1. Ask students to read the article 'The Fun They had'. This article is about Margie, a girl from year 2157, who was fascinated by a book which talks about the school life in 2009 where boys and girls could learn from real teachers rather than boring robot teachers.

2. Ask students to talk about what they like or dislike about their own school lives.

3. Check students’ understanding of the article by asking students to do the worksheet which covers the following aspects:
   
   
   1. How school life in the story (year 2157) is different from the present
   2. Some good and bad things about the way students learn in the story (2157)
      

4. Ask students to discuss in a group: "What are your predictions about school life in 2157?" Share your ideas with your group members.

5. Provide students with 6 guiding questions such as "Do you think teachers will be replaced by robots?", "Will children still need to go to school or will they be homeschooled?", "Will students be using books or just e-books?", "Will children have to do any homework?", "Will they need to take tests or exams?", "What school activities will students have?"

6. Scaffold the discussion for students through the use of a worksheet that lists a set of phrases such as "Well, I guess in 2157, schools will be...", "Do you really think that will happen?", "Is it possible that...?", "I agree / disagree with...", "I think it is highly possible", "It is unlikely that...", "However...", "Firstly...", "Secondly...", "Thirdly...", etc.

7. Students can review the video-recording of their own performance, then assess their own strengths and areas for improvement using the HKDSE self assessment forms. After discussion with their group members, each group participates in teacher feedback.

Adapted from Pilot's NSS English Language HKDSE Elective Modules - Learning English Through Short Stories: Author: Diana Esser and Grace Chan: PCC 2009 Edition.