Unit 4 Predicting the Future Introduction

A - To predict: a verb meaning to declare or tell in advance; prophesy; foretell the future; make a
prediction

1- Predict the schools of the future. Explain in details.
or
2- Predict the entertainment of the Future. Explain in details.


B - In your notebook, please make word webs starting with prediction.

Considering the reliability of the sources; complete the chart with people that you know. Follow
the example.

Person/Job What they base their
prediction on:
Strengths/reasons their
predictions are credible:
Weakness/reason to
be skeptical about
their predictions
Fortune teller cards Each card has a meaning
and in combination, it has
other meanings
How well they know
the future or past




















Page 1
Can the Future Be Predicted?
By Ann E. Weiss
Pages 122~128
Sources: There are two general questions to ask about every resource:
1- Is it reliable?
2- Is it useful for this particular project?
Vocabulary from pages 122~125
Word POS Definition
1 prediction noun The act of predicting
2 erratic adj. Lacking consistency, regularity or uniformity, doesnt follow regular
pattern, moves in an irregular way
3 folklore noun
(U)
The traditional beliefs, practices, legends, and tales of the common
uneducated people, transmitted orally
4 superstition noun A belief that some action or circumstance not logically related to a course
of events influences its outcome
5 prophecy noun A prediction, a statement in which someone says something that they
believe will happen with religious or magic powers
6 mystic noun Someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human
comprehension
7 imminent adj. Certain to happen soon, impending
8 unpredict adj. Unable to say what will happen
9 reputation noun The estimation in which a person or thing is held, especially by the
community or the public generally; repute
10 meteorologist
(me-te-or-ol-o-gist)
noun A person who reports and forecasts weather conditions
11 favourable adj. You agree with it or approve of it
12 astronomy noun The study of stars, planets and other natural objects in space
13 infallible adj. Someone or something that is never wrong
14 inadequate adj. Not enough of, insufficient, not good enough, inept
Vocabulary from pages 126~128
Word POS Definition
1 anchored verb Not be able to move
2 sloppy adj. Messy, careless or muddled
3 scrap verb To get rid, to cancel, to discard as useless, worthless
4 fiasco noun To fail completely
5 accurate adj. Having no errors, correct, gives a true idea
6 greed noun Desire for more of something
7 tremendous

adj. Very large, impressive, very good or pleasing, extraordinarily great in size,
amount, or intensity
Write a sentence or a story using all the above 20 words in your notebook.
Due Date: ________________________________

Please answer the following questions using complete sentences in your notebooks.

1- What can make predictions more accurate? Explain?
2- What kinds of information do scientists use to make their predictions?
3- Why do you think people are fascinated by the future?

Before you read:

What do you think this article will be about? Give information to backup your statement.

Prediction Likely Unlikely Reasons





As you read the article complete the chart:

Scientific Non-scientific




Answer the questions:

1- What things in nature help geologists predict earthquakes? Why are they often unsuccessful?
2- Why do weather forecasters have poor reputations? What factor helps them to predict
weather?
3- What stunning mistake did market researchers make when Coca-cola decided to change their
formula for Coke?
4- What are some of the main reasons that predictions often go wrong? Why do you think that
some predictions are more correct than others?
5- How can you decide which predictions are mostly likely to be accurate?
6- How can you make a prediction come true? What tips would you give to researchers?
7- What are some modern predictions? What are some of their sources? Will they be right or
wrong and why?
8- On page 125, what did the author mean by the word retired in the sentence: the old formula
would be `retired`, buried forever in the depth of a bank vault.?