Tuesday, 9 December 2025

EF12SL12 Class 20

 

Remember:

Next week, we will have our short meetings about which course you should register for for Quarter 3 (February- April).

 

 

Tuesday

·      Continue simple future verb tense

·      Begin paragraph writing – several sentences on one topic

·      New dialogue “Asking about Days and Dates”

 

Wednesday


·      Return Quiz3- simple past verb tense

Go over

Optional rewrite for a point

·      Continue simple future verb tense

Quiz4 soon

·      Continue paragraph writing

Test1 – early next week

·      Continue new dialogue

 

Thursday/Friday

Quiz4?

 

 

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Simple future

 

REVIEW:

EF12 SL12

-three verb tenses-

1.simple present

2.simple past

3.simple future

 

All of the verb tenses for EF12SL2. We will practice those over and over until we reach proficiency.

Proficient- able to us them well, not perfectly

 

Quiz 6/6 – Fantastic!

Quiz 2/6 3/6 4/6  Lots to learn.

 

 

will + VERB

will + go = will go

I will go to the store.

You will go to the store.

Mei will go to the store.

We will go to the store.

Your sister will go to the store.

 

“100 Most Common Verbs”

 

First way to make simple future: will

 

Second way to make simple future: be going to

 

 

 

 

 

be going to + VERB

will go

be going to go

 

be going to  ‘be’ will change  am   is   are

I will go to the store.

I be am going to the store.

Mei be is going to the store.

Sarah and Michelle be are going to the store.

 

 

Examples:

be going to

Doris is going to go to Metrotown later today.

Doris is going to eat dinner at six o’clock.

Doris is going to wash her clothes on Saturday morning.

Doris is going to visit her mother next week.

 

will

Doris will go to Metrotown later today.

Doris will eat dinner at six o’clock.

Doris is going to will wash her clothes on Saturday morning.

Doris is going to will visit her mother next week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two ways to do simple future verb tense:

1.    will + SIMPLE VERB

will go                   “Joe will go to the school at 12.”

will going   will went   will to go

will move             “Sarah will move to Surrey next month.”

will eat                 “I will eat in a restaurant tonight”

will walk               “I will walk Butter around the park after class.”

                               “I won’t walk Butter around the park after class.”

 

2.    be going to

be going to go               “Joe be going to go to the school at 12.”

be going to move         “Sarah be going to move to Surrey next month.”

be going to eat             “I am going to eat in a restaurant tonight”

be going to walk           “I am going to walk Butter around the park after

class.”

                               “I won’t walk Butter around the park after class.”

 

will or be going to

 

Let’s try some examples.

Let’s take out a piece of paper and write some short sentences using ‘will’ and ‘be going to’. You can use the “100 Most Common Verbs”

Please work together. It’s more fun. I will come around and help.

 

simple future verb tense

go-

1.    will go  will going  will to go   will gone   will to going

2.    be going to go   am going to go   is going to go   are going to go

 

I will am going to go to school.

FIXES

I will go to school.

I am going to go to school.

16 could- modal  will could

Modals- learned this last week

can   could  may   might  must  should   would  will

 

will go

can go

must go

should go

 

EASIER-Use this one!

I will remember new vocabulary words.

She will drink more water.

 

BIT HARDER

I am going to remember new vocabulary words.

She is going to drink more water.

 

 

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Simple Future Stories

“Our Upcoming Family Vacation”

be going to

We are going to go on a vacation. We will go on a vacation.

They are going to drive to the coast. They will drive to the coast.

The drive is going to take two days. The drive will take two days.

I’m going to sit in the front. I will sit in the front.

I’m going to read the map. I will read the map.

We are going to bring a tent. We will  bring a tent.

We are going to visit new places. We will visit new places.

I’m going to take lots of pictures. I’ll take lots of pictures.

I’m = I am

I’ll = I will

We are going to swim in the ocean. We will swim in the ocean.

I’m going to collect shells. I’ll collect shells.

My brother and I are going to build sandcastles. My brother and I will build sandcastles. We will build sandcastles.

It’s going to be so fun. It’s will be so fun.

 

sand castle-

SIMPLE PAST       In the summer, my whole family went to the beach. We built sand castles. We went swimming. We breathed fresh air. We watched some birds.

SIMPLE FUTURE In the summer, my whole family will go to the beach. We will build sand castles. We will go swimming. We will breathe fresh air. We will watch some birds.

                               OR

In the summer, my whole family is going to go to the beach. We are going to build sand castles. We are going to go swimming. We are going to breathe fresh air. We are going to watch some birds.

SIMPLE PRESENT In the summer, my whole family goes to the beach. We build sand castles. We go swimming. We breathe fresh air. We watch some birds.

 

EF12- simple present, simple past, simple future

 

The drive is going to take two days. drive-subject   is going to take- verb

 

The drive it is going to take two days. NOT ENGLISH

 

This is the stuff we have to study. This is the stuff we have to learn.

 

EF12 ‘will’ ‘be going’ – Use them whenever you want for future.

 

EF345         HIGHER LEVEL     ‘will’- decide with now

                                                   “be going to”- already planned it

EF345

e.g.

What are planning to go tonight?

cook dinner         I am going to cook dinner.  already planned

watch TV              I am going to watch TV.  already planned

 

Can somebody help me?   decide right now

I will help you.

 

EF12 ‘will’ ‘be going to’ – the same

 

 

seem – feels, appears

It seems to be raining.

She seems to be upset.

 

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New dialogue: “Asking about Days and Dates”

Let’s get into groups of 4-5. Practice the dialogues about days and dates.

 

 

C.

B: She’s due in February.

due- expected day when the baby is coming

She is due.

Her baby is due.

 

You will be an aunt for the eighth time.

I have 14 nieces and nephews.   girl-niece   boy-nephew

I have five older sisters.

My granddaughter is seven years old. She is very cute.

Mixed kids are good-looking.

My son-in-law is Canadian.

 

**page 3

*seasons

fall OR autumn

This is early winter.

Vancouver has four seasons.

VietNam has two seasons: dry season and rainy season.

 

How many days in January?

How many days in February? 29 on a Leap Year.

 

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