PRED1 · Level: B1/B1+ · Learners: Teens and adults · Time: 45–60 minutes · Format: Picture lesson, PDFs and eight short recordings.
Look for clues, predict the next event and turn the page to see the illustrated ending. Three everyday picture stories lead into discussion, with a brief grammar guide and complete-the-example practice. A fourth picture story provides homework with a separate answer key.
Focus: Future forms and predictions · Language: be going to, will/won’t, might, may and could · Themes: Everyday situations, food and cafés.
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Free downloads, with no signup needed. Choose the student files for learners. Teacher notes and keys contain answers and reveals.
- Student pages only (7-page PDF) — grammar, practice and three picture/reveal pairs.
- Teacher notes, answers and audio scripts (2-page PDF) — keep for the teacher.
- Homework student page (1-page PDF) — birthday picture, grammar practice and a short writing task.
- Homework with reveal and answer key (2-page PDF) — release page 2 after completion.
- Complete PDF pack (11 pages, including teacher answers and homework key) — teacher copy.
The LISTEN buttons in the student and homework PDFs open the matching recording online. You can also play or download each MP3 below. An internet connection is needed for these online recordings.
Prepare before use
Keep each ending hidden until learners have predicted. Show one page at a time on screen, or print single-sided and hand out the pages in order. In the student PDF, page 1 contains grammar and practice; predict/reveal pairs follow on pages 2–3, 4–5 and 6–7.
Let pairs notice details, make two different predictions and explain their clues. Play the before clip, then reveal the next picture and play the after clip. Accept sensible alternatives: a prediction can be well supported even when it differs from the illustrated ending. The activity also works without audio.
Play or download the recordings
Eight synthetic-voice clips, approximately 7–8 seconds each. Four international voice selections are used, with the same voice kept within each pair. Accent labels follow the voice catalogue selections.
1. The café · British English
Student pages 2–3. Keep the after clip closed until the class has predicted.
Track 01 — before: Open or download the MP3
2. The picnic · Indian English
Student pages 4–5. Keep the after clip closed until the class has predicted.
Track 03 — before: Open or download the MP3
3. The market · South African English
Student pages 6–7. Keep the after clip closed until the class has predicted.
Track 05 — before: Open or download the MP3
4. The birthday homework · Australian English
Homework pages 1–2. Keep the after clip closed until the class has predicted.
Track 07 — before: Open or download the MP3
Preview the resource
This preview shows the first prediction page, without its ending. Open the student PDF for the grammar page and full picture sequence.
Another future-forms lesson
GWG1: Will or be going to — plans and decisions practises intentions, offers and new decisions. Use PRED1 here when your aim is predictions from picture clues.
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