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Question
An activity:
Speak fast, think faster! Form groups of 4-6. Discuss each of the following topics. Then each person in the group should choose a topic and speak about it for one minute. Try to say as many sentences as you can in that time
What is not likely to happen or will never happen...
‘It won’t rain in the classroom... I won’t ever see a live dinosaur... The sun will never set in the east...’ etc.
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Solution
Example Ideas and Sentences:
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It won’t rain in the classroom:
- It won’t rain in the classroom because there is a roof.
- Even if it rains outside, the classroom stays dry.
- I won’t need an umbrella in here!
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I won’t ever see a live dinosaur:
- Dinosaurs became extinct millions of years ago.
- I might see their skeletons in a museum.
- But I’ll never see one walking in my garden.
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The sun will never set in the east:
- The sun always sets in the west.
- It will never change its direction.
- Even if I wait all day, it won’t set in the east.
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Fish won’t fly in the sky:
- Fish live in water, not in the air.
- Birds fly, but fish swim.
- I’ll never see a fish with wings flying like an eagle.
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The school won’t float in the air:
- Our school is made of bricks and cement, so it’s heavy.
- It won’t fly like a balloon.
- Imagine if we had a floating school—how funny that would be!
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I won’t grow wings like a bird:
- Humans don’t have wings.
- I can fly in a plane but not on my own.
- Growing wings is something I’ll only see in my dreams.
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The ocean won’t turn into chocolate:
- Oceans are full of water, not chocolate.
- If it did, I’d go swimming every day!
- But that’s just a sweet dream.
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