| EIM 5/ Unit 11 / referring to the future/ rule
EIM 5/ Unit 11 / referring to the future/ rule
| Be off to
| A future journey (large or small)
| I’m just off to the shops to pick up a newspaper.
| | To be about to
| Smth which is going to happen in the very immediate future
| Be careful! She is about to lose her temper.
| | Be due to
| An event which is expected (or scheduled) to happen in the future.
| Their plane is due to land at 4 p.m.
| | Be bound to
| Something which the speaker feels sure will happen.
| You are bound to pass. You’re a really good driver.
| | Be supposed to
| Smth which should happen, but the speaker thinks there is some doubt about it actually happening.
| She’s supposed tobe here by 7 pm but you know what she’s like.
| | Be thinking of
| Future plans, which are possible but have not been decided yet.
| They are thinking of building a new cinema there.
|
EIM 5/ Unit 11 / referring to the future/ rule
| Be off to
| A future journey (large or small)
| I’m just off to the shops to pick up a newspaper.
| | To be about to
| Smth which is going to happen in the very immediate future
| Be careful! She is about to lose her temper.
| | Be due to
| An event which is expected (or scheduled) to happen in the future.
| Their plane is due to land at 4 p.m.
| | Be bound to
| Something which the speaker feels sure will happen.
| You are bound to pass. You’re a really good driver.
| | Be supposed to
| Smth which should happen, but the speaker thinks there is some doubt about it actually happening.
| She’s supposed tobe here by 7 pm but you know what she’s like.
| | Be thinking of
| Future plans, which are possible but have not been decided yet.
| They are thinking of building a new cinema there.
|
EIM 5/ Unit 11 / referring to the future/ rule
| Be off to
| A future journey (large or small)
| I’m just off to the shops to pick up a newspaper.
| | To be about to
| Smth which is going to happen in the very immediate future
| Be careful! She is about to lose her temper.
| | Be due to
| An event which is expected (or scheduled) to happen in the future.
| Their plane is due to land at 4 p.m.
| | Be bound to
| Something which the speaker feels sure will happen.
| You are bound to pass. You’re a really good driver.
| | Be supposed to
| Smth which should happen, but the speaker thinks there is some doubt about it actually happening.
| She’s supposed tobe here by 7 pm but you know what she’s like.
| | Be thinking of
| Future plans, which are possible but have not been decided yet.
| They are thinking of building a new cinema there.
|
EIM 5/ Unit 11 / referring to the future/ rule
| Be off to
| A future journey (large or small)
| I’m just off to the shops to pick up a newspaper.
| | To be about to
| Smth which is going to happen in the very immediate future
| Be careful! She is about to lose her temper.
| | Be due to
| An event which is expected (or scheduled) to happen in the future.
| Their plane is due to land at 4 p.m.
| | Be bound to
| Something which the speaker feels sure will happen.
| You are bound to pass. You’re a really good driver.
| | Be supposed to
| Smth which should happen, but the speaker thinks there is some doubt about it actually happening.
| She’s supposed tobe here by 7 pm but you know what she’s like.
| | Be thinking of
| Future plans, which are possible but have not been decided yet.
| They are thinking of building a new cinema there.
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Date: 2015-12-24; view: 1300
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