ENGLISH II

César Lara Sánchez

Corporación Universitaria del Caribe CECAR
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Unit 2:

Topics.

 Future Plans / Will / Going to.

 Would like for making or receiving offers or requests.
 Making invitations in English.
 Reading comprehension practice.
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In every language we need a specific grammatical structure to form the future tense. In
English when we want to talk about future plans, we have different options. This time we
have ‘Will’ and ‘Going to’ as grammar tools to form the future tense in English. How do we
form the future tense using these two grammatical structures? Is possible to know when
do we need to use ‘will’ and when to use ‘Going to’ to form the future? What’s the
difference between these two grammatical structures to form the future? In this unit we
are going to cover all these questions in order to have clear how to form the future tense
correctly.

Let’s Start!!!

‘Will’ is used to express the future in written English. In spoken English, it is used with
predictions, promises, offers, and requests. On the other hand, ‘Going to’ is also used in
conversational English but it implies more certainty than ‘Will’ and involves actions that
have been planned before.

Simple future with ‘Will’

Offer You look thirsty. I will Time expressions used:
get you a cold soda. After a while, before
Prediction It will rain tomorrow long, in a few minutes,
Promise I will call you later. in a while, later,
Request It’s hot in here. Will you sometime, soon, sooner
turn on the air or later and son on.
conditioner?

Future ‘Going to’

Actions planned for Johnny is going to fly to Time expressions
the future Bogotá tomorrow. used: In ten minutes,
His family is going to this afternoon /
wait for him at El weekend, tomorrow,
Dorado airport. Tonight, and so on.
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If you want to study more about this interesting topic, you can watch te following
video about Will and Be going to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_SOklwhy9w

For having a full practice of this topic click on the following link and develop all the
grammatical exercises taking into account the given instructions: https://www.englisch-
hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/will_going_to_future2.htm
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The grammatical structure would like is used when we want to say what we want in a
very polite way. This is used especially for making offers and requests. Let’s look at some
examples to understand this topic in a better way.

 I would like to tell you something. Also, we can say I’d like instead of I would
like.
 Would you like a cup of coffee? Yes, I would / yes, please.
 I’d like to go home now please.

I
You
He
She Would like a cup of hot coffee
It
We
They

I
You
He Yes, I would.
Would She like a cup of hot
It coffee? No, I
We wouldn’t.
They

I
You
He
She would like to drink some coffee
It
We
They

I
You
He Yes, I would.
Would She like to drink some
It coffee? No, I wouldn’t
We
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Grammar Notes.

 “I would like a cup of coffee” is a more polite way to say, “I want a cup of coffee.”
 “I would like a cup of coffee” (etc.) is often contracted to “I’d like a cup of coffee” in
speaking.
 “Yes, I would” is never contracted to “Yes, I’d.”
 In response to an offer, “No, thank you.” is considered more polite than “No, I
wouldn’t.”

If you want to learn more about this interesting topic, watch the following video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ3TkL1MTcM

Fill in the blanks to complete the sentences.

1. I’m thirsty. I would like a glass of water, please.

2. A: ___________ you ___________ a break? B: Yes, we ___________.

3. I don’t understand this. I _________________ some help with my homework.

4. Patrick _________________ go to the supermarket. He needs milk.

5. (A) ___________ Tom ___________ come with us? (B) Yes, he ___________.

6. (A) Can I help you? (B) Yes, I _________________ a ticket to Melbourne.

7. My friends _________________ come to the party next week.

8. (A) ___________ you ___________ work on Saturday? (B) No, I ___________.

9. ___________ you ___________ chocolate ice-cream or vanilla-ice cream?

10. (A) ___________ you ___________ see a movie? (B) No, I ___________.
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11. What ___________ you ___________ do tomorrow?

12. (A) Who _________________ some candy? (B) We ___________!

Permission

Do you Know how to make and invitation in English? What will be your answer if
somebody invites you to go to the movies of to have dinner at home? In this part of our
English course, we will learn some common and useful expressions when making or
responding to an invitation in English.

Let’s start…

 Do you want to go to a party with me tonight?

 Would you like to go to church tomorrow?
 Would you be interested about going to the movies next Sunday?
 How do you fancy going to a restaurant for dinner with me right now?
 How about going home?
 Care to come over at home for lunch next Saturday?
 I was just wondering if you would like to come over for a drink.
 I'd be delighted to have you over for my wedding party.

 Sure. What time?

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 That's very kind of you, thanks.
 That sounds lovely, thank you.
 What a great idea, thank you.
 Sure. When should I be there?

 I can't. I have to work.

 This evening is no good. I have an appointment.
 I'm busy tomorrow. Can I take a rain check on that? (The expression rain check
is used to tell that you can't accept the invitation now but another day.
 That's very kind of you, but actually I'm doing something else this afternoon.
 Well, I'd love to, but I'm already going out to the restaurant.
 I'm really sorry, but I've got something else on.
 I really don't think I can - I'm supposed to be doing something else.

If you want to go deeper on this topic, watch the following video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqwpBEynsyo

For having a full practice of this interesting topic, click on the following link and develop
the test builder: https://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-
english-50159.php

Important: If you don’t understand how to do this exercise, contact your virtual tutor for
a complete explanation.
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John received the following invitation for Lia’s upcoming birthday party. Read the
invitation and use it to answer the questions.

1. What day is Lia’s party?

 Monday ( )
 Saturday ( )
 Sunday ( )
2. What time does the party start?
 2 am ( )
 2 pm ( )
 5 pm ( )
3. What time does de party end?
 4 pm ( )
 6 pm ( )
 It does not say ( )
4. Where is the party being held?
 The school ( )
 Lia’s place ( )
 At a local park ( )