2026 World
Cup be?
• What will be the surprises 3. Why do you think FIFA chose Qatar as the host of the World Cup?
of the 2026 World Cup? Explain.
Vocabulary
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Oral Communication
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Vocabulary
to undergo. to experience
something that involves
a change
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Reading
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about the future with the experts’ predictions.
• Do you believe there are Were your guesses it right?
going to be a lot of climate
changes in the future? If so One important change in the future will be
which? the temperature. Scientists say that by 2050 the
• Do you think they can be
planet will have a temperature increase of 3 to 4º
reduced? How? C. It seems like nothing, but it will have enormous
effects in the ecosystem. Researchers analyzed greenhouse
gas emissions and not even the most optimistic scientists’ formulas result
in such a low percentage.
Values: Natural environment By 2050, the sea level will be 25 centimeters higher. With higher
conservation. temperatures, the defrosting process in Antarctica will become twice as
fast. The glaciers are going to melt. This will result in an increasement in
Take care of the environment the sea level. Scientists’ calculations say it will increase 50 cm by 2100.
to prevent the greenhouse Another consequence will be the floods. The likelihood of flooding in
effect and other possible coastal towns will rise more than nine times. The economic losses will be
natural disasters. greater than 50 billion dollars.
What can you do to take care The growth of the Himalayas will be another change. In 2050 the
of the environment in order to
highest mountain range is going to be 165 millimeters higher due to the
prevent the greenhouse effect
and other possible natural movement of the Indian plate below it. The nearby towns are worried
disasters? Everyone can help about the possibility of earthquakes in the area.
with small actions.
Eating fruits, and vegetables is going to be difficult. There won’t be
enough crops to meet world demand. There will be serious consequences
for species such as birds. Scientists say that in 2050, 99% of seabirds will
Answer the following have eaten plastics.
questions.
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these problems?
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incorrect?
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Vocabulary
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longer frozen
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Writing
Where will the soccer world championship take place after Qatar 2022?
Technology in Sports
Sports are a field that does not get rid of technological advances.
Nowadays it is possible to know exactly if a ball fell outside or inside
the tennis court, it does not matter if nobody managed to see it,
because the machines can show with precision where the ball has
fallen. Another sport that has seen impressive changes is soccer. For
example, adding the famous VAR can be very positive and in value of
justice, but it takes away a lot of fun. Another aspect that has changed
a lot since the origin of some sports is the uniform. More dynamic
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garments are made today to help players to perform in the best way.
What do you think are the changes that sports will suffer in the future? What
will the uniforms, the instruments of the team be like? Do you think the
requirements will change for athletes in the future? Do you think there will
still be referees, or will they become obsolete?
Vocabulary
Answer the questions and write your predictions in 7 sentences. to host. to provide the space
and other things necessary
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1
for a special event
2
headquarter. the place from
3 where an organization is
controlled
4
proposal. a suggestion for
5 a plan
6 get rid of. to throw
7 something away
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Language Through the Arts
3
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entertainment/movie-theaters-and-cinema- 4
through-the-decades.html/
Grammar Note
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To express probability, we use
the modals “may”, “can” and
“could”. Modal verbs are not
conjugated and the verb after
a modal is on the base form. The Future of Films
For example: We could travel
to another planet in the future. The cinema industry adapts to changes to keep their clients. Here
She may go to the party. are some films about the future and some predictions about the world
of cinema. Compare your predictions with those of experts and check
if you got them right. The film “Minority Report” sets scenarios of how
justice may predict bad behavior and control humanity in the future.
Limitless is a film that gives a glimpse of how in the future pills may
• Were your predictions right? increase our capacities tremendously. On the other hand, referring to
the film industry, platforms to stream content like Netflix, or Amazon
• Do you think there will be
movie theaters in 100 years?
prime have changed the way in which people consume these products.
Therefore, production companies as Warner Bros or Fox may create
their own content platforms or collaborate frequently with stablished
platforms.
