Step 1  Leading in

1. Play a song Whatever will be, will be and invite students to sing along.

2. Ask students what this song is about.

3. Invite students to imagine what their future will be like.

Step 2  Pre-task

1. Read an article of Jill’s future life and fill in the blanks in 3a.

2. T divides the article into four parts and gives four key words.

3. Ss read the article on and match each part with the main idea.

4. Explain some important conjunctions like but, so, because, and, though etc.

5. Remind Ss to avoid articles like this:

I will be a newspaper reporter. My apartment will be too small. I will wear smart clothes. People will work more, but I’ll take a holiday in Hong Kong. 

Step 3  While-task

1. Write an article about future life in the following four parts:

  Look, Job, Home, Free time activities

2. Discuss the first part: Look

Ask Ss to write a sentence of “What will you look like in 20 years”

3. Invite one student to give his/her answer and correct his/her sentence.

Make the sentence “I will be handsome.” into “In 20 years, I will be handsome so I will be more popular.”

4. Ss discuss in groups and think of more to enrich their previous sentences.

5. Give another example about Job.