Lesson Overview
Topic
The School of the Future. What will education look like in 2050? AI tutors, virtual reality classrooms, personalised learning, the end of traditional exams, and learning from anywhere in the world. The lesson culminates in a creative task: students design their own ideal school of the future, using all three grammar structures to explain and justify their choices.
Series
School Series · Lesson 4 of 5 · B1–B2 · The final full lesson before the series review
Level
B1–B2
Duration
90 minutes
Grammar ★
★ G1 Will / Might — predictions about the future ·
G2 First Conditional — conditions and consequences ·
G3 Future Passive — describing systems and change
Vocabulary
12 words (B1–B2): artificial intelligence · virtual reality · personalised · automate · global · remote · lifelong · adapt · replace · innovation · collaborative · access
Writing
100–120 words (B1–B2). Design your ideal school of the future — with justification.
Characters
Mia and Jack return (from Lessons 1, 3B). Sam hosts a podcast debate: Mia is optimistic about technology in education; Jack is more cautious about losing the human element.
Key Grammar — Teaching Notes
★ G1 — Will / Might: certainty vs possibility
Will = prediction / certainty about the future:
"Schools will look very different in 2050." · "AI will help teachers." · "Students won't sit in rows."
Might = possibility — less certain:
"AI might replace some teachers." · "Exams might not exist in 2050."
The key contrast: Use will for things you believe will definitely happen; use might for things that are possible but not certain. In the debate, students use will for strong predictions and might to hedge.
Common errors:
✗ "Schools will changed." → ✓ "Schools will change." (will + base infinitive)
✗ "AI mights replace." → ✓ "AI might replace." (modal has no -s)
✗ "If AI is better, schools will be change." → ✓ "schools will change." (not passive here)
G2 — First Conditional: conditions in the future
Structure: If + Present Simple, will + base infinitive
"If AI teaches every student individually, results will improve."
"If we remove exams, creativity will flourish."
"If schools don't adapt, they will fall behind."
Word order: The if-clause can come first or second:
"Results will improve if AI teaches every student individually." ✓ (no comma)
Common error: ✗ "If AI will teach…" → ✓ "If AI teaches…" (Present Simple in if-clause, never will)
G3 — Future Passive: describing systems
Structure: will be + past participle
"Lessons will be personalised by AI." · "Students will be assessed differently."
"Schools will be redesigned entirely." · "Exams will not be used as the only measure."
The future passive is natural for describing how systems and institutions will be changed — the focus is on what happens, not who does it. This connects naturally to the Lesson 3B passive in the present.
Common error: ✗ "Lessons will personalised." → ✓ "Lessons will BE personalised." (need auxiliary)
Lesson Procedure
Time
Stage
Skill
Teacher does
Students do
0–8 min
Lead-in
Speaking
Board: "It is 2050. You are at school. What do you see?" Give 60 seconds. Take 5–6 answers. Then: "Does your school look different from the school in Lesson 1?" Activate the series memory — Mia's Manchester school, Leo's school in Israel. "Will THAT school exist in 2050?"
Imagine 2050. Share predictions. Compare with Lesson 1 schools.
8–18 min
Vocabulary
—
12 B1–B2 tech/education words. Part B: predict — will these things be in schools in 2050? Part C: gap-fill.
Read vocabulary. Predict. Gap-fill.
18–43 min
Grammar
—
★ Will/Might (certainty vs possibility). G2 First Conditional (structure + word order). G3 Future Passive. Exercises 1–6. Focus on Ex 4 (combining will/might + conditional) and Ex 5 (rewriting in future passive).
Study cards. Exercises 1–6. Pair-check.
43–57 min
Reading
Reading
Article: "School 2050 — Learning Without Limits." Four sections: AI tutors / VR classrooms / no exams / the human question. Tasks 1–3.
Read. T/F/NG. Answer questions. Find grammar.
57–69 min
Listening
Listening
Mia and Jack podcast debate. Read TWICE at B1–B2 pace. Mia: technology will transform everything. Jack: the human teacher will never be replaced.
MCQ. Notes. Grammar hunt.
69–80 min
Speaking
Speaking
Task A (predictions — will/might) / Task B (first conditionals — school reform) / Task C (design your school of the future — group task).
Predict. Make conditionals. Design school.
80–90 min
Writing
Writing
100–120 words. Three options. G1 + G2 + G3 + 5 vocabulary words. Option C = design task (series finale).
Write. Self-check.
