AO Unit 9 On the Future

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OA Unit 9: On the future

Learning Objectives

Practise with CAE speaking test

Learn about Future forms and how to use them

speaking assignment

Speaker 1

Talk for 1.5 minutes about what you think future cities will be like with regard to:  1. housing

                       2. social life

                       3. education

Speaker 2:

Write down which future forms speaker 1 is using.

speaking assignment

Speaker 2

Talk for 1.5 minutes about what you think future cities will be like with regard to:  1. transport

                       2. leisure activities

                       3. impact on environment

Speaker 1:

Write down which future forms speaker 1 is using.

Future forms

Will

1. spontaneous decisions: I'll take some of that cake. It looks delicious.

2. predictions about the future: I don't think the Dutch soccer team will ever become world champions.

3. make promises: I'll come and help you tomorrow.

I will!

Future forms

Going to

1. intentions & plans: I am going to cleam my room this afternoon.

2. predictions about the future based on present evidence: 

Look at the sky! It's going to snow!

Future forms

Present continuous form

1. future events that are fixed, planned or definitely decided / arranged:

I am visiting my grandparents tomorrow.

Next month we are emigrating to Australia.

Future forms

Present simple form

1.  Scheduled events, timetables, times of arrivals and departures of traffic:

The train to Hogwarts leaves from platform nine and three quarters at 11 AM.

The shop opens at 9.30 AM.

The film starts at 8 PM.

Future forms

Future continuous

1.  action/event in progress at a specific time in the future.

This time next year I'll be studying at the university in New York.

Tomorrow 9 PM we'll be watching the latest Bond film!

Future forms

Future perfect

1.  talk about what will have been finished by a specific time in the future.

By the end of this year I will have given my TEDTalk.

In July 2023 you will have graduated from school.

Future forms

Future in the past:   would / was-were going to

1.  talk about the future at a moment in the past.

When I was your age I was sure I would become a doctor.

In the seventies it was thought offices were going to be paperless.

Trump thought that he was going to be re-elected.

More Practice?

https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/future.htm

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-mix/exercises

https://www.englishgrammar.org/future-tenses-exercise/

Week assignment

Have a look at your week assignment in your study planner and work accordingly.