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00:0-1	the first week of 2017 is going well for you
00:04	. Um , I had a really , really nice
00:06	New Year's celebration with right here in my house ,
00:10	with my family and some of my best friends ,
00:14	and we had a lot of great food . We
00:17	talked and laughed a lot . We really enjoy each
00:20	other's company . And we also watched some of the
00:22	festivities on TV . So I hope your new Year
00:27	was also wonderful . And today I want to talk
00:31	about the future because at the beginning of a new
00:34	year Ah , lot of people start making statements about
00:37	the future . What is going to happen ? Um
00:40	, in the upcoming year , and I wanted to
00:43	clear up some confusion about the different ways to talk
00:47	about the future in English . Okay , um ,
00:52	so English has a number of different ways to talk
00:54	about the future we can use will and won't weaken
00:58	, say , going to we can even use the
01:02	present continuous . So today I'm going to explain all
01:05	of that to you with some really concrete examples ,
01:09	and I would also like to ask you to practice
01:12	. So as I'm going through these examples and teaching
01:15	you how to talk about the future in English .
01:18	Try to practice by writing your own examples . Just
01:22	write a comment , Um , under this video .
01:25	Okay , so let's get started . So the first
01:28	thing that you can do when talking about the future
01:31	is to talk about your intentions , What you intend
01:35	to do what you want to do And when talking
01:39	about intentions , we use going to . So ,
01:42	for example , you might say this year I'm going
01:45	to read more books , or this year I'm going
01:49	to lose weight . Or maybe this year I'm going
01:52	to quit smoking . Okay , remember that in fast
01:57	spoken English going too often sounds like gonna So if
02:03	I were to say those sentences fast , I would
02:05	say them like this this year . I'm going to
02:08	read more this year . I'm gonna lose weight this
02:11	year . I'm going to quit smoking , so you'll
02:14	notice that these air all intentions There are things that
02:17	I have in my mind that I want to do
02:20	. Um , but they're really things that are in
02:23	the future that are not really confirmed plans . So
02:27	for confirmed plans or some people call these arrangements which
02:31	are definitely going to happen then we have two options
02:36	. We can use the present continuous , so that's
02:40	with I N g . Or we can use going
02:43	to let me give you some examples of confirmed plans
02:47	. So let's say , uh , I'm planning on
02:52	taking a cruise in the month of July and I've
02:56	already bought the tickets and I've already put it on
02:58	my calendar . So it's definitely going to happen so
03:02	I can use the present continuous to talk about the
03:05	future . When I have confirmed plans . I can
03:08	say I'm taking a cruise in July , Okay ,
03:12	I'm taking that's present continuous , but I'm talking about
03:17	the future . I'm taking a cruise in July ,
03:20	so that part in July makes it clear that this
03:23	is a confirmed plan in the future . When talking
03:27	about confirmed plans using the present continuous , we usually
03:31	add that future date say in July , because if
03:35	I just say I'm taking a cruise , then maybe
03:39	it sounds like I'm taking a cruise right now ,
03:41	right , because that's how we usually use the present
03:44	continuous . When this case talked about confirmed plans in
03:47	the future , we say I'm taking a cruise in
03:50	July or for a confirmed plan that's maybe closer to
03:55	the present Weaken . Say , I'm seeing a show
03:58	in New York next week . So again , this
04:01	is confirmed . I am definitely going . I have
04:04	it on my calendar . I probably have the tickets
04:07	already , and I use the present continuous for talking
04:10	about the future . I'm seeing a show in New
04:13	York next week . Now , we can also use
04:17	going to for confirmed plans . Okay , So it's
04:21	also possible to say I'm going to take a cruise
04:25	in July or gonna I'm gonna take a cruise in
04:28	July or I'm going to see a show in New
04:32	York next week or I'm going to see a show
04:35	in New York next week . Okay , So both
04:37	of these the present continuous with I N g and
04:42	going to both of them are perfectly correct for talking
04:46	about confirmed plans . Okay . Are you practicing yet
04:50	? I'd like you to write in the comments .
04:52	One intention you have for this year . Like I'm
04:56	going to study English more in 2017 and then one
05:00	confirmed plan you have like I'm seeing a show next
05:05	week . Try to use the present continuous for talking
05:08	about the future . Alright ? So many remember ,
05:10	always put what you're learning into practice as soon as
05:14	possible , so let's try to do that in this
05:16	video . The next way to talk about the future
05:19	is by making predictions . Okay , so predictions are
05:24	just imaginings about the future . You are thinking about
05:28	how you imagine the future will be . So these
05:32	have to do more with you more with your intentions
05:36	and your plans . Predictions are a little more general
05:40	, and at the beginning of the year you'll see
