English H2

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English 

Year 2 

Grammar: The Future 

Today

• Grammar Explanation 
• Practice 
• Writing about the future 

By the end of class you are able to: 

• Remember the rules for the future
• Use the rules of the future to use the correct form 
• Write a short story about the future 

What are you going to do this weekend? Tell me using the correct form:

4 different ways to talk about the future:

Some of them have the same (or almost the same) meaning! 

	present simple	will/shall	present continuous	going to + infinitive
How	verb he/she/it verb+s	will/shall + infinitive	to be+ verb +ing	to be + going to +infinitive
When	Scheduled or arranged	offers, promises, predictions	plans that have already been made	already decided or likely to happen
Example	The train leaves at 11 pm. Our English class is tomorrow.	I will call you tomorrow. It will probably rain next week.	I am flying to Spain this weekend. He is meeting his grandma next week.	He is going to take a holiday. It is going to snow in the Alps this year.

Use the correct form:
The flight _______ (leave, present simple) at 7:00 AM

1. The flight is leaving at 7:00 AM
2. The flight is going to leave at 7:00 AM
3. The flight leaves at 7:00 AM
4. The flight will leave at 7:00 AM

Use the correct form:
It ______ (rain, will/shall) tomorrow

1. It is going to rain tomorrow
2. It will rain tomorrow
3. It shall rain tomorrow
4. It is raining tomorrow

She ________ (visit, present continuous) her dad on Wednesday

1. She visits her dad on Wednesday
2. She will visit her dad on Wednesday
3. She is going to visit her dad on Wednesday
4. She is visiting her dad on Wednesday

Now try again: tell me about your plans for the weekend. Use a correct form of the future.

Take around 5 minutes to write a short paragraph (at least 3 sentences) about what you think the future will look like.

Remember: this is a prediction (what form do you use?)

Recap: 

• 4 ways to talk about the future
• Most of them are planned, will and shall are still uncertain 
• Two new forms: going to +infinitive, to be + verb+ ing 

You are going to practice on your own. 

Your turn

Go to Stepping Stones: 

- Open chapter 4

- Go to I: Future Tense

- Do the exercises 

Fill in the correct form. Use will:
We ________ (go) to Australia next year

Fill in the correct form. Use will:
I think I _______ (listen) to the teacher more

Fill in the correct form. Use will:
She _______ (join) the drama club next semester.