P1 EF6 Class 19

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue -simple future verb tense

·      DISTRIBUTE “Complex Sentences- Adverb Clauses”

 

Thursday

·      Continue narrative writing

Read aloud paragraphs from homework

Test coming up- paragraph

·      Begin complex sentences- adverb clauses

·      Finish “The Cost of Living”

·      New dialogue “Interviewing for a Job”

 

Friday

·      Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses

 

SIMPLE VERB TENSES:

SIMPLE PRESENT- habitual, routine, usual, state of being, truth

SIMPLE PAST- one action in the past, finished

          -regular past tenses walk walked

          -irregular past tenses go went was go was goed goed

 

 

Final simple verb tense:

simple future- one event in the future

-         five minutes in the future, ten years in the future, 100000 years in the future

 

Two ways to do simple future:

-         “will”

-         “be going to”

 

I will study English 12 next year. simple future

I am going to study English 12 next year. simple future

 

VERB FORM   will + “to buy” infinitive without “to”

will to buy

will buy – simple future

Shira will buy new shoes the day after tomorrow. simple future

 

eat   will + to eat = will eat

Sarah will eat her lunch in the park.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

will go

will try

will drink

will dance

will get

will sleep

will try

will overcome

“100 Most Used Verbs”

will take

will see

will work

will call

 

COMMON ERRORS VF- verb form

will got XXX

will getting XXX

will eating XXX

will eat

 

MEANING

will go – plan, decided

want to go – desire, your ambition, wish

I want to marry Li Gong, but I will not.

 

I will drive home.

He will take the bus.

She will go to work.

Mei will cook/make lunch.

 

 

 

 

VOCAB shall – nobody uses it, forget about it

Let’s take a break, shall we?

very polite offer to do something

rarely used- not authentic for native English speakers

 

NEGATIVE

She  will not drive home.

Jun will not take the bus.

Mei will not go to work.

I will not cook/make lunch.

 

He likes to cook.

I am cooking. I am making supper/dinner.

I like cooking. gerund, noun

He likes hiking. She likes dancing.

 

WF – word form

She likes hiking in Lynn Valley. gerund, noun

She is hiking in Lynn Valley. verb- vt- present progressive

 

DETAIL – will teach more later

She likes hiking in Lynn Valley.

She likes to hike in Lynn Valley

 

VERBS like, love, hate, start, begin, continue, try, prefer

Mei will try to run 5 km.

Mei will try running 5 km.

He prefers going/to go out on the weekends. She prefers to stay/staying at home.

 

SIMPLE PAST

I wanted to go to the park, but my friend didn’t want to.

 

 

MODALS/MODAL AUXILIARIES- later this week or next week

can   could   must   should   will   would 

need to   have to   have got

be able to   be going to

 

*contractions are a bit more casual- time and place

She won’t drive home. She will not drive home.

Jun won’t take the bus. Jun will not take the bus.

Mei won’t go to work.

I won’t make lunch.

 

I’ll not drive home. UNUSUAL SOUNDING

I will not drive home.

I won’t drive home.

 

QUESTION

Will you drive home?

Will you take the bus with me?

Will you go to work?

Will you make lunch?

 

Will you not make lunch? VERY UNUSUAL

Didn’t you make lunch?

 

**SPECIAL USAGE FOR PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

present progressive to suggest future

I am going to the movies (tomorrow). suggests the future- idiomatic

 

LEARNING TODAY I will go to the movies.

 

 

 

QUESTIONS

What are you doing? suggests now

What are you doing this summer? suggests the future

 

How are you doing? How are you?

 

Subject-verb agreement is not a problem with simple future.

I will go shopping next week.

She will have dinner at 6PM.

He will have/eat dinner at 6PM.

I will eat dinner at 6PM.

We will eat dinner at 6PM.

They will eat dinner at 6PM.

The cat will eat dinner at 6PM.

 

Simple present

I eat

He eats

 

COMMON ERRORS

He will to buy a sandwich. XXX

He will buying  a sandwich. XXX

He will bought a sandwich. XXX

 

will +  to buy       I will buy a new book for my daughter.

will eat

will run

will ask

will study

will do

will sleep

will see       I will see you tomorrow.

 

will + to be

will be

will sad will be sad   I will be sad when you leave.

will be angry

will be happy

will be EMOTION scared, nervous, excited, tired

will be early / late / on time

 

ERROR

will being XXX

will to be

 

NEGATIVE

will not go           He will not go to the party.

won’t go               He won’t go to the party.

