Learning activity 3

Evidence: What will have happened by then?

You are going to think carefully about the future. You need to consider a few
topics and, then, describe the events that will have happened by certain time
around these topics.

For this evidence, you will need to complete two parts. For Part A, you need to
write three texts describing your expectations around some of the most
important sport events that take place during a year time. Then, for Part B, you
will have to record a tape in which you talk about your own future in relation to
certain professional and personal aspects.

Let’s begin!

Part A

Look at the following calendar. It shows four important sport events that will take
place next year. You will need to write a text in which you predict the results for
each of the sporting majors.

Have a look of the calendar and the events pointed out.

Fuente: SENA

The Super Bowl (American Football) Augusta - The Championships (Golf)

Wimbledon (Tennis) The World Series (Baseball)
Now, write three texts that include your sporting predictions for three of the
sporting events in the calendar. You can carry out a little research about each of
the events in order to gather information before writing; or, you can also be very
imaginative and create the whole setting for each of your writings. One example
has been done for you.
The Super Bowl
By February 1st next year, one of the most
important events in the world of sport, The
Super Bowl, will have taken place in Arizona
(USA). I’m sure the New England Patriots, will
win the Super Bowl next year because they
have had a great season so far. Their
Quarterback, Tom Brady, has had some very
good games during the regular season and the
team has beaten several big rivals; such as the
Green Bay Packers and the Denver Broncos.
The playoffs will take place in January. I think
that by mid-January the Patriots will have
beaten the Broncos again in order to reach the
final. I believe the Packers, another great team,
will be on the final by February 1st, too;
however, as the Patriots are the most
consistent of teams, I am sure that by the end
of the day, they will have won the big game and
will be crowned Super Bowl champions.
Wimbledon
The 2020 Wimbledon Championship was a
Grand Slam tennis tournament to be played at
the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
in Wimbledon, London, UK, between June 29
and July 12. But it was canceled early due to
the COVID-19 pandemic. The tournament
cancellation was announced on April 1, 2020.
The London tournament announced that it
would distribute cash prizes to the 620 players
who were going to be in the game in this
edition, something that caused joy and respect
for many tennis players. The last to do so was
Lukas Lacko who, in addition to congratulating
the Wimbledon tournament, threw a dart at the
US Open: "Hats off to Wimbledon. This is how
the players are taken care of. The US Open
should learn from this and not encourage fool
around. We can resume the circuit later, when
conditions are better. "
Part B
Augusta – The
Championship
The 2020 Masters Tournament will be the
84th edition of the Masters Tournament and
was originally scheduled as the first of four
major golf championships to be held in 2020.
But due to the unexpected COVID-19
pandemic, this event, which was originally
scheduled for the week of April 9 to 12, has
been postponed to the week of November 12
to 15. Fred Ridley, president of the Augusta
National Golf Club, has publicly announced
that this year's Masters will be played from
November 9-15 with no sponsors or fans on
the course. Until now, specialists pointed to
Rory McIlroy as the No. 1 candidate to win at
the Augusta National Golf Club. But the odds
have changed, placing the ‘scientist’ as the
big favorite, with odds of 10-1, followed by
Rory, at 12-1, and by Jon Rahm and Brooks
Koepka, at 14-1.
The World Series
The World Series is the final postseason
series of Major League Baseball, played
between the champions of the National and
American leagues. Because it is played in the
month of October, it is also known as the
Autumn Classic. The 2020 Major League
Baseball season has been shortened by the
COVID-19 pandemic. Spring training resumed
on July 1 rebranded as "Summer Camp".
Each team will play 60 regular season games,
which began on July 23 with the defending
World Series champion Washington Nationals
facing the New York Yankees, and is
scheduled to end on September 27. An
expanded 16-team postseason tournament is
then scheduled to begin on September 29.
The World Series is set to begin on October
23, and a potential Game 7 would be played
on October 31.
Read the following topics. Think carefully about all the aspects concerning you
future in relation to the topics on the list. Then, structure a short talk (about 3
minutes) in which you express your predictions about each of the topics in
mention.

 Your plans for this evening.

 Your plans for the rest of the week.
 Your next birthday.
 How your life will be different in the years’ time.

Now, record your tape. Describe each of the events you predicted
chronologically based on the order in which each of the situations will happen.
Be as creative as possible.

LIST:

 Your plans for this evening:

Tonight will be very normal and a bit boring like the ones I have had since the
start of the pandemic. My family has a board game night every week,
possibly today. If not, I will continue reading the book I just got as a birthday
present. Finally before going to sleep, I check my social networks and chat
with friends while listening to the songs that I like the most from the indie
genre.

 Your plans for the rest of the week:

My rest of the week will focus on presenting the final activities of my school, it
is the last week before the end of the term and my goal will be to raise my
partial grades to be among the first places in my grade.

 Your next birthday:

On my next birthday I will come of age. In those days I plan to go and obtain
my citizenship card and do the necessary procedures to start my working life.
As a celebration, I plan to visit a disco for the first time and celebrate the
night in a good party with my friends.
 How your life will be different in the years’ time:

I plan in the long term for my life to change completely, starting with my place
of residence, which depends on whether I admit to a university in Ibague or
Bogotá. If I manage to settle in Bogotá, I would start living with my older
brothers and they would guide me in my working life. If, on the contrary, my
path goes to Ibague, I would start autonomously with my studies, residency
and financial support.