Unit 10: Communication – A closer look 2
 
I. Grammar
Unit 10: Communication – A closer look 2
1, The future continuous: Review
1, The future continuous: Review
From:
(+): S + will + be + V-ing
(-): S + will not (won’t) + be + V-ing
(?): Will + S + be + V-ing ?
Use:
Thì tương lai tiếp diễn dùng để diễn tả một hành động sẽ đang diễn ra ở một thời điểm xác định trong tương lai.
Example:
At this time tomorrow, we will be having a serious meeting with our most important customer.
1. Listen again to part of the conversation in Getting Started. Underline the future continuous tense and answer the questions.
Phuc: ...How about this Sunday afternoon at 2:30 pm? There’s Superman 3.
Nick: Great..., but I’ll be having my Vietnamese class then. Let’s go for the 4:15 pm show. I’ll need to take the bus to Nguyen Du Street and it’s quite far.
Phuc: But it is not Galaxy Nguyen Du! We’ll be seeing in at Galaxy Nguyen Trai ...
1. What will Nick be doing at 2.30 p.m. this Sunday?
2. What will Phuc and Nick be doing at about 4.15 p.m. this Sunday?
1. Listen again to part of the conversation in Getting Started. Underline the future continuous tense and answer the questions.
Phuc: ...How about this Sunday afternoon at 2:30 pm? There’s Superman 3.
Nick: Great..., but I’ll be having my Vietnamese class then. Let’s go for the 4:15 pm show. I’ll need to take the bus to Nguyen Du Street and it’s quite far.
Phuc: But it is not Galaxy Nguyen Du! We’ll be seeing in at Galaxy Nguyen Trai ...
1, What will Nick be doing at 2.30 p.m. this Sunday?
→ He will be having his Vietnamese class.
2. What will Phuc and Nick be doing at about 4.15 p.m. this Sunday?
→ They will be watching a film at the cinema.
2, Complete the sentences with the future continuous:
1. …………. he still (sleep)……….…..……..this time tomorrow?
- No, he (study) ………………….……in the library.
2. She’s now in Ho Chi Minh City but she (have)…………..……..a holiday in Da Nang at the
end of this month.
3. They (eat)………………..……..dinner at 8 p.m.
4. …………..she (stay)……….…….. in her classroom during the break today?
- Yes, she (write) ………………………. an email to her friend.
5. Mona says the children (play) ………………… in the garden when you arrive.
6. This time next year Phuc (learn) ……………….... a new language.
Will
will be studying
be sleeping
will be having
will be eating
Will
be staying
will be writing
will be playing
will be learning
3. Look at the years provided. Work in groups to predict when the following may happen in the future. Then compare your answers with other groups.
1. We won’t be using landline telephones in …………..
2. We will still be sending snail mail in ……………….
3. We will be communicating with telepathy devices in ……………
4. We will still be using art to communicating in ………………..
5. We won’t be working F2F any more in …………………
6. We will be using signs in ………, but she signs will be more interactive.
Ex: I also wanted to call you
2. VERB + TO + V-infinitive:
Verbs + to-infinitive:
If we want to follow a verb with another action, we must use either a gerund (Unit 1) or an infinitive.
Example: They want to see Superman 3 this Sunday.
Some common verbs followed by to-infi nitive
• Verbs of thinking: choose, decide, plan
• Verbs of feeling: love, hate, prefer
• Other verbs: try, want, need
4/ Look at the conversation in GETTING STARTED again and write down all the verbs that are followed by to-infinitive that you can find.
Example: I also wanted to call you → want to call
Phuc: Hi. Nick. What happened today? We were waiting for ages and you never showed up!
Nick: Hi Phuc. Well I wanted to ask you the same question.
Phuc: Why? We planened to meet outside the cinema, didn’t we? We waited and then Mai decided to go in without you. She didn’t want to miss the start of Frozen you know. Did you oversleep or something?
Nick: No, I was there on time, and it was me who waited for you two.
Phuc: Are you kidding? We didn’t see you there. We tried to call you but couldn’t get through.
Nick: I couldn’t call you either. My battery was flat.
Phuc: Never mind. We can try again. How about this Sunday afternoon at 2.30p.m? There’s Superman 3.
Nick: Great…, but I’ll be having my Vietnamese class then. Let’s go for the 4.15p.m.show. I’ll need to take the bus to Nguyen Du Street and it’s quite far.
Phuc: But it’s not Galaxy Nguyen Du! We’ll be seeing it at Galaxy Nguyen Trai…Wait…Which cinema did you go to today?
Nick: Oh no, I went to Galaxy Nguyen Du. I wish my mobile phone had a better battery!
5. Choose the best answer.
1. We’ve decided …………..in Ho Chi Minh City for three more days.
a. stay b. staying c. to stay
2. Do you want ……………a mobile phone battery that uses solar energy?
a. having b. to have c. has
3. They chose……………the bus there.
a. to take b. will take c. taking
4. I tired …………..you lots of times but couldn’t get through.
a. called b. call c. to call
5. I think in the future many people will prefer ………….by using social media.
a. to communicate b. will communicate c. communicate
To-infinitive:
6. The Dream List. Imagine we are in the year 2050. Work in pairs and select three ways of communication that you think will be most common. Then make the list longer by sharing your ideas with another pair using full sentences.

Example: We’ll be using video conferencing in every meeting.