1. Expressing Future Events

2. Compare the two groups of sentences below and figure out how they are different in meaning. The sun will go down at 7:22 pm tonight. I am going to the theater tommorow. The war in Iraq will begin again. He's beginning a new job next month. A fortune teller told me I will have a long life. We are having a party on Saturday. Do you want to come?

3. Compare the two groups of sentences below and figure out how they are different in meaning. The sun will go down at 7:22 pm tonight. I am going to the theater tommorow. The war in Iraq will begin again. He's beginning a new job next month. A fortune teller told me I will have a long life. We are having a party on Saturday. Do you want to come? predictions

4. Compare the two groups of sentences below and figure out how they are different in meaning. The sun will go down at 7:22 pm tonight. I am going to the theater tommorow. The war in Iraq will begin again. He's beginning a new job next month. A fortune teller told me I will have a long life. We are having a party on Saturday. Do you want to come? predictionsplans

5. Now change these sentences using "(be) going to + verb". The sun will go down at 7:22 pm tonight. I am going to the theater tommorow. The war in Iraq will begin again. He's beginning a new job next month. A fortune teller told me I will have a long life. We are having a party on Saturday. Do you want to come?

6. Now change these sentences using "(be) going to + verb". The sun is going to go down at 7:22 pm tonight. I am going to the theater tommorow. The war in Iraq is going to begin again. He's beginning a new job next month. A fortune teller told me I am going to have a long life. We are having a party on Saturday. Do you want to come?

7. Now change these sentences using "(be) going to + verb". The sun is going to go down at 7:22 pm tonight. I am going to go to the theater tommorow. The war in Iraq is going to begin again. He's going to begin a new job next month. A fortune teller told me I am going to have a long life. We are going to have a party on Saturday. Do you want to come?

8. will + verb We will have class next week. (be) going to + verb We are going to have class next week. present progressive We are having class next week. present simple We have class next week.

9. will + verb We will have class next week. (prediction) (be) going to + verb We are going to have class next week. present progressive We are having class next week. (definite plan) present simple We have class next week.

10. will + verb We will have class next week. (prediction) (be) going to + verb We are going to have class next week. present progressive We are having class next week. (definite plan) present simple We have class next week. (recurring or scheduled event)

11. will + verb We will have class next week. (prediction) (be) going to + verb We are going to have class next week. present progressive We are having class next week. (definite plan) present simple We have class next week. (recurring or scheduled event)