Listening Script — 'School Talk Podcast: School in 2050'
Read at a natural B1–B2 pace. Mia is enthusiastic and forward-looking. Jack is thoughtful and sceptical about losing the human element. Sam moderates. Read twice.
Sam:
Welcome to School Talk. We've spent this series asking: is school working? Today we ask the final question: what will school look like in the future? Mia — you're optimistic about technology in education.
Mia:
Very. I think education will be transformed completely in the next thirty years. AI tutors will be able to personalise every lesson for every student. If a student finds maths difficult, the AI will adapt immediately — slower, more examples, different explanations. You won't have twenty-five students all doing the same lesson at the same speed.
Jack:
That sounds appealing, but I'm not sure it will work like that in practice. Technology might make some things easier — but if we rely too much on AI, students might lose the skills they need to work with other people.
Mia:
That's a fair point. But collaborative skills will be taught differently, not lost. Virtual reality classrooms will allow students from different countries to work together in real time. If a student in Manchester and a student in Tokyo are both in a virtual science lab, they'll learn more than they would alone in a classroom.
Jack:
And what about teachers? Will they still exist in 2050?
Mia:
Teachers will still exist — but their role will change. They won't be replaced by AI. Instead, they'll be supported by it. If a teacher spends less time marking homework, they'll have more time to actually talk to students. The human connection won't disappear.
Jack:
I hope you're right. But I do worry that if schools become too digital, something important will be lost. Learning to sit in a classroom, to listen, to disagree respectfully — these things might not be taught by an algorithm.
Mia:
I agree. And that's exactly why schools won't be fully automated. The best future school will combine technology with real human interaction. AI will handle the technical side — personalised content, instant feedback, global access. Teachers will handle the human side — motivation, mentoring, helping students understand who they are and what they want to become.
Sam:
What about exams? Will students still be assessed through exams in 2050?
Jack:
I think some form of assessment will always be needed. But traditional exams might be replaced by continuous assessment — portfolios, projects, real-world tasks. If a student can show what they know by doing something real, that's a more honest measure than three hours in a silent room.
Mia:
Exactly. And if schools stop measuring only academic achievement, more students will succeed. The school of the future will celebrate every kind of intelligence — not just the kind that fits in a multiple-choice question.
Sam:
I think that's a vision most of us can get behind. Thanks, Mia and Jack — and thanks to everyone who has joined us for this series. What will YOUR school of the future look like?
All 3 structures in the listening:
· ★ G1 Will/Might: education will be transformed / AI tutors will personalise / You won't have 25 students / Technology might make things easier / students might lose skills / Teachers will still exist / they won't be replaced / their role will change / something important will be lost / schools won't be fully automated / AI will handle / Teachers will handle / some form might be replaced
· G2 First Conditional: If a student finds maths difficult, the AI will adapt / If we rely too much on AI, students might lose / If a student in Manchester and a student in Tokyo are in a virtual lab, they'll learn more / If a teacher spends less time marking, they'll have more time / If schools become too digital, something will be lost / If a student can show what they know, that's a more honest measure / If schools stop measuring only academic achievement, more students will succeed
· G3 Future Passive: education will be transformed / collaborative skills will be taught differently / Teachers won't be replaced by AI / they'll be supported by it / AI will handle personalised content / Schools won't be fully automated / students will be assessed / exams might be replaced by continuous assessment
· ★ G1 Will/Might: education will be transformed / AI tutors will personalise / You won't have 25 students / Technology might make things easier / students might lose skills / Teachers will still exist / they won't be replaced / their role will change / something important will be lost / schools won't be fully automated / AI will handle / Teachers will handle / some form might be replaced
· G2 First Conditional: If a student finds maths difficult, the AI will adapt / If we rely too much on AI, students might lose / If a student in Manchester and a student in Tokyo are in a virtual lab, they'll learn more / If a teacher spends less time marking, they'll have more time / If schools become too digital, something will be lost / If a student can show what they know, that's a more honest measure / If schools stop measuring only academic achievement, more students will succeed
· G3 Future Passive: education will be transformed / collaborative skills will be taught differently / Teachers won't be replaced by AI / they'll be supported by it / AI will handle personalised content / Schools won't be fully automated / students will be assessed / exams might be replaced by continuous assessment
Answer Key
Handout 1 — Vocabulary Part C
1. artificial intelligence 2. personalised 3. automated 4. virtual reality 5. remote 6. adapt 7. replaced 8. global 9. access 10. collaborative 11. lifelong 12. innovation
Handout 2 — Grammar
Ex 1 (Will/Might): 1. will look 2. might replace 3. won't sit / will not sit 4. will be 5. might not exist 6. will change 7. might become 8. won't need
Ex 2 (Will/Might neg + question): 1. won't disappear / Will teachers disappear? 2. might not improve / Might results improve? 3. won't replace / Will AI replace? 4. won't be / Will exams be?
