"Going To" for prediction - Look at the photos and say what is going to happen

You are going to

• practise going to for predictions and certainty
• look at some photos and speak

Discuss
Look at the photos in the presentation below
What do you think is going to happen in each one?

Going to from David Mainwood

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Describing photos (comparing, contrasting and speculating)

You are going to practise language for;

1. Describing photos
2. Comparing and contrasting photos (discussing similarities and differences)
3. Speculating on what might be happening
4. Reacting to photos (giving opinions)
   

Discuss
Look at the presentation. Follow the instructions and talk about some of the photos

Comparing and Contrasting photos from David Mainwood

Write
The language used here for comparing and contrasting / speculating is also useful for writing discussion / argument essays. Plan:

1. Introduction - describe the situation / topic to be discussed
2. Compare / contrast ideas (for and against / advantages and disadvantages)
3. Speculate on solutions to problems raised by the question
4. Conclusion - give an opinion

Which pairs or groups of photos in the presentation could be used to demonstrate ideas for argument writing topics  about education, technology, food, family, work, leisure, health, advertising etc?

More Practice on May / Might / Could / Must / Can't

See here for more photo practice on modal verbs for probability and certainty http://efllecturer.blogspot.com/2011/04/modal-verbs-for-possibility-and.html and here for modal verbs of deduction http://efllecturer.blogspot.com/2011/04/modals-of-deduction-past-and-present.html