3.2 Future Predictions, Adjective Prefixes, Formal Linkers, Writing An Opinion Essay 7-3

E NG L I S H V I I
MODULE OF
FUTURE PREDICTIONS (WILL HAVE)

ADJECTIVES PREFIXES
TOPIC: FORMAL LINKERS
WRITING AN OPINION ESSAY
UNIT#3
OUR PLANET
OBJETIVE
Al terminar esta unidad los estudiantes desarrollaran la
destreza auditiva de identificar causa y efecto a través de
ejercicios auditivos con respecto a problemas ambientales.
Además los estudiantes serán capaces de elaborar un ensayo
de opinión acerca de una campaña ambiental efectiva.
FUTURE
PREDICTIONS
https://youtu.be/r-91umZ7cQE
We use the future perfect simple (will/won't have + past participle) to talk about
something that will be completed before a specific time in the future.
AFFIRMATIVE VERB
(PAST PART.)
SUBJECT AUX#1 AUX#2 COMPLEMENT
You will have finished your report by this time next week.
NEGATIVE
AUX#1
VERB
SUBJECT (NEG. FORM) AUX#2 (PAST PART.) COMPLEMENT
YOU WON'T HAVE FINISHED YOUR REPORT BY THIS TIME NEXT WEEK.
YES/NO QUESTION
VERB
AUX#1 SUBJECT (PAST PART.) COMPLEMENT ?
AUX#2
WILL YOU HAVE FINISHED YOUR REPORT BY THIS TIME NEXT WEEK?
WH- QUESTION
VERB
WH-WORD AUX#1 SUBJECT AUX#2 (PAST PART) COMPLEMENT ?
WHAT WILL YOU HAVE FINISHED BY THIS TIME NEXT WEEK?
By the end of the century, we will have used up all our resources.
In 50 years, pollution will have disappeared.
The guests are coming at 8 p.m. I'll have finished cooking by then.
On 9 October we'll have been married for 50 years.
Will you have gone to bed when I get back?
Will they have developed new ways to save energy by 2100?
How long will you have lived here by 2025?
IMPOSSIBLE
ADJECTIVES
PREFIXES
ADJECTIVES PREFIXES
Prefixes are letters which we add to the beginning of a word to make a new word with a
different meaning. Prefixes can, for example, create a new word opposite in meaning to the
word the prefix is attached to. They can also make a word negative or express relations of
time, place or manner.
honest telling the truth or able to

be trusted and not likely to
steal, cheat, or lie.
behaving or prone to
dishonest
behave in an untrustworthy
or fraudulent way. It is the
opposite of honest
ADJECTIVES PREFIXES
NOT/
= OPPOSITE
OF...
DIS- Words that take dis– as a negative prefix may begin with a vowel or a
consonant.
AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE
AGREEABLE DISAGREEABLE
COMFORTABLE DISCOMFORTABLE
ADJECTIVES PREFIXES
IM - Words that take im– as a negative prefix always begin with the letter
m or p.
PERFECT IMPERFECT
POSSIBLE IMPOSSIBLE
IN - Words that take in– as a negative prefix can begin with a vowel
(except i or u) or a consonant.
ORGANIC INORGANIC
SANE INSANE
ADJECTIVES PREFIXES
UN - Words that take un– as a negative prefix may begin with a vowel or
consonant.
USUAL UNUSUAL
HELPFUL UNHELPFUL
IL - Words that take il– as a negative prefix always begin with the letter l.
LEGAL ILLEGAL
LOGICAL ILLOGICAL
ADJECTIVES PREFIXES
IR - Words that take ir– as a negative prefix always begin with the letter r.
RESISTIBLE IRRESISTIBLE
RATIONAL IRRATIONAL
MIS - Words that take dis– as a negative prefix may begin with a vowel or a
consonant.
PLACE MISPLACE
UNDERSTANDABLE MISUNDERSTANDABLE
ADJECTIVES PREFIXES ST 5.10
Activity 1: Complete the chart with the prefixes in the box. Listen and check.
IM DIS UN IN
MIS IL IR
ADJECTIVES PREFIXES
Activity 2: Complete the words in the text with the prefixes DIS-, IM-, IN-, UN-, IL-, IR-, or MIS-
UN
DIS
IM
IR
MIS IL
IN
DIS
MIS
UN
FORMAL
LINKERS
FORMAL LINKERS
Linkers are words or phrases that we use to link (i.e. connect or join) ideas.
CONSEQUENTLY RESULT OR REASON
NEVERTHELESS CONTRAST
SIMILARLY SIMILAR ARGUMENTS
AS OPPOSED TO COMPARISON
IN SUM CONCLUSION
FORMAL LINKERS
CONSEQUENTLY RESULT OR REASON
Describe a result of an action.
It was raining. I stayed at home. It was raining. Consequently, I stayed at home.
Fear about the future of the planet is a negative emotion. We tend to reject it.
Fear about the future of the planet is a negative emotion. Consequently, we tend to reject it.
FORMAL LINKERS
NEVERTHELESS CONTRAST
When the outcome we expect does not occur.
It was raining. I went for a walk. It was raining. Nevertheless, I went for a walk.
People should respond positively to climate change campaigns. They rarely do.
People should respond positively to climate change campaigns. Nevertheless, they rarely do.
FORMAL LINKERS
AS OPPOSED TO COMPARISON
We use it to show that TWO ideas are different.
I always go to bed early. My sister goes to bed very late.
I always go to bed early, as opposed to my sister.
People should be encouraged to buy electric cars to avoid polluting the environment. Gas or diesel cars pollute the environment.
People should be encouraged to buy electric cars to avoid polluting the environment, as opposed to Gas or diesel ones.
FORMAL LINKERS
SIMILARLY SIMILAR ARGUMENTS
We use it to link TWO arguments that are similar.
Cutting down on sugar will help you lose weight. Doing more exercise will help you get rid of a few kilos.
Cutting down on sugar will help you lose weight. Similarly, doing more exercise will help you get rid of a few kilos.
You’re not allowed to use your phone in the class. You have to switch it off when you’re in the library.
You’re not allowed to use your phone in the class. Similarly, you have to switch it off when you’re in the library.
FORMAL LINKERS
IN SUM CONCLUSION
We use it at the end of an argument to summarize the main points.
People do not usually respond well to environmental campaigns.
In sum, people do not usually respond well to environmental campaigns.
Some people are better suited to working from home than others.
In sum, some people are better suited to working from home than others.
FORMAL LINKERS
Activity 3: Complete the sentences below with the correct linkers.
In sum - Similarly - Consequently - As opposed to - Nevertheless
CONSEQUENTLY
NEVERTHELESS
SIMILARLY
IN SUM
AS OPPOSED TO
WRITING AN
OPINION ESSAY
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E NG L I S H V I I

FUTURE PREDICTIONS (WILL HAVE)

honest telling the truth or able to

CONSEQUENTLY RESULT OR REASON

CONSEQUENTLY RESULT OR REASON

Describe a result of an action.

It was raining. I stayed at home. It was raining. Consequently, I stayed at home.

When the outcome we expect does not occur.

We use it to show that TWO ideas are different.

I always go to bed early. My sister goes to bed very late.

I always go to bed early, as opposed to my sister.

We use it to link TWO arguments that are similar.

We use it at the end of an argument to summarize the main points.

People do not usually respond well to environmental campaigns.

In sum, people do not usually respond well to environmental campaigns.

In sum - Similarly - Consequently - As opposed to - Nevertheless

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