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Unit 24: The future
Seven ways of talking about the future

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  1. 1Go beyond intermediate with our new video course
  2. 2Reported speech in 90 seconds!
  3. 3If or whether?
  4. 45 ways to use 'would'
  5. 5Let and allow
  6. 6Passive voice
  7. 7Unless
  8. 8Mixed conditionals
  9. 9The zero article - in 90 seconds
  10. 10The indefinite article - in 90 seconds
  11. 11The. That's right - the! Learn all about it in 90 seconds
  12. 12The continuous passive
  13. 13Future perfect
  14. 14Need + verb-ing
  15. 15Have something done
  16. 16Wish
  17. 17Word stress
  18. 18Different ways of saying 'if'
  19. 19Passive reporting structures
  20. 20The subjunctive
  21. 21When and if
  22. 22Inversion
  23. 23Phrasal verbs
  24. 24The future
  25. 25Modals in the past
  26. 26Narrative tenses
  27. 27Phrasal verb myths
  28. 28Conditionals review
  29. 29Used to - review
  30. 30Linking words of contrast
  • ተፈጸመ

    Session 1

    1 Activity

    English Class

    16 May 2016

    What will the future bring? Well, we can't answer that, but we can offer you seven different ways of talking about the future. Join Dan on a tour of the park... and the future!

  • ተፈጸመ

    Session 2

    1 Activity

    News Review

    17 May 2016

    Wild bees in the US have declined in many farming areas, according to the first national effort to map their numbers. Neil and Catherine discuss this and give you the words and phrases the world's media are using to talk about the story.

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    Session 3

    1 Activity

    Lingohack

    18 May 2016

    Get up-to-date with the latest news and understand it too with Lingohack. Listen to and watch authentic BBC World News bulletins and learn key words and phrases that help you make sense of the news.

  • ተፈጸመ

    Session 4

    1 Activity

    Stop Saying!

    19 May 2016

    When we think of the future, if we're thinking grammatically, we think of will. However, the future can be different depending on what we're talking about. Will is not the only future, as Tim explores in this video.

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    Session 5

    1 Activity

    Drama: The White Elephant

    20 May 2016

    Peter the waiter is shaken after a van nearly hits him. Gordon has no sympathy and brags about his new mobile business venture. Can the two things be connected? Learn some phrases about honesty.