 

will not = won’t            contraction

it is = it’s

‘ punctuation - 

, comma

. period/fullstop

! exaclamation point

? question mark

‘ apostrophe

… ellipsis

…… NOT ENGLISH!

 

etc. et cetera

 

 

will= will go   will call   will eat

I will looking look for a new job.

 

Apostophe= a couple usages

1.    contractions   she is = she’s   let us = let’s   it is = it’s   can not = can’t

She has a new job. She’s a new job.

She is a good worker. She’s a good worker.

2.    show possession   Arnie’s book is over there. This is my father’s watch. The dog’s tail is wagging.

singular-     The kid’s new toy is cool. one kid

plural-         The kids’ new toys are cool. 2+ kids

 

Where are the kids’ shoes? 2+ kids

Where is the dog’s collar and leash? 1 dog

Polo shirts have collars.

T-shirts have crew necks or v-necks.

short-sleeve, long-sleeve, sleeveless

turtle neck

sleeve- many meaning is different jobs

 

a white-collar job -professional, office,

a blue-collar job- manual work, skilled labour

white-collar crime

handiman- Jack-of-all-trades, can fix anything, not an expert in any one area

 

**the other way to do simple future

 

-be going to

 

be going to + infinitive –‘to’

be going to + to drive – be going to drive

be- change is, are, am

 

 

He be is going to drive to Mexico.

We are going to drive to Mexico.

I am going to drive to Mexico.

 

TRICKY-SOUNDING

She is going to go to the party.

be going to + to go

EASIER will go

She is going to eat sushi for the first time.

We are going to have a test later today.

 

CASUAL PRONUNCIATION I’m gonna go to the movies. NOT FOR SCHOOL, JOB INTERVIEWS

I am going to go the movies.

I am not going to go the movies.

 

I am not going to eat that.

 

 

Two ways to simple future: will   &   be going to

 

**IMPORTANT** The simple future tense verb does not change depending on the subject.

Shira will buy new shoes.

We will buy new shoes.

I will buy new shoes.

You will buy new shoes.

Your aunt will buy new shoes.

 

will go   will buy   will eat   will help   will pick up   will practice

 

I will have some chocolate after dinner.

She will have some chocolate after dinner.

The kids will have some chocolate after dinner.

Her sister will have some chocolate after dinner.

 

 

I will go to work tonight.  simple future

I will have going to work. XXX

 

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The other way to do simple future: be going to

 

be going to

He / She / It is going to

We / You / They are going to

I am going to

 

be going to + infinitive ‘to go’ – ‘to’

be going to + to go

be going to go

 

be going to watch

 

-be going to eat

She is going to eat dinner at 6.

-be going to run

He is going to run a 10k.

-be going to watch

We are going to watch the hockey game at your house.

-be going to sleep

The kids are going to sleep at their friend’s house.

 

We are going to go to the library later this afternoon.

EXCEPTIONS home downtown - no ‘to’

New York City- uptown midtown

He took a cab uptown. She walked uptown from Soho.

Mel walked downtown from Kits.

Kits- Kitsilano

North Van

West Van

East Van

the Northshore

the West Side

 

Mei will go to Metrotown.

Mei will go to home. She will go home.

We will go to Delta.

We will go to downtown. We will go downtown.

We are going to go downtown.

We are going downtown.

 

Mei will go to Japan/Canada/the US.

the name of country

the US, the States America   the USA

the Phillippines

the Congo

the UK

the Ivory Coast

the Ukraine

the UAE, the United Arab Emirates

the Netherlands

Holland

Spain

Russia

Canada

Australia

Austria

Germany

China

Iran

 

continents

She will go to Europe/Asia/North America/South America/Australia/Antarctica/Africa.

 

 

Two ways to do simple future

will+go  She will go to the swimming pool.

be going to+go She is going to go to the swimming pool.

 

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What’s the difference between ‘will’ and ‘be going to’?

Every grammar has a way to explain the difference between ‘will’ and ‘be going to’. I have my way of explaining. I will tell you my way.

 

If what you learned in your grammar class makes sense to you, then stick with that.

The way I teach it- Easiest way to see the difference. Wiil work 90% of the time.