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Vocabulary
Another aspect that could change in the future is the way series
drive in. a facility one can visit
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Oral Communication
Audio
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Tip
1. Listen to the following conversation between two friends talking about
the history of music. According to the dialogue, who expresses the Notice how the verb after
following ideas. “will” won’t” and “going to”
goes in its base form. That is, it
is not conjugated. For example:
Phrase Alex Jimmy None Both
She is going to sing.
Idols may be fictional in the future
Artist will be different.
Idols may be like that Japanese He won’t see that movie
virtual singer
I am convinced that virtual idols are
going to be popular
Virtual singers may get tired or bored • Create groups. Half of
the group will discuss the
advantages of the changes
Songs in the future may stay more
music industry will see,
time on the charts the other half will discuss
Real life artists may not stay as idols the disadbantages of the
for a long time changes.
Alex: Isn’t it amazing that in the future out our ”idols” to upload. to copy or move
not be ? Like in the article, they mentioned that in programs or information to a
larger computer system or to
the future, singers virtual creations that perform. the internet
Jimmy: Exactly, like that Japan’s pop star Hatsune Miku. virtual reality. the computer-
Alex: As a musician do you believe it will work? generated simulation of a
three-dimensional image or
Jimmy: I am sure it based on the case of Japan because environment
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enterprise. a business or
company
IN GROUPS. Make a mind map with 10 aspects that may suffer
changes in the future of another field. Write 10 sentences and present to last. to continue to exist
your work to your class.
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Communication and Cultural Awareness
What are the college degrees the majority of students wants to study?
1. Make a list of the degree programs you will apply for in the future and
Values: Academic rigor. explain why you want to pursue each of them.
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simple. There are people who know what they
It may seem as a matter of want to be since they are children, but most
numbers. One point more, don’t. Most people finish high school and still
one point less, what is the don’t know what to study. According to a trend
difference? However, school in recent years, these are the careers most students
and especially school grades applied for nationwide. Are these careers among your
will have a great influence options? The first is nursing, followed by medicine, dentistry,
on your life in the future. business administration, architecture, law, civil engineering, social
The average of high school communication, economics, clinical psychology, environmental
grades, plus the final exam engineering, accounting and auditing, nursing degree, commercial
score will allow you to engineering, industrial engineering, veterinary medicine, mechanical
access to college university, engineering, agronomic engineering and social work, and the most
if you decide to study in a demanded careers in the technical and technological institutes are
university in Ecuador. There automotive mechanical careers, systems analysis, fashion design,
are some other options in and electricity.
other lands like loans or
scholarships in other lands. There is no minimum grade to get a quota in any career in public
However, grades are there institutions. The score needed is proportional to the demand for
too an important aspect they seats for each career. So, the more students throughout who want to
consider for admissions. study these careers, the higher the score must be.
Compare it to a marathon. Anyone can participate in a marathon
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articles/university-admissions-around-the- close to winning. A student may apply with a 400-point mark for
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students who reach a higher score than that. For this reason, it is
important to get good scores in the final exams if you wish to follow
any university career.
Vocabulary
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Oral Communication
What to study?
1. Listen to the audio about what to do at the last year of class and answer
the questions. Audio
Listen to the dialogue.
a. What is the situation of each girl?
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• Kathy has got a clue of what she is going to study next at university.
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the university.
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Reading
Before Reading While you read, pay attention to any words you don’t know and
underline them
• Do you know anything about
artificial intelligence? What?
person will be paid to maintain a machine that does the work of the
employees. Artificial intelligence is taking its first steps and many
people, such as drivers or receptionists, fear being replaced by a machine
already. Machines with artificial intelligence can carry out the tasks of a
dermatologist, lawyer, sports reporters, and even software developers
better than humans do.
Global meetings have been held and it is on the agenda of
governments, scientists, and economists to discuss how to prevent an
unfavorable scenario. A change in education is seen as a possible solution
to this problem. Only educated people can be employable and attractive
to companies. Technology would be just the tool to access more and
better education that allows people to change the labor market.
