You have learned how to make predictions about the future, let's try to put that in your own voice. Read the questions and use your cell phone to record your answers, don't forget that when you are not sure about them, you can use words as: probably, I believe, I think... or if you are sure about them, you can say: I'm sure I will/won't...
Can you imagine yourself in ten years' time?
Read the questions below and think about them, then record and save your answers (clicking the blue button). Finally compare with our answers.
You can use the recording button , or if you want to enhance your skills, try the suggested apps below. Once you have your audio file, upload and share it on our Discord channel, where you can listen to and comment on your classmates' recordings. Also, don't forget to subscribe to the Portal Academico's official Discord 😀.
Alternative: suggested apps to record your voice:
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| How old will you be in ten years from now? |
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| Where will you live? | ||
| Who will you live with? | ||
| What kind of job will you have? | ||
| Will you have any children? | ||
| What other languages will you speak? | ||
| *Compare your answers with these audios, they should be similar. | ||
Now, let's think about life in 2050, listen to the questions and inspire your predictions in the pictures. Record your ideas and then compare your recordings with the model answers and then use the speaking performance chart to evaluate yourself.
| What’s your prediction about connectivity | Your prediction | Compare |
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| What’s your prediction about renewable energy | Your prediction | Compare |
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| What’s your prediction about shopping | Your prediction | Compare |
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| What’s your prediction about teachers | Your prediction | Compare |
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| What’s your prediction about health | Your prediction | Compare |
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| What’s your prediction about artificial intelligence | Your prediction | Compare |
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| What’s your prediction about transport | Your prediction | Compare |
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Take this test to check your speaking performance, remember that you need to include all of these aspects in your conversations.
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My answers were mostly well organized. |
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I used “will” or “won’t” to make my predictions. |
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I used the learnt vocabulary in most of the answers. |
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I used words such as: I think..., I believe… , etc., in most of the answers. |
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😁 If you got 4 "yes" answers, you are awesome!
🤨 If you got 3 or 2 “yes”, it’s not bad, but you need to practice a little bit more.
😔 If you got 1 “yes” oops! you need to check the contents again.