Ahead of Time

Individual work

• The teacher assigns each student one or more prompt cards with different time frames and topics.
• Students read the prompts and make 2–3 predictions using the future perfect about what will have been completed by that time.
• They prepare their ideas and think of possible explanations.
  
  Pair / Group work (including breakout rooms)
• The teacher assigns one or more prompt cards to each pair or group.
• Students work in pairs or small groups (2–4 students).
• They take turns reading the prompts and sharing their predictions.
• Students ask follow-up questions (e.g. “Why do you think that will have happened?”, “How will this have changed?”).
• They compare ideas and decide which predictions are more realistic or more surprising.
  
  Class sharing
• Invite some students or groups to share their predictions with the class.
• Other students can agree, disagree, or add alternative ideas.
• Focus on clear use of the future perfect and justification of opinions.
  
  Extra ideas
• Realistic / unlikely / surprising: the class reacts to each prediction.
• Find the boldest idea: which prediction seems the most extreme or unexpected?