 

be going to – already planned it

will- decide right now

 

Examples:

I am going to study tonight. already have a plan, already planned it, in your schedule

She is going to make/cook dinner at 7pm for her family. already in your plan for the day

I am going to walk/go to the coffee shop kiosk outside our classroom to buy a coffee.

She is going to work out tonight.

You are going to save money over the next few months.

Sarah is going to appear on a TV program.

I’m going to be on TV!

I am going to travel to my home country this summer.

I am going to finish EF6.

My daughter and I are going to go to the gym. SIMPLE SSV

 

What is something you are going to do tonight?

 

AUTHENTIC ENGLISH Often English speakers will use present progressive to suggest the future.

We are going to see ‘F1’ tomorrow. SIMPLE FUTURE

We are seeing ‘F1’ tomorrow. PRESENT PROGRESSIVE- suggests the future

 

 

I will visit Paris next year. – ok, meaning is clear, not the best choice

I am going to visit Paris next year. - sounds more authentic

 

I will go to the gym later today. – ok, meaning is clear, not the best choice

I am going to go to the gym later today.- sounds more authentic

 

VOCAB IDIOM vacation staycation- sightseeing in your own city

 

You can choose. I am teaching the simplest way that I can how to differentiate ‘will’ and ‘be going to’.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

will- decide right now

I’ll help you!

I’ll give you a hand.

I will do it.

I will mop the floor.

Jun:   I am going to go for a walk. already decided

Mei:  I’ll go with you. spur of the moment decision

Jun:   I’ll wait for you. decided at the moment

 

Who is going to pick up the kids? I will.

I am going to pick up my daughter at 6 o’clock from work.

We are going to climb the Rocky Mountains next month.

We are going to go to the Rocky Mountains next month.

We are going to climb Grouse Mountain and get a good view of the city.

 

Two basic kinds of simple future: will    be going to

 

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If you get them confused, everybody will still know what you mean.

 

I am going to visit Korea in the summer. SOUNDS MORE AUTHENTIC

I will visit Korea in the summer. SOUNDS OK, but not as authentic

 

My simple explanation ‘will’ ‘be going to’ 

Good start for understanding simple future

Refine your verb usage- grammar book- self-study

 

ACTION

Let’s try writing some sentences using simple future. Use the “Top Most Used 100 Verbs” or use your own verbs.

 

EXAMPLES

I am going to the gym. present progressive- idiomatic- suggests future

I am going to go to the gym. simple future

 

 

 

 

 

I am going home.

I am going to go home.

 

 

will / am going to – What I taught today is not in any grammar book. This is just how I think about ‘will’ and ‘am going to’.

If you check a grammar, you may get more complicated explanations. This is my simple explanation.

 

IDIOM We’ll see.  - I don’t know. I haven’t made a decision.

 

Teach next week – Modals/modal auxiliaries

 

Let’s take out some paper and try some sentences with simple future.

‘will’   ‘am going to’

 

IDIOM I’ll get around to it soon.

 

 

am going to to eat

am going to eat

You are going to eat dinner at a restaurant for Valentine’s Day.

I am going to call my parents this weekend.

She is going to buy a new hat.

Joe is going to sleep early go to bed early tonight.

I am going to work after school. work(n)

She is going to go to work after school.

I am going to do my homework.

I am going to go to the Shipyards after class.

I am going to practice karate after school.

We are going to have a party tomorrow.

 

am going to

is going to

are going to

 

-Your sister is going to pay for breakfast.

brunch= breakfast + lunch

Joy’s friends are going to play basketball together.

I am going to invite my friend to my home.

I am going to invite some people over for a party at my place.

I am going to go to China tomorrow.

I am going to go to shopping/running/biking/swimming next week.

She is going to go camping.

The weather is going to be nice tomorrow. It is going to be nice tomorrow.

It is raining. It is sunny.

 

 

am going to – already planned

will- decide right now

 

If you get them confused, everybody will still know what you mean.

 

I am going home.

I am going to go home.

 

 

will / am going to – What I taught today is not in any grammar book. This is just how I think about ‘will’ and ‘am going to’.

If you check a grammar, you may get more complicated explanations. This is my simple explanation.

 

IDIOM We’ll see.  - I don’t know. I haven’t made a decision.

 

Teach next week – Modals/modal auxiliaries

 

Let’s take out some paper and try some sentences with simple future.

‘will’   ‘am going to’

 

IDIOM I’ll get around to it soon.