1. Copy down these prediction sentence
starters into your English book
• Based on the title, I predict this is
going to be about…
• I think the next part will be about…
• Based on… (a clue), I predict…
• Based on what _____ said/did, I
predict…

2. Let’s do some together!
• I am going to show you a book cover/film
poster/picture
• You need to predict what will happen
next
• You need to answer using one of the
sentence starters you just copied down
• Put your hand up once you have thought
about your answer
• Your answer will go on the board

9. Now try having a go in groups!
• Miss Martin is going to hand out a piece of
paper with part of a book written on it
• You need to read the piece of paper
• Then, in groups of FOUR you need to use ONE
sentence starter to predict what will happen
next
• You will read out your finished sentence to the
class