Technology and the future

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LESSON SET OVERVIEW

With this lesson set, your students will:

  • learn language for speculation to talk about the future,
  • talk about robots at home,
  • work on listening comprehension skills,
  • practise language for speculation on a topic of your choice: smart lenses, robot chefs or ChatGPT.

In the first lesson, students learn phrases to speculate about the future. Depending on your choice of the second lesson, students further practise the phrases while talking about smart lenses, robot chefs or ChatGPT.

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Each lesson in the set is also a standalone lesson.

Lesson 1

Teach students language for speculation
language for speculation
Standard Lesson 60 min Premium Plan

Time for bed, Fred! – Robots at home

Technology

Students practise listening comprehension, learn language for speculation (e.g. I’m sure that…, It’s likely that…, We might…) and talk about robots and homes of the future. They also learn some vocabulary from the video.

Lesson 2

Let students practise language for speculation to talk about the future
discussing new technology
Speaking Class 45 min / 60 min Unlimited Plan

All the data right before your eyes

Technology

Students predict details about a technology, talk about gadgets and superpowers and watch two short videos about smart contact lenses. Encourage them to use language for speculation when doing ex. 5 and 6 (slides 9 and 11).

Critical Reading Club 30 min Unlimited Plan

Can robots be chefs?

Technology

Students read an article about a pizza vending machine at home, talk about cooking and automation and learn vocabulary from the article. They also discuss what technology they would invest in. Encourage students to use language for speculation in ex. 4 (slide 12).

ESL lesson about AI
Standard Lesson 60 min Premium Plan

What can AI do for you?

Technology

Students talk about tasks people and AI can do, learn useful vocabulary, and watch a video about ChatGPT. Encourage students to use the target language in ex. 11 (slides 24-25).

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  1. Sam O Neill

    Amazing! I have a very shy 15 year old student today for a two hour lesson! This is ideal!

    1. Justa

      Perfect! We hope you have a good class!

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