Ex 3 (First Conditional): 1. learns, will improve 2. don't adapt, will fall 3. use, will be able 4. removes, will have 5. If students are assessed differently, more will succeed 6. If schools don't change, they will be left behind
Ex 4 (Combine — FC + will/might): 1. If AI adapts to every student, results will improve significantly. / Results will improve significantly if AI adapts to every student. 2. If schools use VR, students might experience history in a completely new way. 3. If exams are removed, creativity will flourish. 4. Teachers won't be replaced if AI supports rather than replaces them. / If AI supports rather than replaces them, teachers won't be replaced. 5. If students can learn from anywhere, access to education will become truly global.
Ex 5 (Future Passive): 1. will be personalised 2. will be taught 3. won't be replaced 4. will be assessed 5. will be redesigned 6. will be supported 7. might be replaced
Ex 6 (Error correction): 1. Schools WILL CHANGE (not 'will changed') 2. AI MIGHT REPLACE (not 'mights replace') 3. If AI TEACHES (not 'will teach' — PS in if-clause) 4. Lessons WILL BE PERSONALISED (not 'will personalised' — need 'be') 5. students WON'T need (not 'will not needs') 6. If schools DON'T ADAPT (not 'won't adapt' — PS in if-clause)
Ex 2 (Will/Might neg + question): 1. won't disappear / Will teachers disappear? 2. might not improve / Might results improve? 3. won't replace / Will AI replace? 4. won't be / Will exams be?
Ex 3 (First Conditional): 1. learns, will improve 2. don't adapt, will fall 3. use, will be able 4. removes, will have 5. If students are assessed differently, more will succeed 6. If schools don't change, they will be left behind
Ex 4 (Combine — FC + will/might): 1. If AI adapts to every student, results will improve significantly. / Results will improve significantly if AI adapts to every student. 2. If schools use VR, students might experience history in a completely new way. 3. If exams are removed, creativity will flourish. 4. Teachers won't be replaced if AI supports rather than replaces them. / If AI supports rather than replaces them, teachers won't be replaced. 5. If students can learn from anywhere, access to education will become truly global.
Ex 5 (Future Passive): 1. will be personalised 2. will be taught 3. won't be replaced 4. will be assessed 5. will be redesigned 6. will be supported 7. might be replaced
Ex 6 (Error correction): 1. Schools WILL CHANGE (not 'will changed') 2. AI MIGHT REPLACE (not 'mights replace') 3. If AI TEACHES (not 'will teach' — PS in if-clause) 4. Lessons WILL BE PERSONALISED (not 'will personalised' — need 'be') 5. students WON'T need (not 'will not needs') 6. If schools DON'T ADAPT (not 'won't adapt' — PS in if-clause)
Reading + Listening
Reading T/F/NG: 1 T 2 F (article says teachers will change their role, not disappear) 3 T 4 NG (article doesn't say when VR will be common in schools) 5 T
Listening Task 1: 1-b 2-c 3-a
Task 2 key points: personalise every lesson / AI will adapt immediately / VR — students from different countries / teachers won't be replaced — supported / role will change / less marking = more time for students / human connection stays / combination of tech + human / exams might be replaced by continuous assessment / portfolios projects / every kind of intelligence
Task 2 key points: personalise every lesson / AI will adapt immediately / VR — students from different countries / teachers won't be replaced — supported / role will change / less marking = more time for students / human connection stays / combination of tech + human / exams might be replaced by continuous assessment / portfolios projects / every kind of intelligence
The School of the Future
School Series · Lesson 4 · Student Handouts · B1–B2
Handout 1
Vocabulary
VocabularyPart A — Key Words
Word
What it means / example
artificial intelligenceB1
computer systems that can learn and make decisions like humans — Artificial intelligence will transform education. AI tutors will adapt to each student's needs.
virtual realityB1
a computer-generated environment that feels real — Virtual reality classrooms will allow students to experience history, science and art in completely new ways.
personalisedB1
designed for one specific person — If AI teaches every student, lessons will be personalised. Every student will learn at their own speed.
automateB2
to make a process happen automatically, without human involvement — Marking and feedback might be automated by AI, giving teachers more time to support students.
globalB1
involving the whole world — If schools become truly global, a student in Israel might study alongside a student in Japan every day.
