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The Future Is in Your Hands: in This Module You Will ..
The Future Is in Your Hands: in This Module You Will ..
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1 Lesson 1
Speak
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2. Listen to some students. What are their dreams for the
future? Who wants ...
to have a family?
to travel a lot?
to have a good job?
to be happy?
to be famous?
3. Discuss.
a. What are your dreams for
the future?
b. What do you need to do
to make your dreams come true?
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Focus on Vocabulary
4. Match the sentences with the meanings of the phrases with dream.
a. I dream of going to Antarctica on holiday.
b. My sister wants to be a doctor. It’s her dream job.
c. dream world.
d. The party went like a dream. We all had a great time.
e. Do you really think Dad will let you come home late? Dream on!
an unreal world
want to do something
was perfect
very much
Dream
Say it!
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6. Listen and repeat.
Minimal Pairs: /iː/ and /ɪ/
/iː/ is a long sound. (dream, see)
/ɪ/ is a short sound. (listen, it)
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7. Say the words below. Circle all the /iː/ sounds and underline all the /ɪ/ sounds.
Listen and repeat.
a. heat - hit
b. it - eat
c. live - leave
d. sleep - slip
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Read
My future
A few years ago of the year something happened. I suddenly
when I was in 8th knew what my dream job was. I love animals
grade, I worried and I decided that I wanted to become a vet!
a lot about my To do that I had to go to a good university. And
future. Every to go to a good university, I had to get good
day, I thought marks and do well in my exams.
‘What am I going
From 9th grade onwards, I worked very hard
to do when I
every day in class. I studied for hours at home
leave school?’.
and my parents even told me to work less!
I didn’t feel
At the end of that year, I won a prize for my
excited about
good marks. My family were so proud of me
the future – I just
and I felt great. But then, I started to worry
felt very scared. One reason was that at that
again. I thought ‘What will happen if I don’t
get good results next year?’ and ‘If I didn’t go
hard and listened in class (well, I thought
so), but my teachers never seemed to be to university, what would I do?’. Everyone told
very happy with my work – or with me. When me that I just had to do my best and to stop
I think back to those times now, I remember worrying. So that’s exactly what I did!
that sometimes I didn’t concentrate very well I often think back to 8th grade when I was so
and I also handed in work too late. This went
on for most of the year, but then near the end I’m looking forward to the future!
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Focus on Language
11. Look at these two pairs of sentences. Which ones are in the text?
A1. ‘What will happen if I don’t get good results next year?’
A2. ‘What would happen if I didn’t get good results next year?’
14. Complete the sentences with your own fears about the future.
a. If …
b. Would I … if … ?
c. I won’t … if …
d. Will … if … ?
e.
15. Compare your fears with a classmate’s. Are they the same?
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