Future Plans ambitions intentions Examples To be going

Future Plans, ambitions, intentions • Examples : To be going to • Want to • I’d like to I’m going to get a job as a waiter. What are you going to do next year? What are your plans for the next two years? I want to work in a restaurant as a chef. I’d like to speak English better.

Future arrangements • Present Continuous Examples : A: What are you doing next Monday? B: I’m having an English class at 6. A: B: What are you doing at the weekend? I’m visiting my parents in the countryside.

Decisions made at the moment of Speaking (Unplanned) and offers to help. • Will Examples: 1) A: This exercise is really difficult! B: Don’t worry. I’ll help you. 2) A: Did you know that Mark is in hospital? B: Really? I’ll go and see him tomorrow.

Predictions • Examples: Will, may, might 1) A: What are you doing next Monday? B: I don’t know yet. I’ll probably stay at home. Maybe I will stay at home. I may stay at home I might stay at home. 2) A. What will be next summer like? B: It will probably be hot and dry. Maybe it will be hot and dry It may be hot and dry It might be hot and dry.

Predictions • Will, may, might Pay attention : Negative sentence with probably. I probably won’t stay at home.

Expressions to be used with • Will when we express our opinions, ideas etc. • • • I’m sure it will be hot and dry. I I think it will be hot and dry. don’t think it will be hot and dry. hope it won’t be hot and dry. expect it to be hot and dry.