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Vocabulary
4. What is the possible solution to this problem and why? Can you think
gap. an unfilled space or of any other solution?
interval; a break in continuity
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Oral Communication
Read the following text about characteristics of a person who will be great
one day.
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Signs of Someone Who Will Make it Big One Day
We all know a person that can achieve exceptional things in life.
“Something big” is relative for each person according to their
priorities; we mean a transcendental person, who leaves a mark. The
writer Johnson Kee made a list of signs to recognize a person who will
cause others to be inspired or motivated to do something or make a
decision.
1. Work for long-term results: This person knows that things cannot
be achieved overnight. At least 2 or 3 years on an idea to attract people. Describe someone you think
will be successful in the future
2. Money is the motivation, not the main objective, but the medium. and explain how and why? Do
People will pay for something that impacts and gives value to their they match any of the criteria
lives. Successful people take money as recognition and a reward for on the text? Explain it in
their work. 90 words.
3. People really matter. Public is not seen as a flock; they are seen as
individuals. The tastes of the person to whom the product is aimed for
are important.
4. Constant improvements. A person who will be successful is always
preparing and improving.
5. They surround themselves with similar people. The people around
you them offer opportunities and serve as example and motivation.
What are other signs of someone who will be great one day.
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What is the meaning of these words? Write a definition in your own words.
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• Exceptional
Vocabulary
• Transcendental
flock. a number of birds
• Long-term
of one kind feeding
• Overnight
to aim. point or direct at
• Reward a target
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Language Through the Arts
1. How long do you think it will take to get to the point where we can
experience the changes mentioned in the text?
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Oral Communication
1. Did you get the previous exercise correctly? Match the phrasal verb with
the meaning. Compare your answers with your classmates. Audio
Listen to the dialogue.
to go and fetch someone from a place and take
Set out them somewhere else
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2. Answer the following questions:
Tip
b. What does the assistant do to determine where they will travel? Remember that will and
going to are used to make
predictions. Going to is also for
c. Does Maui fit with all the family’s requirements? Explain. already made plans and will for
more spontaneous decisions.
Will is also used to make
d. Do they know how much the trip will cost? Why? promises. For example:
I promise this will be fantastic!
Vocabulary
f. What will they be able to see when they climb the Haleakala National Park?
to tan. to become brown or
browner after exposure to the
sun
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astonishing. extremely
surprising or impressive;
amazing
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Assessment
Writing
1 Your friends that live abroad are going to visit you
for the first time and you are going to plan their
vacations. Write a letter (90 words) and explain
what they will do during their trip here. Use will
and going to and phrasal verbs.
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3 Match the word and the meaning
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Reading
2 Read the following excerpt. What does it tell you the uterus
about power and evolution? Crime and prisons?
Pharmaceutics? Write down your ideas in your
notebook. experience or be subjected to something
in life expectancy, experts hope that living 4 What is the main idea of the text?
conditions will also improve and that jobs
won’t affect natural resources, because there
In the future people will live longer
will come the food supplements. Another
prediction is that people will not carry
money or cards anymore. The fingerprint will DNA will be modified to make people healthier
be the only needed signal of identity. These
and more changes will change humans’ lives Medicine in the future will treat and
drastically. prevent illnesses
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Assessment My Future Plans
Speaking
What will you wear tomorrow?
3 Wall-e is a Disney pixar movie that shows a
futuristic world. In an important scene Wall-e
Listening
gives her an old shoe with a plant. Draw the scene
1 Listen to the following audio about the weather and explain the emotion of Eva in the scene and
forecast and determine if each of the following why it is important.
statements are True(T), False(F), or Not
Mentioned(NM) in the audio.
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Project 2
These Are My Plans For the Future.
How will your life be in 10 years?
Tip
Write your study plan or life plan for the next 10 years.
Remember to use the
correct future tense “will”
or “going to” and the modal
verbs to express possibility.
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• What are you going to do for sure?
Now that you are an expert about future and how to express it.
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