Upper-Intermediate Lesson9-Student Handout

Upper-intermediate Course
Lesson 9– 90 mins
A future perfect?
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Language focus Future forms
Test your Grammar
1. Situations 1-8 all contain a future form. Match them to their meanings.
1. Don’t worry, you’ll pass the exam. a timetable

2. I’m seeing Jo for lunch on Friday. a suggestion
3. The train to Dover leaves at 10.00. a prediction
4. Shall we have a break now? an intention
5. I’m going to go on a diet. a spontaneous decision
6. I’ll make some coffee. a future action in progress
7. We’ll have finished by Friday. the past from the future
8. This time tomorrow I’ll be lying on an arrangement
the beach.
2. Name the different future forms.
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An eye to the future
3. Look at the photos and listen to the people talking about the future. Who says what? Put
a number 1-6 next to the names. What are they all looking forward to?
4. Answer the questions about the people.
1. Where are Ted and Pamela going?

What will they be doing at this time tomorrow?
2. What is Francesca going to study?

How long does her course last?
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3. Who will be coming to watch Jason?
What time does the match start?
4. Why is Asha going to San Francisco?

Why will she be able to buy her own place?
5. Why are Lucy and Mark excited?

What does Mark hope?
6. What is Jonathan going to do to ensure success?

What is his ambition?
Listen and check. Practise them with a partner.
5. Who gave these answers? What are the questions? Ask and answer them with your
partner.
1. The amount of debt she’ll have.

2. Because the teams are great rivals.
3. Sebastian.
4. Two o’ clock.
5. No, they’re not. It’s all work, work, work!
6. Twice what she’s earning now.
Listen and check.
Language Focus
1. What is the difference between these sentences?

1. What do you do on Sundays? / What are you doing this Sunday?
2. Get in the car. I’ll give you a lift. / I’m going to give Dan a lift to the airport.
3. I’ll write the report tonight. / I’ll have written the report by tonight.
4. We’ll have supper at 8.00. / We’ll be having supper at 8.00.
2. There are many ways to talk about the future in English. The difference in meaning can be
quite subtle, and in many situations more than one form is possible.
1. I’m meeting George for lunch. / I’m going to meet George for lunch.
2. I’m working at home tomorrow. / I’ll be working at home tomorrow.
3. The flight arrives at 14.56./ The flight will arrive at 14.56.
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Practice
Discussing grammar
6. Choose the correct form in the pairs of sentences. In which sentences are both forms
possible.
1. ‘ll see/ ‘m going to see

I’m very excited. I _____ all my family this weekend.
I don’t know if I have to come tonight. I _____.
2. Are you going to do/ will you do

So, you’re off to the US for a year! What _______ there?
I’m sure you’ll pass the exam, but what ______ if you don’t?
3. ‘ll come / ‘m coming

I ____ with you if you like.
I ____ with you whether you like it or not.
4. Are you doing/ are you going to do

Your school report is terrible. What _____ about it?
What ______ this evening?
5. ‘m giving / ‘m going to give

I’ve had enough of her lazy attitude. I _____ her a good talking to.
I _______ a presentation at 3.00 this afternoon. I’m scared stiff.
6. Leaves/ is leaving
John! Peter ______ soon. Come and say goodbye.
The coach _____ at 8.00, so don’t be late.
7. ‘ll see / ‘ll be seeing

I _____ you outside the cinema at 8.00.
I _____ Paul this evening, so I’ll tell him your news.
8. ‘ll see / ‘ll have seen

You _____ enough of me by the end of this holiday.
I’m going to make a success of my life. You ______ .
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I hope so / I don’t think so
7. Listen to the questions and complete the different responses.
1. Do you think you’ll ever get a promotion?

o I _____ so
o I _____ one day
o It’s possible, but I ______ it.
o I’m sure I _____.
o I’m sure I _____. My boss doesn’t even know my name!
2. Are you going out tonight?

o Yes, I am.
o I think _____, but I’m not sure.
o You ______! I’m meeting the guys at the pub.
3. Do you think the world’s climate will change dramatically in the next 50 years?
o I ____ so.
o I hope _____.
o Who _____ Maybe.
o I’ to is a m convinced it _______. All the experts say so.
Listening and speaking “The future of the future”
8. What will life be like 100 years from now? Write down two things. Share ideas with the
class.
9. Timandra and Leo are in New York. The first person they to is a fortune teller- Angela
Lucy, a Tarot card reader. Listen to the conversation. Answer the questions about these
extracts from it.
1. “The Three of Swords”- it means physical separation from somewhere.

What is the “Three of Swords”? Separation from which city?
2. The Fool – it means the leap of faith. Going to New York City, looks like you take
the leap.
What does Timandra think “The fool” card might mean?
3. I’m starting to suspect you’re paid by some New York estate agent.
Why does Timandra think this?
4. The future of the future is people trusting their own intuition more.
Who believes this? Who questions it? Why?
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5. Do you think it is overstated .... That we will put more and more of our trust in the
machines and less trust in own judgement?
How does Angela respond? What does she call machines at the end of the
conversation?
10. Listen to Astro Teller- Captain of Moon Shots.
1. Which company does Astro work for?

What’s his job and what does he have to do?
2. What’s his basic belief about the future?
3. What does he say about kids going to college today?
4. How does he say his grandparents viewed the future?
5. Who are the “surfers” and who are the “turnips”? Why are these terms used?
11. Matt Novak is the editor of Gizmodo Paleofuture Blog. This looks at how past times
viewed the future. How does the picture illustrate this? Listen to Matt and answer the
questions.
1. Where is he?
2. How does his view differ from Astro Teller’s?
3. What does he say about these things?
o People at the start of the 20th century
o Older people
o TV in the US
o The smartphone
o The Internet
o Electricity
12. Listen finally to Alexander Rose of The Long Now Foundation, which aims to make us
take a longer-term view of the future.
1. What is his project?

2. What fundamental desires does he say remain “pretty much the same”?
3. What does he say about the way we often view the past and the future?

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1. Don’t worry, you’ll pass the exam. a timetable

2. Name the different future forms.

4. Answer the questions about the people.

1. Where are Ted and Pamela going?

2. What is Francesca going to study?

4. Why is Asha going to San Francisco?

5. Why are Lucy and Mark excited?

6. What is Jonathan going to do to ensure success?

Listen and check. Practise them with a partner.

1. The amount of debt she’ll have.

Listen and check.

1. What is the difference between these sentences?

1. ‘ll see/ ‘m going to see

2. Are you going to do/ will you do

3. ‘ll come / ‘m coming

4. Are you doing/ are you going to do

5. ‘m giving / ‘m going to give

7. ‘ll see / ‘ll be seeing

8. ‘ll see / ‘ll have seen

7. Listen to the questions and complete the different responses.

1. Do you think you’ll ever get a promotion?

2. Are you going out tonight?

Listening and speaking “The future of the future”

1. “The Three of Swords”- it means physical separation from somewhere.

10. Listen to Astro Teller- Captain of Moon Shots.

1. Which company does Astro work for?

1. What is his project?

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