UNIVERSITAS

MUHAMMADIYAH
GRESIK
English for Academic
Purposes
 Meeting 09
Video (Click)
Questions (Click)
Examples 1

John wanted to buy some candy at

the store, but he forgot his money at
home. What do you think will
happen next?
Examples 2

Jenny was swinging on the swings

when she heard a “SNAP!” What do
you think will happen next?
Examples 3

Beth was all alone in the basement

and it was dark. The only thing she
could hear was a small scratching
sound. What do you think will
happen?
Making Prediction
Making Prediction
What is a prediction?

An educated guess about what will happen later in a text.

u Based on things that have already happened.

u Informed by things that you know.
u NOT outlandish or uncharacteristic.
Making Prediction
How do you make a prediction?
You are required to make an inference.

Think about the text first.

u What has already happened?
u Has the author left any clues?

Then consider what you know.

u What is likely to occur next?
Example:
Ronald was running around the classroom with his shoes
untied. One of the nicer boys in the class, Ezekiel, said,
“Ronald, your shoe is untied.” Ronald replied, “Don’t talk
to me.” He did not like Ezekiel. Ronald then continued
running and playing. As he was running around the
bookshelf, he stepped on one of his shoelaces and…

Based on information in the text, what is likely to

occur next?
Suggested Answer:

Ronald is probably going to trip over his shoelace

and fall.

Reasons:
u He was warned by another character to tie his shoe
(based on the text).
u People commonly trip over untied shoelaces (informed
by what I know).
Making Prediction
A prediction is when readers attempt to figure out what will happen next.

u Good readers make predictions based on clues from the story.

u Good readers revise their predictions as they read and gather evidence or
clues from the text.
u Good predictions are based on the what has already happened in the
text.
u Predictions should be informed based on what you know.
u Predictions should not be outlandish or unrelated to what has already
happened.
Exercise 01:
Tommy was walking down the street when his neighbor’s
dog started barking at him through a fence. It was a big dog and
Tommy never liked him. He walked over to the dog and started
calling the dog names and yelling at it. The dog barked at
Tommy. Tommy picked up a stick and began poking the dog
through the fence. The dog yelped and Tommy thought that this
was really funny. Then the dog jumped against the gate and it
flopped open…

u What is likely to occur next? Explain and give the evidences!

Exercise 02:
John sat in the classroom and drew pictures of the Tatakai Fighting
Warriors in his notebook while his teacher lectured about biology or
something. He didn't really know for sure. The last thing he remembered
her saying was that there would be a test tomorrow. His heart jumped.
He went home to study for the test, but he was soon drawn to his Game
Box. He played Tatakai Fighting Warriors long into the night. When his
alarm clock rang the next day, he was too tired to hit the snooze button,
so he let it beep for about 20 minutes before he got up and went to
school. As she had promised, the teacher has prepared a test. She
reviewed the testing procedures and directions with the class and then
passed out the test. John looked at his test and scratched his head...

u What is likely to occur next? Explain and give the evidences!

English for Academic
Purposes