Future intentions

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PhDr. Silvia Vašková
Future Intentions
Future intentions
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Future intentions with will

• FORM
• Will infinitive without to
• Will is a modal auxuliary verb. The forms of
• Will are the same for all persons.
• The short form ll
• Negative will not, the short form won t
• Questions Will you?
• Short answersYes, I will. No, I won t

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USE

• Will is used
• to express a future decision or intention
• made at the moment of speaking.
• Ill give you my phone number.
• Its Janes birthday. Is it? Ill buy
  her
• some flowers.
• to express an offer or promise or to ask
• somebody to do something.
• Ill help you. Will you please be quiet?

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Try to put the sentences in order How would you
like your steak? Oh, all right then. Ill have
a rump steak. Ill start with soup, please, and
then Ill have roast beef. Im sorry, madam,
theres no more roast beef. Rare, please.
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Complete the conversation with the lines below
1. Theres a party at my house on Saturday. 2.
No it isnt. Ill just get her. 3. Can you
come? 4 .Oh, never mind. Perhaps next time.
Bye.
20HH

• A Hello,
• B Hello. Is that Liz?
• A No, it isnt. Ill just get her.
• C Hello, Liz here.
• B Hi, Liz. Its Tom. Listen!
• Theres a party at my house on
• Saturday. Can you come?
• C Oh sorry, Tom. I cant. Its my sister s
  wedding.
• B Oh, never mind. Perhaps next time. Bye.
• C Bye!

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Write the responses. Use the cues with the
expressions in the box.
I heard something interesting about Phil, but
its a secret.
buy/ after school
Its your turn to wash up.
get up/ earlier tomorrow
not lose / this time
do/ in a minute
not tell/ anyone
Dont forget to get Justin a birthday present.
You were late for school yesterday.
Look after your ticket. You lost it last time.
Dont worry. Ill buy one after school.
Im sorry. Ill get up early tomorrow.
Dont worry. I wont lose it this time.
Its all right. Ill do it in a minute.
Dont worry, I wont tell it anyone.
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Future intention with going to.

• FORM
• Am/is/are going to infinitive
• Im going to work.
• Negative Ím not, he isnt, we arent going
  infinitive.
• Questions Are you? Is he? Are they?
• Short answers Yes, I am. No, Im not. Yes. We
  are. No we arent.
• USE
• 1 to express a future decision, intention or plan
  
• made before thew moment of speaking.

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Vicky is talking to Justin about his party. Use
these cues. Make their conversation.

• Are your parents going to
• be there ?

• No, they are going to be
• at the theatre..

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• you/ have/ the party/ at /
• your house?
• Are you going to have the party at your house?

• No/ have/ it/ here/ at the sports centre
• No, I am going to have it here at the sports
  centre.

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• eight o clock
• It s going to start at eight o clock.

• what time/it/start?
• What time is it going to start?

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• how many people/ you/
• invite?
• How many people are you going to invite?

• all my friends
• I m going to invite all my friends.

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• / the guy/ from the Carlton Club Yes/ have
• Yes, I am. I m going to have the guy from the
  Carlton Club.

• you/ hire/ a DJ?
• Are you going to hire a DJ?

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This man is going to have a year off. Look at
the pictures. Which of these things is he going
to do?

• He is going to play the violin.
• He is going to take up skiing.
• He is going to play football.
• He isnt going to study
• Chineese.
• He isnt going to read books.
• He is isnt to study astronomy.

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Literature

• Hutchinson, Tom Project 3
• Murphy, Raymond Essential Grammar
• in use
• Soars, John and Liz New Headway Elementary

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• Thank you for your attention

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