CourseHES 104

Week9 of 16

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This week’s topics

Talking about the future: will and going to

Plans and intentions
Predictions

What you will be able to do

1.1 Use present, past and future verb forms accurately.

Activity

Talk about your plans for next year.

Study materials

Further resources

Writing for Success, ch. 5.5: Verb tenses (simple future) · PDF · Saylor (2012), will and be going to; pp. 188–199 · for registered students
BBC 6 Minute English: What is the future of work? (transcript) · PDF · BBC Learning English transcript with many predictions about the future of work · for registered students
Grammar, Meaning and Pragmatics: Sorting out the Muddle · Open-access article · Swan (2007), TESL-EJ. Tutor reading on form and meaning, with examples from future forms. · for registered students

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Course plan

Week 1: Talking about yourself: the present simple
Week 2: What is happening now: the present continuous
Week 3: Telling a story: the past simple
Week 4: Building vocabulary: word families and collocations
Week 5: Reading for gist and detail
Week 6: Listening for key information
Week 7: Speaking clearly: sounds and word stress
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Talking about the future: will and going to
Week 10: Giving advice and rules: should, must, have to
Week 11: Writing good sentences
Week 12: Writing a paragraph
Week 13: Comparing things: comparatives and superlatives
Week 14: Writing an email
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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