LESSON
GRAMMAR
Future continuous
STUDY
Future Continuous
Sam
will be working
overtime that day.
I
’ll be studying
until late tonight.
He
won’t be eating
dinner with us because
he has to leave.
Will
you
be attending
the conference?
Who
will
be setting up
the tables?
PRACTICE
A
Complete the sentences, using the future continuous
with
will
.
1.
After the conference, Emily
prepare
for
Family Day.
2.
For this event, student organizations
set up
information tables.
3.
On the day of the event, parents and family members
visit
school.
4.
They
attend
information sessions about the college.
5.
Emily is helping with preparations, but she
not work
that Saturday.
B
Read each answer. Write the question, using the word in parentheses
and the future continuous with
will
.
1. A:
Where will the guests be sitting?
(Where)
B:
The guests will be sitting in the fountain plaza.
2. A:
(Who)
B:
The school administrators will be talking to the families.
3. A:
(What)
B:
They’ll be talking about the college programs.
4. A:
(What time)
B:
The caterers will be serving lunch at 12:00.
5. A:
(What)
B:
They’ll be serving chicken and salad.
GROUPS
Take turns telling one another what you will be doing during the next few weeks.
Do not repeat ideas. Continue until your teacher calls time. Share one thing you remember
about your group members with the class.
will be preparing
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
5
●
Future continuous describes an action that will
continue over a period of time in the future.
●
You can also form the future continuous with
be going to
+
be
+ a present participle.
(
I’m going to be studying until late tonight.
)
Grammar Note
UNIT 5
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