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Speaking Task: A Week Off? [Future Plans and Predictions]

Published on September 20, 2024

During this reading/ speaking exercise, you will make prediction about what these women are gonna do.

These two women work and they have the whole week off.

What do you think they are gonna do?


Reading Comprehension

Task#1A

Read about the life of Anna and Sasha

Anna (Software Engineer)

Anna is 24 years old, she is a very adventurous woman, she doesn’t like to stay at home when she has time off.

She and her friends are into extreme sports

She finished her major in information technologies and she works from home.

She likes learning languages, technologies and frameworks related to web design.

She is not married and she doesn’t have any children. She shares a small apartment with his only brother. Her parents moved out of Costa Rica a while ago. She usually visits them for Christmas


Sasha (Business Manager)

Estudiante de Ingles

Sasha is 35 years old, she is the mother of two children. Her two children mean the world to her.

She works from Monday to Friday as a marketing assistant. She takes business administration classes on Saturdays. She is never home

Despite not having a lot of time off, she cares about her fitness and health.


Emma (Energy Engineer)

Emma is 32 years old and a proud mother of two. Recently, she began her career as an energy engineer.

During the week, she balances her job with family life, working from Monday to Friday. On Saturdays, Emma teaches three energy engineering classes.

Despite her busy routine, she values quality time with her children so she dedicates the whole Sunday to them.


Task#1B

Speak about prediction about what these woman will do during their weeks off

For example:

  1. I think Sasha will go two or three times to the gym.
  2. _____________________
  3. _____________________
  4. _____________________
  5. ____________________

Manuel Campos

Manuel Campos

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