remoteB1
done from a distance, not in person — Remote learning will allow students to access the world's best teachers from anywhere.
lifelongB1
continuing for your whole life — In the future, learning will be lifelong — people will continue to study and retrain throughout their lives.
adaptB1
to change in order to deal with new situations — If schools don't adapt to new technology, they will fall behind. Change is necessary.
replaceB1
to take the place of someone or something — AI will not replace teachers completely. It will support them and give them more time for students.
innovationB2
a new idea, method or invention that changes the way something is done — The greatest innovation in education will not be technology — it will be a new way of thinking about learning.
collaborativeB2
involving people working together — The most important skills of the future will be collaborative — the ability to work effectively with others.
accessB1
the right or ability to use something — If global internet access improves, every child on earth will be able to receive a quality education.
Part B — Will It Be in Schools in 2050?
Look at each item. Write your prediction: will definitely be / might be / definitely won't be in most schools in 2050. Then compare with a partner.
Part C — Fill in the Gaps
Use the words from Part A.
1.__________________ will transform education in the next thirty years. AI tutors will be able to personalise every lesson.
2.If AI teaches every student individually, lessons will be completely __________________ to their needs and learning speed.
3.Marking and feedback might be __________________ by AI, giving teachers more time to actually talk to their students.
4.__________________ classrooms will allow students to visit ancient Rome or the inside of a human cell — without leaving school.
5.__________________ learning will allow students to study from anywhere in the world — from home, from a café, from another country.
6.If schools don't __________________ to new technology, they will fall behind and lose students' attention.
7.Human teachers will not be __________________ by AI. They will be supported by it. The human element will always be essential.
8.Education will become truly __________________ — a student in Israel might study alongside a student in Japan every single day.
9.If internet __________________ improves globally, every child on earth will be able to receive a quality education.
10.The most important skills of the future will be __________________ — the ability to work effectively with people from different backgrounds.
11.In the future, learning will be __________________. People will continue to study and retrain throughout their whole lives.
12.The greatest __________________ in education will not be technology — it will be a new way of thinking about what learning is for.
Answer key
1. artificial intelligence 2. personalised 3. automated 4. virtual reality 5. remote 6. adapt 7. replaced 8. global 9. access 10. collaborative 11. lifelong 12. innovation
Handout 2
Grammar
GrammarThree Grammar Structures — Imagining the Future
★ G1 — WILL / MIGHT — PREDICTIONS
WILL = confident prediction (you believe it will definitely happen)
Schools will look very different in 2050. · AI will help every teacher.
Students won't sit in rows any more. · The role of teachers will change.
MIGHT = possibility (less certain — it could happen)
AI might replace some teachers. · Exams might not exist in 2050.
Schools might become completely virtual.
Will + base infinitive: ✗ "Schools will changed." ✓ "Schools will change."
Modal + no -s: ✗ "AI mights replace." ✓ "AI might replace."
WILL = confident prediction (you believe it will definitely happen)
Schools will look very different in 2050. · AI will help every teacher.
Students won't sit in rows any more. · The role of teachers will change.
MIGHT = possibility (less certain — it could happen)
AI might replace some teachers. · Exams might not exist in 2050.
Schools might become completely virtual.
Will + base infinitive: ✗ "Schools will changed." ✓ "Schools will change."
Modal + no -s: ✗ "AI mights replace." ✓ "AI might replace."
G2 — FIRST CONDITIONAL — CONDITIONS AND CONSEQUENCES
Structure: If + Present Simple, will + base infinitive
"If AI teaches every student individually, results will improve."
"If we remove exams, creativity will flourish."
"If schools don't adapt, they will fall behind."
Word order: The if-clause can come first or second:
"Results will improve if AI teaches every student individually." ✓ (no comma when if-clause is second)
CRITICAL: Never use will in the if-clause!
✗ "If AI will teach…" ✓ "If AI teaches…" (Present Simple in the if-clause)
Structure: If + Present Simple, will + base infinitive
"If AI teaches every student individually, results will improve."
"If we remove exams, creativity will flourish."
"If schools don't adapt, they will fall behind."
Word order: The if-clause can come first or second:
"Results will improve if AI teaches every student individually." ✓ (no comma when if-clause is second)
CRITICAL: Never use will in the if-clause!
✗ "If AI will teach…" ✓ "If AI teaches…" (Present Simple in the if-clause)
If-clause
(Present Simple)
(Present Simple)
"If AI teaches every student" → "results will improve."
