Tham khảo tài liệu 'book grammar for ielts part 5', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | Future 2 present simple be about to future continuous future perfect A Context listening F Janet is a university lecturer. She gets nervous when she gives talks at conferences. Look at the pictures. Which do you think would help Janet feel more confident and relaxed F Listen to Janet s conversation with her colleague Phil. What advice does Phil give her Listen again and complete the sentences below. Write no more than three words for each answer. 1 the report all next week. 2 By the end of the year same talk at six conferences. 3 When she gets to Rome nervous. 4 Before he gives his talk in London at least ten times. 5 Janet is in a hurry because the train to the 20 minutes. El Look at the sentences used in Exercise 3 and answer these questions. 1 Which sentences talk about events that will be over before a time in the future 2 Which sentences talk about events or situations in progress at a particular time in the future . 3 Which sentence talks about a scheduled event . 48 Future 2 B Grammar 1 Present simple We use the present simple with a future meaning to talk about timetables or schedules The conference only lasts three days. The train to the airport leaves in 20 minutes. after conjunctions such as when as soon as after before until as long as Til be feeling really nervous when I get to Rome not when I will get to Rome Can you do it before we have the departmental meeting not before-we will have the meeting Note that other present tenses are also possible I won t be able to relax until I m actually giving my talk. 2 Be about to I am is are about to verb I m about to go to Rome am is are not about to verb I m not about to go to Rome am is are. verb Are you about to go to Rome We use be about to to talk about something likely to happen in the immediate future I m about to go to Rome for a conference. I will be leaving very soon A The negative form suggests the speaker has no intention of doing something I m not .
