QUESTION TYPE 2: PREDICTING

2. QUESTION TYPE 2: PREDICTING
I – EXAMPLE
Question: “What will houses be like in the future?”
Answer 1:
“I think that in the future, houses will be bigger, and maybe they will in some strange
places such as on the moon or under the sea”
Answer 2:
“Certainly, I’m sure that most people would agree that there will be a number major
changes related to this. Initially, I guess that we might begin to see houses that are much
bigger. At the same time, I suppose it’s quite probable that we may have houses under
the sea. And who knows, it could even be possible that we’ll see the arrival of houses on
the moon.”
II – STRUCTURE
Lists of 3 different predictions + each prediction is presented with a different
future structure:
… I guess that we might begin to see …
… I suppose it’s quite probably that we may have …
… who knows, it could even be possible that we’ll see …
1. Opening linking phrase
2. Introduce 1st prediction + description
3. Introduce 2nd prediction + description
4. Introduce 3rd prediction
III - LANGUAGE USE
1. Opening linking phrase
Certainly, I’m sure that most people would agree that there will be a number of
major changes related to this.
I’m sure that in years to come we will see a number of changes related to this
I reckon that in the not distant future there are going to be a few imminent
changes with regard to …
I imagine that in the near future, we will witness major changes with regard to …
2. Introduce 1st prediction

Initially, I guess that we might begin to see…
To begin with, I’d predict that we will most likely have …
Primarily, it looks quite probably that we are going to have…
First of all, I would envisage that we are going to have …
Description (use basic future tense)
Example: “Initially, I guess that we might begin to see houses that are made of
plastic materials because these will be much cheaper and easier to construct.”
3. Introduce 1st prediction
At the same time, I suppose it’s quite probable that we may have …
As well as this, some people claim that we will probably start to see …
On top of this, I imagine it’s quite likely that we will soon have …
Likewise, I would imagine that we may even be able to see …
Description (use basic future tense)


Example: “At the same time, I suppose it’s quite probable that we may have
houses that are controlled by computer because this will make home life much
easier.”
4. Introduce 3rd prediction (unrealistic)
And who knows, it could even be possible that we’ll see the arrival …
And you never know, it could be even transpire that we’ll have …
And I know it’s a bit of a crazy thought, but one day we may even have …
And who knows, there’s even a chance that we will have …
IV – FULL MODEL STRUCTURE
“Certainly, I’m sure that most people would agree that there will be a number major
changes related to this. Initially, I guess that we might begin to see …(Prediction 1)…
that are much ….( Description)…. At the same time, I suppose it’s quite probable that we
may have … (Prediction 2) … Because ….( Description)….. And who knows, it could
even be possible that we’ll see the arrival of …(Prediction 2)….”
V - ACTIVITY

Basing on the full model structure with your own points and details for the following
questions:
1. What will public transport be like in the future? (GROUP 1)
2. Do you think we will see any changes in the weather in the future? (GROUP 2)
3. What new invention do you think we will see in the future? (GROUP 3)
4. What will school be like in the future? (GROUP 4)
5. Do you think we will read books in different ways in the future? (GROUP 5)
6. Do you think we will get news in different ways in the future? (GROUP 6)