"If schools don't change" → "they will fall behind."
"If exams are replaced" → "creativity will flourish."
"If schools don't change" → "they will fall behind."
"If exams are replaced" → "creativity will flourish."
G3 — FUTURE PASSIVE — DESCRIBING SYSTEMS
Structure: will be + past participle
Lessons will be personalised by AI. · Students will be assessed differently.
Schools will be redesigned entirely. · Exams will not be used as the only measure.
Use the future passive when the focus is on what happens, not who does it:
"Homework will be automated." · "Every lesson will be adapted to the student."
"Teachers won't be replaced — they will be supported by AI."
✗ "Lessons will personalised." ✓ "Lessons will BE personalised." (don't forget be!)
Structure: will be + past participle
Lessons will be personalised by AI. · Students will be assessed differently.
Schools will be redesigned entirely. · Exams will not be used as the only measure.
Use the future passive when the focus is on what happens, not who does it:
"Homework will be automated." · "Every lesson will be adapted to the student."
"Teachers won't be replaced — they will be supported by AI."
✗ "Lessons will personalised." ✓ "Lessons will BE personalised." (don't forget be!)
Exercise 1 — ★ Will / Might: School in 2050
Complete with will / won't / might / might not and the verb in brackets. Choose the modal that makes sense in context.
1.Schools __________________ (look) very different in 2050. Everything is changing.
2.AI __________________ (replace) some teaching jobs — but this is not certain yet.
3.Students __________________ (sit) in rows any more. Traditional classrooms __________________ (disappear) completely.
4.Online learning __________________ (be) available to every student in the world.
5.Traditional written exams __________________ (exist) in 2050 — many educators want to replace them.
6.The role of teachers __________________ (change) significantly. They __________________ (become) mentors and coaches rather than lecturers.
7.Some students __________________ (prefer) human teachers — not everyone is comfortable with technology.
8.Students __________________ (need) to go to school every day. Remote learning __________________ (be) the norm.
Exercise 2 — Will / Might: Negative and Question
Write the negative form and a question for each sentence.
1."Teachers will disappear completely."
Negative: __________________ Question: __________________
Negative: __________________ Question: __________________
2."AI might improve exam results."
Negative: __________________ Question: __________________
Negative: __________________ Question: __________________
3."AI will replace all teachers by 2050."
Negative: __________________ Question: __________________
Negative: __________________ Question: __________________
4."Traditional exams will be the main assessment method."
Negative: __________________ Question: __________________
Negative: __________________ Question: __________________
Exercise 3 — First Conditional: Complete the Sentences
Complete each sentence. Use Present Simple in the if-clause and will + verb in the result clause.
1.If AI __________________ (learn) every student's strengths and weaknesses, results __________________ (improve) dramatically.
2.If schools __________________ (not adapt) to new technology, they __________________ (fall) behind.
3.If students __________________ (use) virtual reality classrooms, they __________________ (be able) to visit any place in history.
4.If the teacher __________________ (remove) traditional homework, students __________________ (have) more time for creative projects.
5.__________________ differently, more students __________________ . (If / assess / succeed — write the full sentence)
6.__________________ , they __________________ behind. (If / schools / not change / be left — write the full sentence)
Exercise 4 — Combine the Sentences
Join the two ideas into one sentence using the First Conditional. Add will or might in the result clause.
1. "AI adapts to every student." → "Results improve significantly."
→ ___________________________________________________________________
2. "Schools use VR." → "Students might experience history in a new way."
→ ___________________________________________________________________
3. "Exams are removed." → "Creativity flourishes."
→ ___________________________________________________________________
4. "AI supports teachers rather than replacing them." → "Teachers won't disappear."
→ ___________________________________________________________________
5. "Students can learn from anywhere." → "Access to education becomes truly global."
→ ___________________________________________________________________
Exercise 5 — Future Passive: Rewrite the Sentences
Rewrite using the future passive (will be + past participle).
1. "AI will personalise every lesson for every student."
Passive: Every lesson ___________________________________________________________________
2. "Schools will teach collaborative skills in new ways."
Passive: Collaborative skills ___________________________________________________________________
3. "AI will not replace teachers."
Passive: Teachers ___________________________________________________________________
4. "Schools will assess students through projects and portfolios."
Passive: Students ___________________________________________________________________
5. "Architects will redesign school buildings completely."
Passive: School buildings ___________________________________________________________________
6. "AI will support teachers with marking and feedback."
Passive: Teachers ___________________________________________________________________
7. "Continuous assessment might replace traditional exams."
