SpeakOut lesson 5d: The future of news

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Lesson overview

In this lesson, Ss watch a video of interviews with people on the street about the news. Ss begin by talking about news that does and doesn’t interest them before they watch the interviews and complete a set of viewing tasks. There’s a focus on will, might and be going to for predictions, before Ss plan a news app and then write a webpage about it.

To start

In pairs:

Make a list of different types of news.

E.g. weather forecast

Goals of this class

- How to talk about the future.

As a group

What types of news are mentioned in the first part of the video?

celebrities - crime - culture - international news - local news - music - politics - sports - technology

As a group

Watch the second part of the video. 

Make notes of the predictions that the speakers make about news in the future. 

Guess

What is the correct word?

Let's check together. 

Answers

will, might and be going to for predictions

We use will, might and be going to to make predictions about the future. 

I think the price of petrol will go up.

 When I go to university, I won’t live at home.

 I think we might win the World Cup.

 I’m feeling ill so I might not go to college today.

 It’s going to be a difficult job.

 I’ve got so much to do. It isn’t going to be easy to finish everything. 

What's the difference between the three predictions?

We use will when we feel certain about a prediction. I’m sure he will get the job. 

We use might if we are not sure. They might win the game, but they might not! 

We use be going to when we can see evidence that something will happen. Look at those black clouds – it’s going to rain! 

Difference

We use will when we feel certain about a prediction. 

I’m sure he will get the job. 

We use might if we are not sure. 

They might win the game, but they might not! 

We use be going to when we can see evidence that something will happen. 

Look at those black clouds – it’s going to rain! 

Now make three example sentences yourself.

We use will when we feel certain about a prediction. I’m sure he will get the job. 

We use might if we are not sure. They might win the game, but they might not! 

We use be going to when we can see evidence that something will happen. Look at those black clouds – it’s going to rain! 

In pairs

Choose 

will

might

be going to

For predictions. 

1. I think print media  --- disappear.

2. I think it --- hard then to distinguish real news from fake news.

3. I definitely think that celebrities are

--- more prominent.

Answer: 1. will 2. might be 3. going to be

In a group

Make groups of three.

Plan your own news app. 

Present

Present your ideas and justify your decisions. 

Use the Key phrases to help.

Read

Would you subscribe to this kind of news app?

To finish

Make three predictions about  next week:

Use:

will, might and be going to

Homework B1

- Online practice 5D

-Grammar bank 5D

Homework A2

- Online practice 5D

- Grammar bank 5D