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Unit 5: What’s in your future?

1. Write down your plans in the future and then share them
with your class.
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2. Tina works hard in a shop at Begumpet. She has to get up early. She is
saving up for her holiday, so she stays in every night. Next week she is going
on holiday with three friends. She will be in Goa for two weeks.
This is what Tina says about her holiday plans:

“I’ll get up late, I’ll relax by the beach, I’ll

get a tan, I’ll eat out every night, I’ll forget
about work and I’ll enjoy myself.”

Now complete the below table using the information in the passages above
about Tina’s life. Make your own sentences using the present and future
tenses, as in the examples.

Present Future
This week Tina is in Hyderabad. Next week she will be in Goa/Next
week she’ll be in Goa.

When you are done, say your sentences aloud in the class.

3. Using the words in parentheses, complete the text below with

the appropriate simple future or future continuous tenses.
1.
Sandra: Where is Tim going to meet us?
Marcus: He (wait) _____________ for us when our train arrives. I am sure
he (stand) _____________ on the platform when we pull into the station.
Sandra: And then what?
Marcus: We (pick) _____________ Michele up at work and go out to
dinner.
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2.
Ted: When we get to the party, Jerry (watch) _____________TV, Sam
(make) _____________ drinks, Beth (dance) _____________ by herself,
and Thad (complain) _____________ about his day at work.
Robin: Maybe, this time they won't be doing the same things.
Ted: I am absolutely positive they (do) _____________ the same things;
they always do the same things.

3.
Florence: Oh, look at that mountain of dirty dishes! Who (wash)
_____________ all of those?
Jack: I promise I (do) _____________ them when I get home from work.
Florence: Thanks.
Jack: When you get home this evening, that mountain will be gone and nice
stacks of sparkling clean dishes (sit) _____________ in the cabinets.

4.
Doug: If you need to contact me next week, I (stay) _____________ at the
Hoffman Hotel.
Nancy: I (call) _____________ you if there are any problems.
Doug: This is the first time I have ever been away from the kids.
Nancy: Don't worry, they (be) _____________ be fine.

5.
Samantha: Just think, next week at this time, I (lie) _____________ on a
tropical beach in Maui drinking Mai Tais and eating pineapple.
Darren: While you are luxuriating on the beach, I (stress) _____________
out over this marketing project. How are you going to enjoy yourself knowing
that I am working so hard?
Samantha: I 'll manage somehow.
Darren: You're terrible. Can't you take me with you?
Samantha: No. But I (send) _____________ you a postcard of a beautiful,
white sand beach.
Darren: Great, that (make) _____________ me feel much better.
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2. Read the conversation below and role play it. Answer the
questions that follow.

Brian: Oh take a look at the menu!

Linda: Great! I will take the fish! And you?
Brian: I will probably order the fish, too. I do not know yet!
Linda: Let us talk a little bit about your future! What are your plans?
Brian: I am going to become a doctor.
Linda: Great! And what are you going to do after that?
Brian: Afterwards, I am going to work in a hospital in England.
Linda: And are you going to stay in London?
Brian: Perhaps I will go back to Germany. Only time will tell. I would
like to have family.
Linda: Really?
Brian: Yeah, why not? Hahahaha. And you?
Linda: If you like, then I will tell you now about my feelings and plans!
Brian: I would like to hear them! Tell me.
Linda: If I had the chance to do everything again, I would just do it
again. But if I had studied, I would have studied medicine or
law. If I stay here in London, I will marry a nice young man. If I
had the choice, we would have a big family.
Brian: You are very honest and open, that is great.
Linda: If I say something, I always mean it.
Brian: And if I listen, I can always keep a secret.
Linda: I hope so! Because if you couldn’t, I would tear your head off.
Hahahaha.
Brian: Oh look, the waiter is coming!
Linda: We would like the fish and the best wine you have!

Future Tense “will” :

Singular: Plural:
1. I will play 1. We will play
2. You will play 2. You will play
3. He will play, she will play, it will play 3. They will play
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Future Tense “going to”
Singular: Plural:
1. I am going to play 1. We are going to play
2. You are going to play 2. You are going to play
3. He is going to play, she is going to play, 3. They are going to play
it is going to play

Say whether the following sentences are true(T) of False (F)

 Brian and Linda met at Brian’s house. T F

 Brian will become a doctor in future. T F
 Brian is sure that he will go to Germany. T F
 Linda will marry a nice rich man and have a big family. T F

Grammar Review:

Future with Will :

There are two basic future tenses used to describe things that happen in
the future. Besides these two there are some other future tenses which can
be started on the advanced future tenses page. The first future tense is
the future with 'will'. Use the future with will to talk about an event in the
future that you have just decided to do, for predictions and for promises.

I think I'll go to that party next week.

The economy will get better soon.
Yes, I will marry you.

Future with Going to:

The future with 'going to' is used to express events you have already
planned in the future and your intentions for the future. We sometimes also
use the present continuous for planned events in the near future.

She's going to attend university and study to become a doctor.

We're going to make the presentation next week.
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Future with Will Structure:
Positive
Subject + will + verb

I, You, He, She, We, They will come to the party.

Negative
Subject + will + not (won't) + verb

I, You, He, She, We, They won't have time tomorrow.

Questions
Question word + will + subject + verb

What will he, she, you, we, they do?

Future with Going to Structure:

Positive
Subject + to be + going to + verb

I am going to attend the meeting.

He, She is going to attend the meeting.
You, We, They are going to attend the meeting.

Negative
Subject + to be + not + going to + verb

I'm not going to visit Rome next year.

He, She isn't going to visit Rome next year.
You, We, They aren't going to visit Rome next year.

Questions
(Question word) + to be + subject + going to + verb

Where am I going to stay?

Where is she, he going to stay?
Where are you, we, they going to stay?
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Home assignment:
1. Fill in the future tense of the words in the box. After filling in the
answers, write the entire passage in negative. Also, try to convert the
sentences in to questions.

have – go – meet – go – walk – have – buy – not be – have

Tomorrow I ___________ my friend George. We ___________ to the

movies and then we to eat at the new fast – food place. In the afternoon we
___________ and see George’s uncle. We ___________ around and we
___________ a look at the shops. Maybe I ___________ new jeans. We
___________ back before 6 o’clock. I think we ___________ a great
day.

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2. To revise what you would have learnt till now, try to fill the below table: