Future Forecast: A 20-Year Prediction Game
Teens make spontaneous predictions about careers, technology, and daily life in 2045. Players move around a 24-space board, answering speaking prompts that require them to use will for predictions and decisions. Chance cards add surprise twists. Perfect for A2 learners exploring future possibilities through genuine communication.
A free Board Game for Teens at CEFR A2 level. Topic: cities and predictions for the future.
Speaking prompts on the board
- Ask your partner what job they think they will have in 20 years and why.
- Describe what your bedroom will look like in the future. What technology will be there?
- Your team must agree: will people still use smartphones in 20 years? Explain your answer.
- Ask your partner what sport or hobby they think they will enjoy when they are older.
- Stand up and mime a job you think will be popular in 20 years. Your team guesses.
- You have 30 seconds to present: describe one invention that will make life easier in the future.
- Ask your partner where they think they will live in 20 years and what it will be like.
- Discuss with your group: will schools be different in the future? How will they change?
- Act out how you will wake up in the future. Will an alarm clock still exist?
- Explain: what will be easier for you in 20 years, and what will be harder?
- Your team must agree on one technology that will NOT exist in 20 years. Give a reason.
- Ask your partner: will they travel to space in the future? Why or why not?
- Describe what breakfast will look like in 20 years. Will people cook or use machines?
- Stand up and show with your hands: how will people communicate in 20 years? Use gestures.
- You have 60 seconds to convince your team: what will be the most important job in the future?
- Compare your life now with your life in 20 years. What will stay the same? What will change?
- Ask your partner: will they still have a best friend from today in 20 years? Explain.
- Discuss with your group: will cars drive themselves in 20 years? Is this good or bad?
- Act out a day in your life 20 years from now. Show what you will do from morning to evening.
- Explain: what will be the biggest problem in the world in 20 years, and how will people solve it?
- Your team must agree: will people still read books in 20 years? Why or why not?
- Ask your partner: what will they do first when they wake up in 20 years?
- You have 45 seconds to present: describe what school will be like in the future. Will classes change?
- Compare now and the future: what will make teenagers happy in 20 years? Will it be the same as today?