TESOL/Worrying about the future

Worrying about the future

What do people often worry about?

• 
  Taking a test
• 
  Speaking in public
• 
  Having a traffic accident

Key sentences

Worried person	Friend
What if (phrase).	You'll be (adjective).

Worried person	Friend
I hope (phrase).	Don't worry. I'm sure (pronoun) will.

Drills

Say these sentences without looking.

What if (phrase).

phrase	sentence
I fail my test	What if I fail my test.
I have a traffic accident	What if I have a traffic accident.
I forget what to say	What if I forget what to say.
I get lost	What if I get lost.

You'll be (adjective).

adjective	sentence
fine	You'll be fine.
okay	You'll be okay.
all right	You'll be all right.
just fine	You'll be just fine.

I hope (phrase).

phrase	sentence
I pass my test	I hope I pass my test.
I remember what to say	I hope I remember what to say.
I can make friends	I hope I can make friends.
my boss is friendly	I hope my boss is friendly.

Example

Practice this conversation.

Worried person	Friend
What if (I fail my test).	You'll be (fine).

Worried person	Friend
I hope (I pass my test).	Don't worry.

Change partners. Use your imagination and change the sentences.

Exercise

Use your imagination. Make your own conversation.

Worried person	Friend
What if ... .	You'll be ... .

Worried person	Friend
I hope ....	Don't worry.

Change partners. Use your imagination and make another conversation.

Practice

Worried person	Friend
Worry about something.	Help your friend.

Further study

• English lesson topics

Resource type: this resource is a lesson in English as a second language.

Homework

1 Put these words in the correct order.

fail	if	what	my	test	I
						Word 1
						Word 2
						Word 3
						Word 4
						Word 5
						Word 6

2 Put these words in the correct order.

be	you	fine	will	just
					Word 1
					Word 2
					Word 3
					Word 4
					Word 5

3 Put these words in the correct order. ("I" is used two times.)

my	exam	hope	I	pass
					Word 1
					Word 2
					Word 3
					Word 4
					Word 5
					Word 6