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Oral English. LESSON 7 TEXTBOOK: UNIT 7 FUNCTIONS: speculating, assuming and predicting. Speculating. SPECULATING What is a speculating? Why do we speculate?. recall. What did the textbook say about speculating ?. speculating.

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  1. Oral English • LESSON 7 • TEXTBOOK: UNIT 7 • FUNCTIONS: speculating, assuming and predicting

  2. Speculating • SPECULATING • What is a speculating? • Why do we speculate?

  3. recall What did the textbook say about speculating?

  4. speculating ‘speculating’ is verb of ‘speculation’ [n] meaning ‘an act of speculating’ [v] • sense: ‘to assume something to be true without conclusive evidence’ = speculation [formal] • Another sense: ‘A message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence’ = an assumption

  5. brainstorming • Try to think of some ways to speculate? • It can be either in the form of imagining the future or the outcome of some activity

  6. Your examples • Some student ‘speculations’ • “-----------” [explanation of function] • “------------” [explaining the processof speculating] • “------------” [example of formal/informal speculation]

  7. Your examples • “-------------” [speculating can involve two speculations] • “-------------” [example of speculating] • “-------------” [example of speculating] • “-------------” [example of speculating]

  8. Your examples • “-----------” [example] • “------------” [example] • “------------” [example] • “------------” [example]

  9. Some general examples • ‘it’s gonna rain tomorrow’ • ‘I’m gonna pass the exam’ • ‘winter’s gonna be warm’ • ‘the uni’s gonna pass it’s evaluation’ • ‘I’m gonna marry that girl’ • ‘I’ve got the winning numbers [to win the lottery]’ • ‘there’ll be no humans a hundred years from now’ • ‘the Artic will completely melt in the next few years’ • ‘her music’ll be popular next year’

  10. Ways to introduce speculating • Lexical phrases used to introduce a speculation but aren’t the speculation • “it’s going to …” • “I’m going to …” • “the agent/actor is going to …” • “I’ve got …” • “there’ll be …” • “her something will be …”

  11. Group activity • Watch some video of people speculating … • http://video.foxnews.com/v/2160966250001/speculation-swirls-over-who-will-become-the-next-pope/

  12. Pair work • Get in pairs and practice speculating

  13. Assuming • ASSUMING • What is a assuming? • Why do we assume?

  14. recall • What did the textbook say about assuming?

  15. assuming ‘assuming’ is verb of ‘assumption’ [n] meaning ‘an act of assuming’ [v] • sense: ‘to take for granted without proof’ = an assumption [formal] • Other senses: ‘to assume everyone wants peace’; = an assumption

  16. brainstorming • Try to think of some ways to assume? • It can be either in the form of imagining the relationship between two things or a belief about something or someone

  17. Your examples • Some student ‘assumptions’ • “-----------” [explanation of assuming] • “------------” [explaining the process of assuming] • “------------” [example of formal/informal assumption]

  18. Your examples • “-------------” [speculating can involve two assumptions] • “-------------” [example of assuming] • “-------------” [example of assuming] • “-------------” [example of assuming]

  19. Your examples • “-----------” [example] • “------------” [example] • “------------” [example] • “------------” [example]

  20. Ways to introduce assuming • Lexical phrases used to introduce an assumption but aren’t the assumption • “it’s going to …” • “I’m going to …” • “the agent/actor is going to …” • “I’ve got …” • “there’ll be …” • “her something will be …”

  21. Group activity • Watch some video of people speculating …

  22. Pair work • Get in pairs and practice assuming

  23. predicting ‘predicting’ is verb of ‘prediction’ [n] meaning ‘an act of predicting’ [v] • sense: ‘to state, tell about, or make known in advance, especially on the basis of special knowledge’ = to predict [formal] • Other senses: ‘to foretell something’; ‘prophesy’ = to predict

  24. recall • What did the textbook say about predicting?

  25. brainstorming • Try to think of some ways to predict? • It must be about the future, something that may happen or could happen but you don’t know for sure

  26. Your examples • Some student ‘predictions’ • “-----------” [explanation of predicting] • “------------” [explaining the process of predicting] • “------------” [example of formal/informal prediction]

  27. Your examples • “-------------” [speculating can involve two predictions] • “-------------” [example of predicting] • “-------------” [example of predicting] • “-------------” [example of predicting]

  28. Your examples • “-----------” [example] • “------------” [example] • “------------” [example] • “------------” [example]

  29. Group activity • Watch some video of people speculating …

  30. Pair work • Get in pairs and practice predicting

  31. recap • Speculating • Assuming • Predicting

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