Passive: Traditional exams ___________________________________________________________________
Exercise 6 — Error Correction
Each sentence has one grammar mistake. Find it and correct it.
1. "Schools will changed completely in the next thirty years."
Correct: ___________________________________________________________________
2. "AI mights replace some teachers by 2050."
Correct: ___________________________________________________________________
3. "If AI will teach every student, results will improve."
Correct: ___________________________________________________________________
4. "Lessons will personalised by AI in the future."
Correct: ___________________________________________________________________
5. "Students won't needs to travel to school every day."
Correct: ___________________________________________________________________
6. "If schools won't adapt, they will fall behind."
Correct: ___________________________________________________________________
Answer key
Ex 1 (Will/Might): 1. will look 2. might replace 3. won't sit / will not sit 4. will be 5. might not exist 6. will change 7. might become 8. won't need
Ex 2 (Will/Might neg + question): 1. won't disappear / Will teachers disappear? 2. might not improve / Might results improve? 3. won't replace / Will AI replace? 4. won't be / Will exams be?
Ex 3 (First Conditional): 1. learns, will improve 2. don't adapt, will fall 3. use, will be able 4. removes, will have 5. If students are assessed differently, more will succeed 6. If schools don't change, they will be left behind
Ex 4 (Combine — FC + will/might): 1. If AI adapts to every student, results will improve significantly. / Results will improve significantly if AI adapts to every student. 2. If schools use VR, students might experience history in a completely new way. 3. If exams are removed, creativity will flourish. 4. Teachers won't be replaced if AI supports rather than replaces them. / If AI supports rather than replaces them, teachers won't be replaced. 5. If students can learn from anywhere, access to education will become truly global.
Ex 5 (Future Passive): 1. will be personalised 2. will be taught 3. won't be replaced 4. will be assessed 5. will be redesigned 6. will be supported 7. might be replaced
Ex 6 (Error correction): 1. Schools WILL CHANGE (not 'will changed') 2. AI MIGHT REPLACE (not 'mights replace') 3. If AI TEACHES (not 'will teach' — PS in if-clause) 4. Lessons WILL BE PERSONALISED (not 'will personalised' — need 'be') 5. students WON'T need (not 'will not needs') 6. If schools DON'T ADAPT (not 'won't adapt' — PS in if-clause)
Ex 2 (Will/Might neg + question): 1. won't disappear / Will teachers disappear? 2. might not improve / Might results improve? 3. won't replace / Will AI replace? 4. won't be / Will exams be?
Ex 3 (First Conditional): 1. learns, will improve 2. don't adapt, will fall 3. use, will be able 4. removes, will have 5. If students are assessed differently, more will succeed 6. If schools don't change, they will be left behind
Ex 4 (Combine — FC + will/might): 1. If AI adapts to every student, results will improve significantly. / Results will improve significantly if AI adapts to every student. 2. If schools use VR, students might experience history in a completely new way. 3. If exams are removed, creativity will flourish. 4. Teachers won't be replaced if AI supports rather than replaces them. / If AI supports rather than replaces them, teachers won't be replaced. 5. If students can learn from anywhere, access to education will become truly global.
Ex 5 (Future Passive): 1. will be personalised 2. will be taught 3. won't be replaced 4. will be assessed 5. will be redesigned 6. will be supported 7. might be replaced
Ex 6 (Error correction): 1. Schools WILL CHANGE (not 'will changed') 2. AI MIGHT REPLACE (not 'mights replace') 3. If AI TEACHES (not 'will teach' — PS in if-clause) 4. Lessons WILL BE PERSONALISED (not 'will personalised' — need 'be') 5. students WON'T need (not 'will not needs') 6. If schools DON'T ADAPT (not 'won't adapt' — PS in if-clause)
Reading T/F/NG: 1 T 2 F (article says teachers will change their role, not disappear) 3 T 4 NG (article doesn't say when VR will be common in schools) 5 T
Listening Task 1: 1-b 2-c 3-a
Task 2 key points: personalise every lesson / AI will adapt immediately / VR — students from different countries / teachers won't be replaced — supported / role will change / less marking = more time for students / human connection stays / combination of tech + human / exams might be replaced by continuous assessment / portfolios projects / every kind of intelligence
Task 2 key points: personalise every lesson / AI will adapt immediately / VR — students from different countries / teachers won't be replaced — supported / role will change / less marking = more time for students / human connection stays / combination of tech + human / exams might be replaced by continuous assessment / portfolios projects / every kind of intelligence
Handout 3
Reading
ReadingFuture Now Magazine · 2050
School 2050 — Learning Without Limits
In thirty years, the way we learn will look almost unrecognisable. The classroom of 2050 will be built around the learner — not around the curriculum, the timetable, or the exam.
