Listen "247. Future Continuous for B1 (and B2) with story"
Episode Synopsis
Hello, dear students!Future continuous for fixed events, which are expected to happen. (This is B1 grammar with interest for B2 students too!)will + be + verb+ingI'll be giving a talk at that time, but I could see you afterwards for a coffee.This time next week I'll be flying into paradiseI'll be seeing you soon, then. Yes. Holidays finish next week.Not about making decisions but sth decided anywayShall I take you into town?Don't botherNo bother. I'll be going to the shops anyway.Polite - not to influence people's decision about plansWill you be staying the weekend?Yes, if that's OK with you.Of course, we'd be delighted to have you stay with us.Compare;Are you going to stay the weekend?(Come on! Tell me! I want to know now!)Note often with non-ing verbs like want.Will you be wanting breakfast tomorrow?Yes, please!Say what people are doing now.Don't call now. They'll be having lunch at this time.Well, the managers will be deciding who leaves and who doesn't.I'm just hoping I won't lose my job.For transcript of story, go to: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-247.htmFor more help on Future Continuous, also listen to: https://www.practisingenglish.com/podcast-25.htmSupport the showMy NEW book: "B1 English Vocabulary Builder - 22 Short Stories for Learning the Words and Phrases Students Need to Pass the B1 Exam" is now available! This book gives the learner enough vocabulary to pass any B1 exam (special help for Cambridge exams).To about my book, click here (you can access it from any Amazon platform):https://amzn.to/46AVFe9 Learners studying towards B2 level will be interested in my B1 to B2 reader: The Tudor Conspiracy (includes audio version) https://amzn.to/4gPsj0i For very young learners (from 8-10), I recommend my picture reader book for children learning A1 to A2 English. It comes with a fully dramatised audio version: https://amzn.to/46TCWvv Oxford Bookworm Graded Readers: Read stories at your level to improve your English. I recommend Oxford Bookworms as the best series of books for learners: https://amzn.to/4r7YVHg At https://www.practisingenglish.com/ I offer learners of intermediate-level English, free grammar help and exercises and other English learning pages.https://www.practisingenglish.com/Be back soon with another podcast!Mike Bilbrough (Secondary school English teacher and Doctor in English philology)
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