1 The future is

Module

in your hands

In this module you will ...

think about and share your dreams and future goals, in

Unit 1 Looking ahead

learn about technology, languages and team leader qualities, in

Unit 2 What I need to know about …

learn about studying at university and good interview techniques, in

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Unit 3 Off to university!

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Let's work together

Make a presentation about your future

The project in this module introduces you to the world of work. You will
make a presentation about your future you will have the opportunity to:

analyse your own skills and interests

make a projection of how do you see yourself in
ten years
make a list of plans that will help you achieve
your goals
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Speak

1. Look at the picture. Read. Answer the questions.

a. How often do you think about your future?
b. Do you feel like the boy on the left or the boy on the right?

I’m so worried about

my future … I don’t
know what to do. I’m
not good at anything.

Don’t worry. Do what

I do … ask a teacher at
school and talk to your
parents. That will help.

Listen
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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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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

That will never happen! ideal career

5. What’s your dream job? Why? Discuss with a classmate.

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

8. Read a teenager’s blog post. Do you ever feel the same?

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!

by Anna

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9. Match phrases a–d with the underlined phrases in the text.

a. do things as well as I could
b. feeling happy about something in the future
c. gave my homework to teachers
d. continued

10. Read the text again. Write T (true) or F (false).

a. Anna never worried about the future.
b. She didn’t always work hard in 8th grade.
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c. She won a prize for her school work in 8th grade.

d. She studied harder in 9th grade than 8th grade.
e. Her family felt happy for her in 9th grade.
f.

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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?’

B1. ‘If I don’t go to university, what will I do?’

B2. ‘If I didn’t go to university, what would I do?’

12. Read the sentences in exercise 11 again. Answer these questions.

a. Are all the sentences about the future?
b. Which sentences show possible future situations?
c. Which sentences show imaginary future situations?
d. Complete the table. Use the options in the box.

First Conditional Second Conditional

past simple
(Real future) (Imaginary future)
will + infinitive
If I won the lottery, I would travel If clause
the world.
If I get good results, I will go to Result clause
university.
present simple Example
would + infinitive

13. Match the two parts of the sentences.

1. Will I get a prize a. I wouldn’t worry about my future.
2. If I knew what to study, b. if I pass all my exams?
3. Would I get into university c. my parents will be disappointed.
4. If I don’t study hard, d. if I failed all my exams?

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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