Listening lesson · future plans
MY FUTURE,
MY CHOICES!
Understand three teenagers talking about future jobs, obligations and possibilities.
🎧 Listen for clues🔍 Become a detective💬 Talk about the future
MY FUTURE,
☰
Session menu
8 steps
1
Warm-up · What about your future?
5 min
Your life in 10 years...
Imagine you are twenty-five. What do you think your life will be like?
I think I will ….
“I don't know” is a perfectly good answer too.
2
Pre-listening · Meet the teenagers
5 min
Three British teenagers
Emma
17 · lives in a seaside city
Jayden
16 · lives in Manchester
Aisha
18 · lives in a quiet town
Listening strategy
👂 Listen for clues.
🚫 Don't translate every word.
🧠 Use the words you already know.
🤝 Compare with your partner.
Your mission: find out what they want to do.
3
Listening 1 · Get the big picture
6 min
First listening
Who wants to do what?
Listen once without pausing. Then compare for 30 seconds.
Emma
Jayden
Aisha
Use the clues you hear: animals · science · computers · coding · children · school.
4
Listening 2 · Become a detective
10 min
Second listening
Now listen for details.
Read the questions first. They tell you what information you need.
EMMA
What does she like?
Science and animals.
EMMA
What worries her a little?
The length of the studies.
JAYDEN
What doesn't he want?
He doesn't want to sit alone in an office all day.
JAYDEN
Where would he like work experience?
In a small technology company.
AISHA
Who does she like working with?
Children.
AISHA
How would she feel?
Nervous but excited.
5
Listening 3 · Hunt for details
10 min
Third listening
Listen for two ideas:
🔒 will have to = devra
🔓 will be able to = pourra
🔓 will be able to = pourra
🔒 WILL HAVE TO...
🔓 WILL BE ABLE TO...
Emma · click the lines to reveal possible notes.
6
Language detectives
6 min
Sentence A
Emma will have to study hard.
Future obligation → devra.
Sentence B
Jayden will be able to create websites.
Future possibility / capacity → pourra.
What comes next?
After will have to and will be able to, what do we use?
FUTURE OBLIGATION → will have to + BV
FUTURE POSSIBILITY / CAPACITY → will be able to + BV
FUTURE POSSIBILITY / CAPACITY → will be able to + BV
7
Mini speaking · And you?
5 min
Choose one job
It doesn't have to be your real future job.
Tell your partner
If I become a …, I will have to ….
I will be able to ….
Useful verbs: study · be patient · work outdoors · follow safety rules · help people · work with animals · create things · protect nature.
8
Exit ticket · 3, 2, 1...
3 min
3
jobs you understood today
2
skills or qualities
1
new expression
You didn't need to understand every single word. You listened for clues and found the important information.
⌂ Homework
Choose ONE job and complete:
If I become a __________,
I will have to __________.
I will be able to __________.
