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Future Conversation Questions (B1–C1)

Predictions, plans and big what-ifs about the years ahead.

Age
Ages 13+
Level
B1–C1
Skill
Speaking
Format
Teacher guide
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Warm-up

In pairs, write three predictions about life in ten years: one likely, one unlikely and one surprising. Swap lists and guess which is which.

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B1 · 1 of 12

What do you think your town will look like in twenty years?

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All 12 questions

B1

  1. What do you think your town will look like in twenty years?
  2. Which piece of technology do you hope someone invents soon, and why?
  3. Where would you like to be living five years from now?
  4. What is one thing you are really looking forward to this year?

B2

  1. If people worked fewer hours in the future, how might everyday life change?
  2. Which jobs do you think will disappear, and what new ones might replace them?
  3. Is it wiser to plan your life carefully or to stay flexible? Why?
  4. How might school be different for the next generation of students?

C1

  1. To what extent can anyone genuinely predict the future, and why do we keep trying?
  2. Would knowing exactly what life will be like in 2100 make people act more responsibly today, or less? Why?
  3. Some argue that rapid technological change makes long-term planning pointless. How far do you agree?
  4. What responsibilities, if any, does the present generation have towards people who have not yet been born?

Wrap-up

Each pair writes a short message to their future selves, to be opened in ten years, using at least two phrases from the lesson, then reads it aloud to another pair.

Printable question cards

Twelve cut-out cards with the level on each, plus the phrases and vocabulary.