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Expressing Prediction
Objectives
Learners are able to
comprehend the expressions of prediction.
Learners are able to use the expressions of prediction.
Learners are able to use the expressions of prediction.
Learn
about it!
Two students are having conversation. They are discussing the
national examination they will face next week.
Andy : Final
examination is coming next week. I am afraid I cannot do it.
Nanda : Don’t be worried. You will definitely be able to do all the subjects well. I am sure because you have studied every day.
Nanda : Don’t be worried. You will definitely be able to do all the subjects well. I am sure because you have studied every day.
Based
on the mentioned example, Nanda is saying something about what will happen to
Andy in the national examination. It means, Nanda is making prediction. Nanda
predicts that Andy will be able to do all examination, because Nanda knows that
Andy has learned hard every day.
Pay
attention to another example of how to make a prediction in English. The
following is a conversation between two boys who are planning to play tennis.
Raka: Wira.
Let’s practice tennis tomorrow morning. I want to prepare for the tennis
competition that will be held next six months.
Wira: Well. I also want to practice tennis, but I am afraid we cannot do it tomorrow morning. This morning I watched the news, it is predicted that tomorrow morning will be rain. So, it is better for us to stay at home.
Wira: Well. I also want to practice tennis, but I am afraid we cannot do it tomorrow morning. This morning I watched the news, it is predicted that tomorrow morning will be rain. So, it is better for us to stay at home.
On the text, Wira is
saying something that tomorrow will be raining; so it is better for the two of
them to stay at home rather than play tennis. Wira is saying that information
based on his knowledge after watching news on the television. It means that
Wira is making prediction. Wira could predict that they cannot practice tennis
since tomorrow will be rain.
From the examples
before, the two dialogues contain the expression of making prediction. Making
prediction means to say that an action or event will happen in the future
especially as a result of knowledge or experience.
The following are
other examples of expressions of making prediction:
- I predict Anita will not come to the party.
- We do not think the weather will be nice tomorrow to have a
picnic.
- I predict dollars currency will increase next month.
- It is predicted that tomorrow will rain.
- I am sure you can pass tomorrow’s exam.
Keypoints
- Please remember that not all expressions
of prediction contain word “predict” as a way to convey prediction.
- The most important point of
making prediction is that someone is saying that something will happen.
Therefore, the use of word “predict” is unnecessary.
Jawablah pertanyaan-pertanyaan berikut dengan jujur dan bertanggungjawab!
No. | Pertanyaan | Jawaban | |
---|---|---|---|
01. | Saya mengetahui arti kata-kata pada pada teks di atas |
Ya | Tidak |
02. | Saya bisa mengucapkan kata-kata sesuai dengan audio/video yang disajikan |
Ya | Tidak |
03. | Saya bisa memperagakan percakapan dengan membaca teks yang tersedia |
Ya | Tidak |
04. | Saya bisa memperagakan percakapan dengan sedikit membaca teks |
Ya | Tidak |
05. | Saya bisa memperagakan tanpa membaca teks |
Ya | Tidak |
06. | Saya bisa memperagakan tanpa membaca teks disertai dengan variasi baru atau pengembangan teks |
Ya | Tidak |
07. | Saya bisa membuat karya video terkait dengan percakapan yang diperagakan |
Ya | Tidak |
08. | Saya bisa membuat video dan telah disosialisasikan pada sosial media yang saya miliki |
Ya | Tidak |
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