The ghost of corporate future____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

Modals of speculation and deduction

MUST (certainty) You’ve worked the night shift. You

must be tired.COULD/MAY/MIGHT (possibility)You might go home after class and get

some sleep.CAN’T/COULDN’T (impossibility)You can’t expect to be productive

being this tired.

What do you think this place wil be like tomorrow?

What do you think this place will be like next month?

What do you think this place will be like in 5 years?

What do you think this place will be like in 25 years?

What comes to your mind when you think of the future of Mankind?

What would the future generations say if they could speak to us?

What three messages in the Letter from the Future are most important to you?

What pieces of advice do you think the future generations could have for us?

Never ever watch the 10 o’clock news.

Drink a lot less coffee.

Kiss someone nice.

Cut your own hair.

Take off both your shoes.

Lick a rock.

Put dirtballs in your pocket.

Images credit

• Slides 2, 4-7 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ilovegreenland/

• Slides 8-11 http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuckincustoms/

• Slide 12 http://www.flickr.com/photos/gagilas/

• Slide 13 http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrlins/

• Slide 14 http://www.flickr.com/photos/riot_/

• Slide 15 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ebolasmallpox/

• Slide 16 http://www.flickr.com/photos/griffleriff/

• Slide 17 http://www.flickr.com/photos/fdecomite/

• Slide 18 http://www.babble.com/best-recipes/dirt-on-a-stick/