D-07.09 Predict the Future of the World with 5 Kinds of Verb Phrasing

Unit 2 (The Simple Tenses: The Future—“Work in the Future”) of the Original Scenario, Volume Two: English Grammar in Context, pages 26-38 13 pages                                Who It’s For: (Teachers & Helpers of) Advancing Students of English Who Want More Ways of Expressing Ideas about Future Events or Activity in Conjunction with One Another.  Why It’s Useful: In pages that need updating but are still useful, here’s another review of ways to “Apply Grammar.” At various levels of difficulty, Unit 2 of the original Scenario Volume Two purports to present and practice—and assess mastery of—five (5) varieties of phrasing used to forecast future events or trends. These are: [1] am / is / are (n’t) going to + Verb,  [2] will / won’t + Verb,  [3] will / won’t + be + Verb-ing (the “Future Continuous”), [4] Verb(s) or am / is / are (n’t) Verb-ing (the “Simple or Continuous Present for Future Meaning”), and [5] am / is / are (n’t) about to Verb (for the “Very Near Future”).  The on