Chapter 4: future + reading

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

Welcome

What are we going to do today?

reading

grammar: future

exercises 

lesson goal: at the end of the lesson we have learned about reading strategies and grammar: future tense

What do you think is the text about judging from the title and picture?

Understanding a text

There are different ways to understand a text

- is the word similair to the Dutch word?

- does the pictures and title help?

- the answer is in the next sentence. 

- search it up in a dictionary

strategy

strategy: understanding a text by looking up unknown words.

- mark the unknown words by highlighting/underlining them. 

Reading

step 1: read the text and questions (10 minutes.)

while reading: mark the words you don't understand or feel like are important

step 2:  answer the questions

follow the tips to understand the word, then look it up in a dictionary. 

future tense

Different ways to make future

- am/are/is + going to + verb (without to)

- will + verb (without to)

- shall + the verb (without to)

- present simple

Going to Future

When: 

• it is 100% going to happen
• - Plans, predictions with evidence, intentions

Example:

• I am going to (go to) Spain in a week, I just booked my ticket.
  
• My parents aren't going to join me. They are going to Peru.

form: am/are/is + going to + verb (without to)

WILL future

When: 

• personal opinion, spontaneous decisions, offers, requests, promises etc.
  Signal words: I think, I hope, probably, I promise

Example:

• - I think she will quit her job. (think - opinion!)
• - We will probably go to the cinema in a week (prediction, no evidence)
• - Spontaneous decisions:
• Susan: It is so heavy! 
• Mark: Here, I’ll help you.

form: will + verb (without to)

 Shall future

When: 

to suggest something (Shall we play football?)

usually questions

Example:

I'm going to grab some dinner with my friend this Saturday

I will grab some some dinner sometime

Shall we get some dinner?

form: shall + the verb (without to)

present simple (future)

he/she/ it + verb + s

The bus leaves at 9 PM.

future	when	form
going to	100% sure.	am/are/is + going to + verb (without to)
shall	to suggest something	shall + the verb
will	unsure	will + verb (without to)
present simple		he/she/ it - verb + s

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct future tense

The train _____ (leave) at 11.45.

1. will leave
2. is going to leave
3. is leaving
4. leaves

We _____ (have) dinner at a nice restaurant on Saturday, but we haven't booked a table yet.

1. will have
2. are going to have
3. are having
4. have

My ski instructor believes it _____(snow) in the mountains tomorrow evening.

1. will snow
2. is going to snow
3. is snowing
4. snows

On Sunday at 8 o'clock I _____ (meet) my friend.

1. will meet
2. am going to meet
3. am meeting
4. meet

They ______ (fly) to London on Friday evening.

1. will fly
2. are going to fly
3. are flying
4. fly

Wait! I ____ (drive) you to the station.

1. will drive
2. am going to drive
3. am driving
4. drive

Look at the clouds- it _____ (rain) in a few minutes.

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

exercise

Chapter 4 In the city

G Reading Ex. 42,43,44,45,46

H Speaking & Stones Ex. 47,48,49,50,51,52