Audiovisual Lab8

AUDIOVISUAL LABORATORY COURSE 8 Level: INTERMEDIATE Aim: To identify the use of future, present and past forms in a documentary when talking about predictions, facts and hypothetic events in order to report the main ideas grasped in an oral or witten dissertation. Resources: Video retrieved form www.whatyououghtotknow.com - Documentary “Life after people” produced by History Channel – Worksheet – DVD player – TV set. Lenght: 50 minutes Language focus: Future forms – LIKE for descriptions and comparisons Interaction: Pair work Topic: Making predictions PROCEDURES 1. Watch a 4-minute video about future predictions related to natural disasters. a. What’s the most frequent expression the man mentions?_______________________ b. Who does he refer to with “those all miserable American mystic”?________________ c. Which are the four main theats the presenter suggest?_______________________, _____________________, _________________________, and ________________. d. Withdraw from the video at least 3 complete sentences that are said with WILL or GOING TO (different from the expression in point a.) 2. Now, discuss with your partner what you think the next video is about, based on the next introduction: “What would happen if every human being on Earth dissapeared? At some point in the future this could be the fate of our planet. This is the story of how life bashed, this is the story of what happens to the world we leave behind.” 3. Watch the video and take notes about what will happen to Earth one day after people dissapear. Be precise and accurate, focusing on relevant information and correct use of future forms. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ 4. Now match the events with the estimated time after people dissapearence: 10 days __________ a. plants will start covering the surface of towns 6 months_________ b. there will be plenty of fires 1 year ___________ c. domestic dogs will probably die 5 years __________ d. energy generators will shut down 20 years _________ e. Earth will be totally covered by nature f. some animals will become wilder h. some places will be dry and others will be flooded i. concrete buildings will become to crumble 5. Mention why each of the above events will happen and where all these events have already ocurred. What happened there? (Use the back of this worksheet).