Four forms of the future

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

What's the plan?

• Reading: James and the Giant Peach
• Grammar: Future with present simple.
• Writing: about the future.
• Skills practice

At the end of this lesson:

• You can use four different tenses to talk about the future.
• You can write a short story about the future.

Future tense / toekomende tijd

1. I will clean the kitchen. / Shall I clean the kitchen?

aanbod/belofte, aankondiging/besluit, voorspelling geen bewijs

2. She is going to visit her grandparents next week.

van plan zijn om, voorspelling met bewijs, afspraak

3. They are taking the five o’clock train

Afspraken in nabije toekomst, tijd en/of plaats staan al vast.

1. Will / Shall + hele ww

• Nog geen plan
• Besluit, aanbod, belofte, aankondiging.      
• Vraag/voorstel: Shall I / we     Will she / he   

I will clean my room this weekend, I promise!
He will go to the dentist (eventually).
Shall I buy you a drink?

2. To be going to + hele ww

• er is een plan, maar nog geen afspraak
•  voorspelling met bewijs

I am going to visit my uncle next week.

It isn't going to rain. Look at the blue sky!

3. Present Continuous 

(to be + hele ww + ing)

• Het is geregeld of voorbereid.
  
• Het gaat zeker gebeuren
• Afspraak is afspraak!

I am celebrating my birthday tomorrow.

Ron is meeting his sister at 10 o'clock this Saturday.

I am leaving for Paris next month.

4. Present Simple (is nieuw!)

Voor feiten en gewoontes, maar ook voor dingen in de toekomst met een vast rooster.

to arrive, to end, to start, to begin, to close, to depart, to finish, to leave, to open.

• The train departs at 9 o'clock.
• The shop closes in 15 minutes.
• The match finishes at half past four.

4. Present Simple (is nieuw!)

• What time does the museum open?
• When do classes start?
• When does the tour end?
• The museum doesn't open until 9 a.m.
• Classes don't start on Monday, but on Tuesday.
• The tour doesn't end for another year.

4 ways to use the Future tense

Present simple	fixed time (volgens rooster )	The bus leaves at 6.
Present continuous	dingen gaan zeker gebeuren	I 'm leaving for Paris tomorrow.
to be going to	plan gemaak t, afspraak nog niet	We 're going to watch a film this weekend.
will/shall	nog geen plan / je doet een voorstel	She 'll become a lawyer once. Shall I bring you a drink?

Samengevat

Vier manieren om de toekomende tijd aan te geven:

1. Present simple: volgens een (tijd)schema/rooster
2. Present continuous: gaat zeker gebeuren, is geregeld.
3. To be going to: plan of voorspelling met bewijs
4. Will: belofte, besluit, aanbod of voorspelling zonder bewijs

fill in the future
I promise I _____ (call) you tonight

1. am going to call
2. will call
3. call

Those boxes look heavy, I _ (help) you carry them.

Je hebt een feestje georganiseerd voor volgende week. Welke vorm van de future gebruik je?

1. We have a party next week.
2. We are having a party next week.
3. We will have a party next week.
4. We are going to have a party next week.

School __ (start) at 8 am so they'll need to get up early.

Vul de juiste vorm van de future in:
Look at those clouds! It ....... (rain)

1. will rain
2. is going to rain
3. is raining
4. rains

___ we ___ (organise) a barbecue in the garden?

When do you use the future tense with will?

1. When you talk about your plans in the future
2. When you promise something about the future.

We ___ (spend) our holiday in Spain next summer.

future
The night club _____ (close) at six in the morning

1. is going to close
2. will close
3. closes

Janet ___ (not come) to our party. She's too busy.

And now for something completely different

Write a story about the future

Choose one of these first lines:

• We are planning our escape.
• The train leaves in twenty minutes with or without me.
• She will become a crime fighter one day. 
• "Shall I take your coat?"
• He is going to give her the message.

Write for fifteen minutes, then read it to the person next to you.

Skills test 20 May 

(= deadline for presentation!)

Spreken: (watch news on BBC or CNN and check task in mail)

Aedan, Aron, Floris, Joris, Liesl, Milan, Oliver, Olivier, Peppe, Ser, Simon, Tessa, Thomas.

Luisteren: (practise an exam on woots)

Arman, Gylano, Imran, Jonas.

Schrijven: (find writing exercises in Write and Improve)

Jakob, Jurre, Stijn.

Lezen: (find reading exams in Classroom)

Lars, Lorenzo.

Homework

Theme 8: Finish exercise E and 

study Stones p. 120 and vocabulary D.

What's the plan?

At the end of this lesson:

• You can use four different tenses to talk about the future.
• You can write a short story about the future.
• You know where/how to practise for the skills test.