The Future is ours

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Today's Lesson

• Warmup
• Video 
• Discussion
• Assignment

Leave this slide up and start the warmup exercise. I will pretend to be a famous person and the pupils have to guess who I am by asking me questions. Only questions that I can answer with yes/no. 

from 0.22 till 3.30 ( ~3 mins). 

Ask them what the interviewer/interviewees are talking about. 

Answer -> future, how can you tell?

-> will/going to/plans

What are the people in the video talking about?

They are talking about the future. How can you tell?

Look at the following sentences

• The plane departs at 09.00 tomorrow.
• My dentist appointment is next Friday.

What tense is used?

When do we use it?

Look at the following sentences

• I am meeting my mother on Sunday.
• I am playing football on Friday. 

What tense is used?

When do we use it?

Conclusion

• We use the present simple to

Talk about things in the future that are on a set timetable/schedule

• We use the present continuous to

Talk about arranged plans in the future that you made with another person

Look at the following sentences

• Can you help me? Sure, I will do it right now!
• I will start exercising next year! 
• I think they will have a hard time on the exam.

What tense is used?

When do we use it?

1. on the spot decisions

2. promises

3. predictions

Look at the following sentences

• I am going to buy a new bike next year.
• This team is terrible. They are definitely going to lose. 

What structure is used?

When do we use it?

Conclusion

• We use a form of will + verb for

on the spot decisions 

promises

predictions

• We use to be going to for

plans or future intentions

predictions based on evidence.

Exercise

• Exercise 1 & 2 -> 8 min ( +2 min to check the answers)

choose the correct answer/fill in the gaps

• Exercise 3 -> 12,5 min

write a story about the future. Not finished in class? -> Homework for next lesson

Today's Goals

You can now:

• use the correct tense/form to discuss the future.
• understand the difference between the future forms.
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Next week

• Homework -> writing exercise
• Bring your books!