Life In The Future
This future predictions ESL lesson practises will and won't through imaginative scenarios about life in 2050. Students complete prediction prompts, use mini whiteboards and discuss what might happen next in a video quiz. They write Me in 2050 and make entertaining spoken predictions about a classmate's future.
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Lesson format
2 × 45 minutes
Level
Pre-Intermediate
Age group
Ages 10–13
Main focus
Speaking first
What students will learn
Lesson flow
Students pull future predictions from a hat finishing 'In 2050, people will...', drill 'will' for predictions with mini whiteboards, and watch a prediction-quiz video asking 'What will happen next?'. The second lesson votes true/false on wild predictions, writes 'Me in 2050' describing where they'll live and what they'll do, and predicts a friend's future using funny props.
Target language
- • 'Will' for predictions
- • 'What will you do...?'
- • Negative form: won't
- • Future time expressions
Key vocabulary
- robot
- artificial intelligence
- flying car
- electric
- renewable
- space travel
- prediction
- will
- future
- technology
Speaking questions students answer
- • What will you be when you grow up?
- • Will you travel the world?
- • What will life be like in 2050?
- • Will robots do our homework?
- • What will you do this weekend?
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Why this lesson works
The lesson follows a clear progression: Finish future predictions in a Future Hat warm-up, ask 'What will you do when you grow up?', write 'Me in 2050' and predict a friend's future. Teachers can open the materials and start immediately, while students move from supported vocabulary practice to purposeful spoken English.