05:41	a lot of predictions in newspapers . For example ,
05:45	um , this year the economy will grow or the
05:49	economy won't grow . So for predictions , we often
05:53	use will and Won't will being the positive form and
05:57	won't short for will not . That's the negative form
06:02	the economy will grow this year . The economy won't
06:05	grow this year . The new president will do this
06:10	. The new president won't do that , okay ?
06:14	And we can also use going to for predictions .
06:18	So it's perfectly correct to say the economy is going
06:21	to grow this year , where the economy is not
06:24	going to grow this year . The new president is
06:27	going to pass a new law or the new president
06:30	is not going to pass a new law . Okay
06:33	? Some people say that going to has more certainty
06:38	than will and won't news . I don't know .
06:42	Maybe I don't think that's really the case . I
06:44	think you can use both of these equally for predictions
06:48	. And you can quantify the amount of certainty by
06:51	using words like , Definitely , the economy will definitely
06:56	grow this year . Or the economy definitely won't grow
06:59	this year , okay ? Or the economy is definitely
07:02	going to grow . The economy is definitely not going
07:06	to grow . Okay , So I would use a
07:08	word like definitely to emphasize it if you are very
07:12	certain that your prediction will come true or you can
07:15	use a word like probably to show that it's likely
07:19	, but it's not completely certain . Alright , Um
07:23	and if you're a little more uncertain than you can
07:25	use the word maybe right , maybe the economy will
07:29	grow this year . Or maybe the economy is going
07:33	to grow this year . All right , so there
07:34	are different degrees of certainty and predictions , but I
07:37	would use the words maybe probably , and definitely to
07:42	indicate those different degrees of certainty . But you can
07:45	use both will and will and going to or not
07:48	going to to make predictions . So let's you put
07:51	it into practice . Make one or two predictions for
07:54	what you think is going to happen in 2017 and
07:57	write them in the comments . So you might be
08:00	wondering , when are some other situations where we use
08:04	will and won't ? Well , we often use will
08:08	and won't for promises and decisions that are made in
08:13	the moment of speaking . So an example of a
08:15	promise would be , Let's say , I have Children
08:18	and my Children really want to go to Disney World
08:21	. I might say I'll take you to Disney World
08:24	this year . Okay , that's a promise . I'll
08:26	take you to Disney World this year or , um
08:30	, I don't know . Maybe your boyfriend or girlfriend
08:33	is complaining that you're working too much . So maybe
08:37	you make a promise with won't I won't work so
08:40	much this year , Okay , again , that's a
08:42	promise . You could also phrase that as an intention
08:45	, you could also say I'm not going toe work
08:48	so much this year . That would also be okay
08:50	so you can see that there is some overlap between
08:53	these categories . Sometimes more than one option is correct
08:58	. Let's talk about decisions you make in the moment
09:01	. Okay , So a decision , an example of
09:04	a decision in the moment would be , Let's say
09:06	, your friend says , Hey , I have tickets
09:09	to this really great concert on . It's gonna be
09:12	so much fun , and you get interested in going
09:15	to the concert , too . So in that conversation
09:17	, you say , Oh , I'll buy some tickets
09:20	to All right . You weren't planning on it before
09:23	or you weren't thinking about going to the concert before
09:26	, but when your friend mentioned it , then you
09:28	decided in that moment that you want to buy tickets
09:31	to . So in that case , we usually use
09:34	will and won't . I'll buy some tickets to okay
09:37	for communicating decisions that you make in the moment .
09:42	So I hope this lesson has helped you understand better
09:45	how to talk about the future in English the different
09:48	ways we have of talking about the future in English
09:52	. Remember to practice by writing some comments and at
09:56	the beginning of the year , it's also a great
09:58	time to make a plan for your English study .
10:01	I really think that the best students have a plan
10:05	for their English study , and then they stick to
10:07	the plan . That means they follow it . They
10:10	don't just forget about it or abandon it . And
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11:35	enjoyed today's video . Thank you so much for watching
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11:40	English in 2017 Bye for now .

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In this video, the instructor explains how to talk about the future by expressing an intention, confirmed plan, prediction, promise, or decision.

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Talking about the future in English - WILL, GOING TO, and -ING is a free educational video by Espresso English.It helps students in grades 4 practice the following standards L.4.1.B.

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1. L.4.1.B : Form and use the progressive (e.g., I was walking; I am walking; I will be walking) verb tenses..