This is a discussion based lesson plan and is suitable for a variety of higher-level students. Students review adverbs and modal verbs to express probability and certainty and have the opportunity to make predictions about the house of the future, technology, and their future lives. A reading passage about Bill Gates’s house of the future, talked about in his book in 1995, gives students the opportunity to contrast and discuss technology then and now.
The House of the Future
Overview
Level
Intermediate: B1Upper-Intermediate: B2
Included
2 student pagesTeaching notes
Teaching time 90 mins
Language functions
Making predictionsTalking about the future
Language forms
AdverbsFuture formsModal and auxiliary verbs
Activities
DiscussionReading
Related lessons
You might also like these…
Forrest Fenn’s Hidden Treasure Found
Level B2, C1
3 pages
90 mins
Lifestyle
A decade-long search for a treasure hidden deep in the Rocky Mountains that led to multiple people’s deaths is over, the man…
a PREfix REview
Level A2+, B1
2 pages
60 mins
Students will understand what a prefix is and review words that use them. A prefix is a group of letters…
Thanksgiving Traditions
Level B1, B2
4 pages
120 mins
Seasonal
Students read about Thanksgiving traditions and learn vocabulary connected to Thanksgiving and important holidays. Students also practice describing words to…
Conversation Cards (All about English)
Level A2+, B1
2 pages
Any
Class essentials
These conversation cards will help your students feel confident starting a conversation. They are great as ice breakers at the…
Causative Verbs and DIY
Level B1, B2
3 pages
90 mins
Daily lifeWork
Students review causative verbs: have, get, let, and make. DIY verb noun collocations and idiomatic phrases are reviewed. Students will…
Formal Email Writing
Level B1, B2
5 pages
120 mins
BusinessWork
Using formal expressions to respond to customer emails. Students review formal emails and practice responding to them using formal vocabulary…
Coronavirus (COVID-19): What should you do?
Level B2, C1
3 pages
90 mins
HealthLifestyle
Your ESL students learn about Coronavirus (COVID-19) and World Health Organization recommendations to prevent infection such as washing hands and…
Being and Getting Used to Change
Level B2, C1
4 pages
120 mins
Daily life
Students focus on the use of ‘be used to’ and ‘get used to’ to talk about things and changes they…
Queen Elizabeth II has died
Level A2+ to C1
2-3 pages
90-120 mins
Culture
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, died at age 96 on September 8th, 2022. She died peacefully at her…
British English vs American English
Level B1, B2
3 pages
60 mins
People and placesTravel
British and American English speakers can understand each other perfectly well despite the differences between the English used in the…