The AI tutor
Every student will have access to an AI tutor that knows exactly how they learn. If a student finds a concept difficult, the AI will adapt immediately — offering different explanations, slower pacing, or more examples. No two students will follow exactly the same path through a subject. Personalised learning will replace the one-size-fits-all classroom. This does not mean that human teachers will disappear. It means their role will be transformed. Teachers will no longer spend most of their time delivering content. Instead, they will guide, mentor and inspire.
The virtual classroom
Physical school buildings will still exist in 2050 — but they will look very different. Walls will become screens. Students will be able to step inside a virtual Roman forum, observe the surface of Mars, or join a collaborative project with students from twenty different countries — all from their classroom. Virtual reality will make the world the classroom. If a student in London and a student in Lagos are both working on the same project, geography will no longer be a barrier to collaboration.
"The school of the future will not ask 'What do you know?' It will ask 'What can you do?'"
The end of the exam?
Traditional exams are already being questioned by many educators. In the school of 2050, students will be assessed through a combination of portfolios, real-world projects and continuous feedback — not through a single three-hour test at the end of the year. If students are assessed through projects they care about, they will demonstrate not just knowledge, but creativity, problem-solving and collaboration. These are the skills that employers already say they want most.
The human question
The central question is not whether technology will change schools — it will. The question is: what cannot be replaced? Most education experts agree on one thing. A teacher who knows a student's name, who notices when they are struggling, who says "I believe in you" at exactly the right moment — that cannot be automated. The school of the future will be built around technology. But it will still be held together by people.
Task 1 — True, False or Not Given?
1.According to the article, AI tutors will adapt to each student's individual learning needs.[ T / F / NG ]
2.The article says human teachers will disappear completely by 2050.[ T / F / NG ]
3.In 2050, students might be assessed through portfolios and real-world projects instead of traditional exams.[ T / F / NG ]
4.The article predicts that virtual reality will be common in every school by 2030.[ T / F / NG ]
5.According to the article, the ability to motivate and support students is something that cannot be automated.[ T / F / NG ]
Task 2 — Answer the Questions
Write complete sentences.
1.According to the article, how will the role of teachers change in 2050?
Answer: ___________________________________________________________________
2.What skills does the article suggest employers want most?
Answer: ___________________________________________________________________
3.What does the article say cannot be automated?
Answer: ___________________________________________________________________
Task 3 — Find the Grammar
Find two examples of each grammar structure in the article.
G1:Will / Might: 1. ___________________________ 2. ___________________________
G2:First Conditional: 1. ___________________________ 2. ___________________________
G3:Future Passive: 1. ___________________________ 2. ___________________________
Handout 4
Listening
ListeningSam hosts the final episode of School Talk. Mia is optimistic about technology in education. Jack is cautious about losing the human element. Your teacher will read the conversation twice.
Task 1 — Circle the Correct Answer
1. What does Mia say AI tutors will be able to do?
a. Replace all human teachers by 2030.
b. Personalise every lesson for every student and adapt immediately when a student is struggling.
c. Give students their results faster than human teachers can.
2. What is Jack's main concern about technology in education?
a. He thinks AI tutors will be too expensive for most schools.
b. He thinks technology will make schools boring and repetitive.
c. If schools rely too much on AI, students might lose the skills they need to work with other people.
3. What do Mia and Jack both agree on at the end?
a. The best future school will combine technology with real human interaction — AI handles the technical side, teachers handle the human side.
b. Teachers should be replaced by AI as soon as possible.
c. Traditional exams should be kept because they are the fairest way to assess students.
Task 2 — Complete the Key Predictions
Mia and Jack's Vision of School 2050
AI tutors:
Will __________________ every lesson / AI will __________________ immediately if student struggles / won't have 25 students at the __________________ speed
Jack's concern:
If we rely too much on AI, students might __________________ the skills needed to work with __________________ people
VR classrooms:
If student in Manchester + student in Tokyo are in __________________ science lab — they'll __________________ more than alone in classroom
Teachers:
Won't be __________________ — will be __________________ by AI / If teacher spends less time __________________ , more time to talk to students
Best future:
Combination of __________________ + human interaction / AI = __________________ side / Teachers = __________________ side
Exams:
Might be __________________ by continuous assessment / portfolios, __________________ , real-world tasks / More __________________ measure than 3-hour test
Task 3 — Grammar Hunt
Listen again. Find one example of each structure from the conversation.
