Straightforward Pre-intermediate Second edition Student's. Book. It could,
therefore, be used to replace or supplement this lesson. Lead-in. 1 You may want
to ...
Straightforward Business
8a T eacher’s notes & answer key
This lesson covers the same grammar area as Lesson 8A (The futurological conference) on pages 76–77 of Straightforward Pre-intermediate Second edition Student’s Book. It could, therefore, be used to replace or supplement this lesson.
Lead-in
1 You may want to ask the students to look at the photos and elicit or pre-teach the following vocabulary: payphone, vinyl records, print vs digital, film camera vs digital camera. You can ask the students which they think are most out of date and why. 2 You may want to make a note of the class’s ideas on the board in order to check their predictions against though of the article in Reading exercise 1.
Reading
Going out of date 8a
Grammar: predictions 1 (may, might & will) See page 101 of Straightforward Pre-intermediate Second edition Teacher’s Book for language notes. 1 1 I think that our company wills continue to grow over the next ten years. 2 I may be go to America on a business trip soon. 3 I may not to get promotion this year. 4 I think my country might wins the next World Cup. 5 I’ll always remembering the people in this class. 6 I think that it will rains tomorrow. 7 I’ll never working in another country. 8 I won’t to become rich or powerful. 2 Students’ own answers
2 CDs, print newspapers (payphones – or some form of public communication system will still exist but possibly not in the same form) 3 1 c 2 e 3 b 4 d 5 f 6 a
Pronunciation: contractions 2 In exercises 1 and 3 read out the contractions, ask students to repeat individually and chorally, and get them to do the activities. 2 1 b 2 a 3 e 4 d 5 c
