Make a prediction about the current and/ or future football World Cups using language like that in the table below, see if your partner agrees, discuss for longer if you like, then take turns doing the same with different predictions from the table.
| Useful language for discussing predictions – “I think that is exactly right”/ “That’s exactly what I would predict” – “I think it is more likely than that (because…) I would say that… (because…)” – “I think it is less likely than that (because…) I would say that… (because…)” – “I have the opposite opinion (because…) I would say that… (because…)” |
When your teacher stops you, share one prediction which you agreed on and see what the class thinks. Then ask about anything in the table you are not sure how to use, working together as a class to make related predictions about the World Cup each time.
First of all with no help, try to write predictions language in the gaps below in order of how likely the event is, with language with the same meaning next to each other.
will definitely
definitely won’t
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Use this to help with the task above, then check on the original worksheet below.
almost certainly won’t
could
could possibly
is likely to
is unlikely to
may
may well
might
might well
probably won’t
will almost certainly
will probably
| Players Managers/ Coaches Fans/ Spectators/ Supporters (of…) The head/ president of… (Assistant) referees/ VAR Defenders/ Strikers/ …s The… formation/ tactic Group… (name of player) (name of team) (name of manager) (name of a region/ continent/ qualifying group) (name of stadium/ host city) | will/ will definitely will almost certainly will probably/ is likely to may well/ might well may/ might/ could could possibly/ probably won’t/ is unlikely to almost certainly won’t won’t/ definitely won’t | attend/ participate in… be (one of) the best… be a(n unused) substitute – be a starter be awarded a penalty be boring/ dull – be fun/ entertaining/ exciting be competitive – be uncompetitive be injured/ be out injured be named (vice) captain be one of the top third-placed teams be overused – be underused be popular/ common – be unpopular be satisfied with…– be unsatisfied with… be substituted – come off the bench and… beat/ defeat…– lose to/ be defeated by… become (in)famous (for…) change…– keep to the same… c ome first/ second/ … in their group complain about/ criticise…– be criticised (for…) concede lots of goals – concede few goals draw with… dribble (past…) (and…) fight with… find it difficult to/ have problems with… foul…– be fouled (by…) (while…) get a (yellow/ red) card/ be sent off (for…) go crazy when/ go crazy if… impress… (with/ by…)/ be spotted by… keep a clean sheet let in…– save/ keep out… lose…– win… meet/ play against… (in the… round/ in…) miss… play every minute of… play well – play badly reach the (quarter/ semi) final(s) reach the knockout stages/ the round of 32 score a free kick/ a penalty score an early goal – score a last-minute goal score few goals – score lots of goals score from a throw in/ from… score with a header/ with a bicycle kick/ with… take (all/ many/ most) corners/ throw-ins/… take risks – play it safe/ play defensively win on penalties – win in free play win the 3rd-place playoff – lose the 3rd-place… win the Golden…/ the… Award/ the… Trophy | in this World Cup in the next World Cup in the next match in the next round in the… round very soon soon soonish in the near future in the medium term in the distant future one day/ some-day/ sooner or later |
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