Future Tenses Review

Use the future with 'will' to:

 Make a future prediction

 Express a decision made about the future at the moment
 Make a promise
 Think about future possibilities

Examples:

It will rain tomorrow.

I think he won't attend the meeting.
Oh! You're all wet. I'll fetch you a blanket.

Communication
DO YOU AGREE OR DISAGREE WITH THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ?

1. Soon there will be computers that can translate perfectly from one
language to another.

2. In ten years, flights from New York to Tokyo won’t take more than
two hours.

3. Within 50 years, many people will be living on the moon.

4. By the middle of the twenty-first century, scientists will have

discovered a way to prevent aging.

5. Maybe in the future, scientists will find a way for

us to transmit our thoughts to one another.

Future with 'Going to'

Use the future with 'going to' to speak about future intentions or plans
made before the present moment.

Examples:

We are going to study abroad next semester.

Who are you going to visit in Seattle?
Peter isn't going to attend next week's meeting.

Communication
Dream Vacation
Imagine you are going to make a wonderful trip around the U.S.A. Discuss
these questions:

1. When are you going to travel ?

2. What cities do you plan to visit ?
3. Who are you going to go with ?
4. What time of the year are you going to travel ?
5. How long are you going to spend in each city ?
6. Where are you going to stay ?
7. What are you planning to do and see there ?
8. How much money are you going to take ?
9. What are you planning to buy there ?
10. What are you going to take with you ?

Exercises- Complete the sentences using will or going to

1. A: Why are you holding a piece of paper?

B: I (write) ___________a letter to my friends back home in Texas.

2. A: I'm about to fall asleep. I need to wake up!

B: I (get) ___________ you a cup of coffee. That will wake you up.

3. A: I can't hear the television!

B: I (turn) ___________ it up so you can hear it.

4. We are so excited about our trip next month to France. We (visit)

___________Paris, Nice and Grenoble.

5. Sarah (come) ___________to the party. Oliver (be) ___________ there

as well.

6. Ted: It is so hot in here!

Sarah: I (turn) ___________the air-conditioning on.

7. I think he (be) ___________ the next President of the United States.

8. After I graduate, I (attend) ___________medical school and become a

doctor. I have wanted to be a doctor all my life.

9. A: Excuse me, I need to talk to someone about our hotel room. I am

afraid it is simply too small for four people.
B: That man at the service counter (help) ___________you.

10. As soon as the weather clears up, we (walk) ___________down to the

beach and go swimming.