Future Discussions for B1 Pre-Teens
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Future Discussions for B1 Pre-Teens
At B1, ten-to-twelve-year-olds can explain their future plans with reasons and make simple predictions about their world. These 50 questions ask pre-teens to describe what they would like to study at secondary school, explain why they are interested in certain jobs, predict how their town might change, and discuss what skills they think they will need as adults.
Vocabulary bridges childhood wishes and early planning: words like 'career', 'skill', 'change', 'prediction', 'opportunity', and 'interest' sit alongside intermediate structures like 'I want to... because...', 'I think... will change because...', and 'the reason I am interested in... is...' that help B1 speakers produce connected, reasoned responses.
From Wishes to Reasoned Plans
The B1 shift with pre-teens is from declaring wishes to explaining them. When a child says 'I want to be a vet because I love animals and I am good at science,' they are using causal language, giving evidence, and structuring a short argument. These are exactly the skills that B1 assessments measure, happening naturally through a topic children genuinely care about.
Structuring B1 Future Talk With Pre-Teens
Use three rounds with different partners so students hear a variety of future plans and practise explaining their own to different listeners. YapYapGo's random pairing and question history ensure each round feels fresh.