EG1 - CLASS 10/18 - 2016 AUGUST

What date is today?
Monday, August 15th, 2016
Class 10/18

- to talk cities of the future
- to master the use of future tenses

new cities, inventions
The article will discuss about cities of the future and new inventions.
Looks at the subtitles
It will discuss homes, food, travel, and space exploration.
Dagni: the pollution
In the future, people will face pollution problems.
Carol: Also, people will face problems like overpopulation and short resources.
People will face, for example, poverty problems because there won't be many job opportunities in the cities.

Recommendation: Please, use complete sentences.
Thinking positively, people will save money and avoid having children.
People will recycle and reuse resources. Maybe they could implement new energy solutions such as solar energy.

FUTURE TENSES
SIMPLE PRESENT FOR THE FUTURE
For time tables (IMPOSE by an institution or company, or etc.)
The airplane leaves at 7 tonight.
The exam is next Friday.
If you do not use the time expression, we may assume it is a repetitive or constant event.
PRESENT PROGRESSIVE FOR THE FUTURE
Planning with anticipation (YOU decide)
I am playing soccer with my friends this Saturday.
I am GOING TO PLAY soccer with my friends this Saturday.
If you do not use the time expression, we may assume it is an even now or these days.

GOING TO (almost certain) vs. WILL (not certain)
PREDICTIONS
WILL --> general prediction
It will rain tomorrow.
GOING TO --> IMMINENT
Look! X-She will have-X/is going to have/X-is having-X     a baby.
PLANS
WILL--> IMPROVISED (at the moment of speaking)
a pretty woman: Oh, I am thirsty!
the boy: I WILL get you some water.
GOING TO --> ANTICIPATED (decided with anticipation>)
I am GOING TO PLAY soccer with my friends this Saturday.