OW Starter: focus on future tenses

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 4

Today

• Looking back at p. 9 (past tenses
  
  
• Focus on future tenses 

• Focus on week task

Lesson Objectives or... 
Why should you learn all this?

• You will be able to identify, form and apply future forms
  
• Using the right grammar construction helps you to express yourself in a convincing way.
  
  
• Doing your weektask, finishing it and revising it, helps you to get ready for the test
  in the test week. since PRACTICE MAKES (almost) PERFECT :) It's true!
  
  
  

What do you associate the word future with? Pick a picture that represents that feeling best:

Future forms

This aim of this lesson is to help you understand and use the various future tenses. The book (p.199)  lists 4 ways of speaking about the future:

• will/shall + verb
• to be going to + verb
• present continuous
• present simple
  
  There are more ways to refer to the future, but for now 
  this is it :)! 

It's a beautiful day today. I think I ......
to the beach today. (go)

1. go
2. will go
3. will be going
4. will have gone

I studied a lot for the exam. I ....... . (not fail)

1. do not fail
2. am not going to fail
3. will not be failing
4. would not fail

The world championships ...... next Sunday. (end)

1. end
2. will end
3. will have ended
4. would end

Will + verb (future simple 1)

will + verb:

• future plans - I will call you later
  
• Things that are set in the future (decisions) - Dad will meet you at the airport.
  
• Predictions about the future - Touristic space travel will soon become possible.
  
• To make promises or offers - I will do my homework tonight, Mum. / Don't worry, I'll drive you home later.

shall=will, but can only be used with I and we, is more formal and cannot be used for predictions.

To be going to + verb (future simple 2)

to be going to + verb:

• future plans/intentions (to do sth) that have already been decided before (we speak) - James says he is going to work harder, because his mum convinced him the day before that he had to do so. 
• predictions based on facts or events in the present - It's going to snow tonight. I'm sure. Look at the sky! 

Present continuous 

to be + verb & -ing: 

I am having a meeting at two o'clock

Talking about plans and arrangements for the (near) future. There is often a time reference that makes this future meaning clear. Also it indicates that something has been agreed with someone else.
 

 - What are you doing tonight? I am having dinner with Tom.

 - Johnny's starting school next September.

Present simple

full verb/ verb + -s (he/she/it): The new pool is due to open in April.

• timetables and schedules: The plane leaves at 10:45. (It is now 08:15)
• definitive (and unchangeable) planned events: The new pool is due to open in April.

• future references in subordinate clauses after time conjunctions like when, before, until, as soon as: We'll reply when we hear from you. / Text me as soon as you get home.

At 11 p.m. the train....

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

I ........(tell) you everything when I go back.

1. will tell
2. will be telling
3. will have told

My friend and I ....... (throw) a party this weekend. We're looking forward to it! :)

1. will throw
2. are throwing

Now,

Turn to page 199, study the grammar and do ex. 1 and 2.

Then, turn to page 12 and do ex. 2 and 3.

When ready: 

Go to unit 1 and do the vocab ex 2 on page 15.