Index

Objectives Reading

My sister is getting married....

Guess who's coming.? Practice 1

Grammar

Grammar Review: Forming the Present Progressive

Sentence Structure Practice 2 Grammar

Present Progressive with Future Meaning

Sentence Structure Practice 3 Vocabulary

Vocabulary Interlude: Time Markers for Future Meaning

Sentence Structure Practice 4 Pronunciation

Speaking Phonetics Practice 5

Writing Help

Guided Writing using relative clauses Index

My sister is getting married....

Functions Talking about plans and future events. Expressing expectations.

Objectives Use Present Progressive with future meaning. Use time markers for future events. Differentiate the uses of the Present Progressive for actions 'in progress' and future events

Guess who's coming.?

PAULA: Oh, Gina, I'm so excited. Guess who's coming to play at the stadium next month? GINA: Juanes.

PAULA: No, I said play not sing. It's "Steel Damsel" my favorite hard rock group. GINA: Oh, when are they coming?

PAULA: On the 21st of September, my birthday, isn't that awesome? GINA: PAULA: GINA: Well, if you like their kind of music, maybe. I'm going to ask Jack if he can get tickets. I'm dying to see Mick Screecher in person. Will you go? I'm leaving town on the 19th my brother's getting married on the 21st also.

PAULA: Which one? GINA: Paul, he's marrying Angela Prescott, a girl who he met on holiday.

PAULA: Are you getting them an expensive present? GINA: Yes, fairly expensive. I'm planning to get them a water bed.

PAULA: A water bed! Isn't that a little unusual? GINA: Yes, but I like surprises, they won't be expecting it.

PAULA: Well, sorry you're not coming. I'll be rocking out in the evening of the 21st.

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Yes, you'll be rocking out and I'll be crying along with my mother. I'm feeling sad already.

Grammar Review: Forming the Present Progressive

The following chart summarizes the rules for forming the Present Progressive: Singular Subjects Subject I You He/she/it Form of verb to be am are is Ing form reading studying sleeping Subject We You They are Plural Subjects Form of verb to be Ing form reading studying sleeping

Present Progressive with Future Meaning

The Present progressive is mostly used to talk about actions happening now. For example: Im taking an online class now In the example above, the word now indicates that the action is in progress right this minute. However, the present progressive can be used to talk about events that will occur in the future when these events are plans or expectations, that is, when you want to talk about your plans or about something you expect to happen in the future.

Im taking an online class this afternoon

In the example above, the time marker this afternoon indicates that you plan to take an online class later. See how the present progressive is used with future meaning in the following examples from the listening: Guess whos coming to play at the stadium next month?

My brothers getting married on the 21st. (of May)

Are you getting them an expensive present? Im getting them a water bed!

Vocabulary Interlude: Time Markers for Future Meaning

As we said in the Grammar section above, the present progressive indicates that an action is happening at this particular moment. Normally, the word now is used or understood with the present progressive. Nevertheless, when the present progressive is used with a future meaning, a time marker should be used which reinforces the idea that these events will take place in the future. Here is a list of time markers commonly used for future events: today / this afternoon / tomorrow / next week (weekend, month, year) / tomorrow afternoon / this weekend / on Monday (Saturday, etc) / next Monday (Saturday, etc) / soon

Complete the following paragraphs about what these people are doing in the future with the correct form of the Present Progressive. Use the verbs in ( ). Then Match the pictures with the paragraphs.

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Guided Writing using relative clauses

When we begin to write we usually write very simple sentences with one subject and/or object: EXAMPLES: Martha sleeps all day. (One subject, "Martha..") Mary adores her children. (One subject Mary one object, her children. )

As you learn to write more, your sentences will become more complex and interesting, as you add more information in a sentence. One step towards this is by joining two ideas or concepts using relative clauses with relative pronouns to avoid repetition. Such pronouns are: WHICH Mitchell caught a fish. The fish was over ten inches long. To make one sentence of this and avoid repetition we can place the relative clause marker which to replace The fish EXAMPLE: Mitchell caught a fish which was over ten inches long.

NOTE : You will use who as the marker if you refer to persons. EX. My uncle likes the fat cook. The fat cook is friendly and cooks delicious meals. My uncle likes the fat cook who is friendly and cooks delicious meals. WHERE My son lives in the house. His grandfather lived in the house.

We can join the sentences using where to join them as in the house is repeated and where avoids this repetition. EXAMPLE: My son lives in the house where his grandfather lived. (Notice that you need to eliminate the words in the house after grandfather.)