Apresentado por:

Marcelo Vinicios Melo Martins

What will we Learn?

Talk about the future.
Review the 4 ways to talk
about the future.

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* TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE

Be going to

The cinemas going to be full

Will

People will travel to space as tourists.

Present continuous

Professor Collins is speaking again at the space

conference tomorrow.
Simple Present

The train leaves at 9:00 am.

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WILL/GOING TO
I will probably go to New Zealand
next Summer
I am going to fly to New Zealand
next Sunday

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* Future Tense: Uses of Will

1- Instant/spontaneous decisions: Ok, I will
see you on Friday.
2- Personal opinions : (I think, I suppose, I
guess, I hope) I think I will stay in this
evening.
3- Promises, offers, requests: Dont worry, I
will go and buy some food for you.
4-Predictions based on what we think: We
will never understand the future in English.

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* Future Tense: Uses of Going to

1- Future plans, intentions: Im going to
study a lot this year.
2- Decisions before the moment of speaking:
Im going to have party next weekend.
3- Predictions based on what we can see at
the moment (present evidence): I feel
terrible. Im going to be sick.

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* OTHER WAYS OF EXPRESSING THE FUTURE

The simple present and present continuous
are also used to express future time. These
are often used in connection with
schedules.

What have you Learned?

Katies Future

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Katie is a princess. She wants to know what will happen to her in

the future, so she goes to visit a fortune teller.
K: Can you see my
future?

FT: I certainly can.

K: Tell me about it!
FT: You ____________
marry a rich prince.

K: Can you see him?

Is he handsome?
FT: Well Not when you first meet himHe looks
like a frog!

K: A frog?

FT: YesSome day you _______

meet a frog! And you ______ kiss it.
K: I ______(not)!

FT: Yes, you ______and it _____ turn

into a handsome prince!
FT: What are you
doing?
K: I______ (not)
listen any more! I
______ (go) back to
my palace!

FT: You cant

change the future
my dear

FT: Oh!! My dear, you

_________ have to kiss a lot
of frogs before finding the
right one.

K: Poor me!!!

* Any Questions?

Thank you!