Saturday, March 2, 2013

predicting

What will houses be like in the future?

Certainly, I'm sure that most people would agree that there will be a number of major changes related to this. Initially, I guess that we begin to see houses that are much bigger. At the same time, I suppose it's quite probable that we may have houses under the sea. And who knows, it could even be possible that we'll see the arrival of houses on the moon.

3 different predictions and each prediction is presented with a different future structure:
...I guess that we might begin to see...
...I suppose it's quite probable that we may have....
...who knows, it could even be possible that we'll see...


begin with an opening linking phrase:
Certainly, I'm sure that most people would agree that there will be a number of major changes related to this.
I'm sure that in years to come we will see a number of changes related to this.
I reckon that in the not so distant future there are going to be a few imminent changes with regard to...
I imagine that in the near future, we will witness some major changes with regard to...

Introduce the first prediction.
Initially, I guess that we might begin to see...
To begin with, I'd predict that we will most likely have....
Primarily, it looks quite probable that we are going to have...
First of all, I would envisage that we are going to have...

Use a sentence to describe your first prediction. try to use basic future tenses when giving details. try to develop the sentence with a basic linking word.

Initially, I guess that we might begin to see houses that are made of plastic materials because these will be much cheaper and easier to construct.

introduce second prediction
At the same time, I suppose it's quite probable that we may have...
As well as this, some people claim that we will probably start to see...
On top of this, I imagine it's quite likely that we will soon have...
Likewise, I would imagine that we may even be able to see...

describe second prediction
At the same time, I suppose it's quite probable that we may have houses that are controlled by computer because this will make home life much easier.

introduce third prediction
And who knows, it could even be possible that we'll see the arrival of...
And you never know, it could even transpire that we'll have...
And I know it's a bit of a crazy thought, but one day we may even have...
And who knows, there's even a chance that we will have...

Changes in variety(there will be a wider variety)
changes in price(things will become cheaper or more expensive)
changes in size, materials or appearance
changes in location
changes in form(things will become internet based./there will be electronic versions.)


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