1.Will + base infinitive (positive): ___________________________________________
2.Won't + base infinitive (negative): ___________________________________________
3.Might + base infinitive: ___________________________________________
4.First Conditional (if + PS, will/might…): ___________________________________________
5.Future Passive (will be + pp): ___________________________________________
Handout 5
Speaking
SpeakingTask A — Predictions: Will or Might?
Work in pairs. Student A makes a confident prediction (will). Student B challenges it and offers a more cautious version (might / might not). Then swap.
Topics to predict: AI tutors · school buildings · traditional exams · human teachers · homework · the school week · subjects in the curriculum · how students are assessed
Student A: "I think teachers will still exist in 2050. They will be mentors, not lecturers."
Student B: "That might be true, but some subjects might be taught entirely by AI. It's possible that…"
Student A: "I think teachers will still exist in 2050. They will be mentors, not lecturers."
Student B: "That might be true, but some subjects might be taught entirely by AI. It's possible that…"
Task B — First Conditionals: School Reform
Complete these conditional sentences. Then discuss your ideas with your group.
If schools use AI to personalise learning, ___________________________________
If traditional exams are removed, ___________________________________
If students can learn from anywhere in the world, ___________________________________
If schools don't change in the next twenty years, ___________________________________
Schools will be much better places if ___________________________________
Students will learn more effectively if ___________________________________
If traditional exams are removed, ___________________________________
If students can learn from anywhere in the world, ___________________________________
If schools don't change in the next twenty years, ___________________________________
Schools will be much better places if ___________________________________
Students will learn more effectively if ___________________________________
Task C — Design Your School of the Future
Work in groups of 3–4. Design your ideal school of the future. Use the design grid to organise your ideas. Then present to the class — use will, might and the first conditional to justify your choices.
The Building
What will the physical school look like?
Will there be a school building at all?
Our vision: _________________________
The Teachers
What will teachers do? Will AI be used?
How will the role of teachers change?
Our vision: _________________________
The Curriculum
What subjects will be taught?
What new skills will be included?
Our vision: _________________________
Assessment
How will students be assessed?
Will traditional exams still be used?
Our vision: _________________________
Technology
What technology will be used?
AI? VR? Something we haven't invented yet?
Our vision: _________________________
The School Day
When and where will students learn?
Will the school week change?
Our vision: _________________________
Presentation phrases:
"In our school of the future, students will…" · "AI will be used to…"
"If students are assessed through projects, they will develop…"
"Traditional exams won't be used because…" · "Teachers might focus more on…"
"In our school of the future, students will…" · "AI will be used to…"
"If students are assessed through projects, they will develop…"
"Traditional exams won't be used because…" · "Teachers might focus more on…"
Handout 6
Writing
WritingWriting Task — Series Finale
Choose one:
Option A: "AI will completely transform schools in the next thirty years." Do you agree? Write your prediction for education in 2050. What will definitely change? What might stay the same?
Option B: Write three first conditional sentences about your ideal school of the future. Then expand them into a paragraph: if schools make these changes, what will the result be?
Option C: Design your ideal school of the future. Describe what it will look like, how students will be taught and assessed, and what role teachers and technology will play. This is the final task of the School Series — make it your vision.
Word count: 100–120 words
Option A: "AI will completely transform schools in the next thirty years." Do you agree? Write your prediction for education in 2050. What will definitely change? What might stay the same?
Option B: Write three first conditional sentences about your ideal school of the future. Then expand them into a paragraph: if schools make these changes, what will the result be?
Option C: Design your ideal school of the future. Describe what it will look like, how students will be taught and assessed, and what role teachers and technology will play. This is the final task of the School Series — make it your vision.
Word count: 100–120 words
Include all three grammar structures (label them) and at least five vocabulary words:
★ Will / Might First Conditional Future Passive
★ Will / Might First Conditional Future Passive
Useful phrases:
"Schools will look very different…" · "AI might replace some…"
"If schools use AI, results will improve." · "Students will be assessed through…"
"Teachers won't be replaced — they will be supported…"
"Schools will look very different…" · "AI might replace some…"
"If schools use AI, results will improve." · "Students will be assessed through…"
"Teachers won't be replaced — they will be supported…"
Self-check: [ ] 100–120 words [ ] Will / Might (G1) [ ] First Conditional (G2) [ ] Future Passive (G3) [ ] 5 vocabulary words