Future Continuous Tense

 The future progressive tense is used for an ongoing action that will occur in the future.

 For example, John will be baking a cake.

Many times, future continuous sentences and questions have the same meaning as other future tense sentences and questions.

• I will be working from 8 to 4 tomorrow.
• I will work from 8 to 4 tomorrow.
• I am going to work from 8 to 4 tomorrow.
• I am working from 8 to 4 tomorrow.

All four sentences above are the same.

Online Exercises:

https://www.really-learn-english.com/future-progressive-exercises.html

https://www.myenglishpages.com/english/grammar-exercise-future-progressive.php

https://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_future-continuous-quiz.php

Dialogues:

Question Word + will + subject + be + present participle...?

• What will you be doing today at 6 pm?
• Where will you be going on your road trip?
• When will you be leaving?
• Who will you be entertaining at your home tonight?
• Why will they be working late tomorrow?
• How will you be getting there?

We can also make questions using "What + noun" or "Which + noun".

• What time will you be getting off work today?
• What food will you be bringing to the picnic?
• Which countries will she be visiting on her gap year?
• Which jacket will you be wearing today?

Who + will be + present participle...?
What + will be + present participle...?
How many + noun + will be + present participle...?

• Who will be coming?
• What will be happening there tomorrow morning?
• How many children will be coming?

English Conversation 1

A) Who will be joining us for this meeting?
B) Besides us, I think Marta, Sasha, and Jan will be attending.
A) So, what will we be discussing?
B) We only need to discuss the new project.
A) Okay, so we can probably finish in an hour.
B) Maybe, but Jim usually talks a lot. So, it may take longer than that.

English Conversation 2

A) Do you want to play video games this weekend?
B) I can't. I've got plans.
A) What will you be doing?
B) I'll be going on a hike with my sister.
A) I didn't know you liked hiking.
B) I don't, but I like my sister, so I'm going.

What will you be _______________?
Where will you be _______________?
When will you be _______________?
Who will you be _______________?
Who will be _______________?
If you have time, what will you be _______________ this weekend?
Why will he be _______________?
How many _______________ will you be _______________?
How many _______________ will be _______________?

Simple Future Tense

 The simple future tense indicates an action that will happen in the future. The future tense is formed by using the helping verb will or going to (or shall) with the base form of the verb.

Going To: Definite Future Plans, Intentions, Predictions

Will/ Won't: Decision, Future Facts

Example:

A:  I’m going to have a party on Saturday night.

B: Perfect, we'll bring dessert.

 

Simple Future Conversation Questions

• Are you going to study tonight?
• Will you have fun this Friday night?
• Are you going to meet friends today?
• Will you talk to your parents soon?
• Will it rain today?
• Is it going to be sunny tomorrow?
• Will this year be a good year?
• Will you wear the same clothes tomorrow?

Other ways to speak in the future tense:

1. intend to + Verb        She intends to study Biology in college next Fall.

2.  decided to + Verb     I decided to go shopping tomorrow.

3. plan to/ plan on+ Verb-ing    They are planning to honeymoon in Hawaii.

4. might + Verb-ing        We might go with you.

Resources:

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ESL Unit 6: Writing in the Future Tense

Two of my A-Classes are starting Great Writing Book 1's Unit 6 this week, while one is still behind because of holidays. My B class is finishing Unit 4, starting Unit 5.

In Unit 6 they will make future predictions, and know the difference between "going to" and "will".



March-April 2019

WEEK 1 Going to+ Will
Class 1: pg. 154-156
Class 2 pg. 157-159

WEEK 2 Practicing With Paragraphs, Negatives and Complex Sentences
Class 1:pg. 160-163
Class 2: pg.164-166

WEEK 3 Articles and "Because" Review
Class 1: pg. 166-169
Class 2 pg. 170-173
WEEK 4 Editing and Orignal Student Writing
Class 1: pg.174-176
Class 2: pg. 179 (Timed Writing)

The ppt is a work in progress at the moment:

Girl Power for ESL: Readings on Gender and Future Tense

Just in time for Wonder Women's new opening!

I.            Songs

1. “Try” by Colbie Caillat (Lyrics)
2. “Grown Woman” by Beyoncé (Lyrics)
3.  "Roar" by Katy Perry (ESL Lesson, lyrics)

II.          Grammar: Future Tense

1.     Functions, Forming and Contractions

2.    Practice, 2

3.    Conversation Questions, 2, Dialogues

4.    Writing

Example: We (clean) will clean on Tuesday. (We just decided to clean.)

Example: (drive) Will you drive on Sunday? (A decision about driving is being made.)

Example: Governor Taylor (sign) is going to sign the new law.

Example: Stan (share) is going to share a room with Tim next year.

5.    Games

6.    Extra Activity: Creating a Time Capsule + More

III.       Readings

Pre-Reading Discussions and Introduction:

 What is gender? Does Taiwan have sexism?

Handouts: A Class/B Class

Europe’s First Top Female Referee (B Class)

This reading is about Bibiana Steinhaus 畢碧安娜·施泰因豪斯:  

13 minute version here

 B Vocabulary

1.     Female

2.    Referee (n.) referee (v.)

3.    Look forward to something

4.    Media

5.    Pressure

6.    Get used to something

7.    Experience

8.    Speechless

9.    curious

After you read, answer the questions:

1.     Why is she happy?

2.    Why does she have a lot of experience?

3.    Why is it rare (not common) for a woman to be a referee?

4.    What is your dream? How would you feel if it came true?

5.    What can you do to make your dream come true?

Highschool changes Sexist Women’s Study婦女問題研究 Course 課程  (B Class)

[For more on body image click here]

Vocabulary (B):

1.     criticize (v.)

2.    critic (n.)

3.    online

4.    sexist

5.    subject

6.    polite

7.    etiquette

8.    enhance

9.    reproductive

10.  positive

A school in Canada has been criticized online for its women's studies course課程. Critics thought it had sexist subjects that were unfit for women in the 21st century. These included 'polite conversation,' dinner party etiquette, and 'nail application skills' (敷 指甲油). There was also a course on how to "enhance your style…face and body shape". The course did also have lessons on web design, reproductive health, the role of women in history, and beauty in the media.

A leading critic was actress Siobhan Bryn. She wrote: "This is unbelievably sexist. Women's studies is not fashion流行款式 and putting on a lunch." She said the course looked like it was from the 1950's. Another critic said it was very "offensive冒犯的  and disrespectful". The school has now removed the subjects. A spokesman said: "It looks like we're supporting stereotyping girls….We want [our kids] to have a positive image身體意象  and build self-esteem 自尊,…to analyze分析 things critically."

Answer the questions:

1.     What was wrong with this course?

2.    Who do you think wrote the course?

3.    How has stereotypes for women changed?

4.    Do you have a positive or negative body image? Explain why:

Mothers Get Less SleepThan Fathers (B)

Pre-reading Questions: What is the difference between a father who “helps with childcare” vs a father who fathers? Should a Dad be more than a babysitter? What kind of father do you have? What kind of parent do you want to be?

Vocabulary :

1.     Affect  影響 It's a disease that affects mainly older people. 這是一種主要侵擾老年人的疾病                                 

2.    Negatively                                

3.    Unaffected 未受影響的；未受傷害的；未被打斷的 The west of the city was largely unaffected by the bombing.該城西部基本上沒有受到轟炸的破壞。       

4.    Cause  原因，起因      She had died of natural causes.她是自然死亡                                   

5.    Lack 不足  Lack of sleep had made him irritable.睡眠不足令他煩躁易怒。                               

6.    Increase (v,) 增大；增加；增強  Incidents of armed robbery have increased over the last few years.持械搶劫案近幾年增多了                                

7.    Risk (n.) 風險；危險 In this business, the risks and the rewards are high.這個行業的風險和回報都很高。

8.    Diabetes 糖尿病

9.    Heart disease 冠狀動脈疾病

10.  depression 抑鬱症 Tiredness, loss of appetite, and sleeping problems are all classic symptoms of depression. 乏力、沒有食慾和失眠都是抑鬱症的典型症狀。

Mothers will not be surprised by a study that says that they get less sleep than fathers. Researchers looked at data on the sleeping habits of 5,800 men and women. They wanted to find out what affects their sleep. They found that having children in the house leads to less sleep for mothers. This negatively affects her daytime energy levels. The study found that fathers' sleep was mostly unaffected by having kids in the house.

Children are the biggest cause of mothers not sleeping. Dr Kelly Sullivan said each child increased a woman's risk of not sleeping by 46%. Just half of mothers under 45 with kids at home said they got seven hours of sleep a night. This figure was 62% for mothers with no kids at home. A lack of sleep is harmful. It increases the risk of diabetes, obesity, heart disease, and depression. Dr Sullivan said we needed to help mothers get the rest they need.

Post Reading Questions:

1.     What is the #1 reason for mothers not getting enough sleep?

2.    What are the negative effects of not getting enough sleep?

3.    Why do men’s sleep remain unaffected regardless不管怎樣 if he has children or not?

4.    Is it sexist that women do most of the parenting?

5.    What else about traditional family life is sexist?

6.    Even when a mother’s kids are not at home, how much sleep does she lose?______ Why?

7.    In your home is housework and parenting shared equally?
8.  How is fatherhood 父親的身分 and manhood 男子氣概 important for erasing sexism against women?

EXTRA:

Wonder Woman gets women-only screening, angering certain men 《神力女超人》女性專場放映會引男性不滿

Rise of young women going 'au naturel' as nearly a quarter now don't shave their underarms 自然解放浪潮來襲 近四分之一女性不再剃除腋毛

男士理想身材：想擁有"倒三角"？但你其實是"矩形" The IDEAL male body shape revealed: How men want to be 'inverted triangles' like sports stars Bolt and Ronaldo… but most are 'rectangles' like Becks and Harry Styles Egg Freezing For Female Employees  (B) Trial of Female Traffic Symbol  (B)

IV. Writing

Writing about Gay Marriage: How will Taiwan look like in a few years?

Using your new vocabulary words, write a paragraph about how the new ruling on gay marriage will affect Taiwan in the future. Will Taiwan be the same or different? Will people's ideas about gender, gender stereotypes, gender equality be different? Will people from other Asian countries come to Taiwan to get married? 

Use the FUTURE TENSE, think about the paragraph Hamburger (Topic sentence, details, closing sentence.)

Sources:

https://spinditty.com/playlists/Girl-Power-Playlist-Songs-About-Female-Empowerment

http://www.ef.com/english-resources/english-grammar/simple-future-tense/

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/index.html
https://freeenglishlessonplans.com/2017/03/10/conversation-topic-everyday-sexism/