In ten years' time - At the newsagent's
tomorrow, next .... week, month, year, next time, soon, when pigs fly (quand les poules auront des dents)
Differents ways of expressing futurity :
WILL = will - Will not = WON'T (modal, + verb)
When I am older ... I will be a super star.
If It rains, we won't play outside.
He 'll buy a new car, if he wins the lotery.
I’ll ask Jennifer when I see her.
They won't have enough time to finish the job
be going to (+ verb)
Next weekend we are going to have a barbecue.
Is she going to make a cake?
If you don't help me, I am not going to help you.
beVbing + time (future)
Wait for us, please! we are coming in a minute.
She isn't going to school tomorrow.
When are they moving, in May or in June?
exercise : the future
The ... est - The most ... in the world Superlatives : Le, la, les plus.....
The best fruit isn't the biggest or the most beautiful.
Have a look at the most popular programme.
Click on "the weakest link" or here "the weakest link"
exercise : superlatives
Pages to visit on the internet:
Where is the world's tallest building?
What is the most popular song this week?
Who is the richest person in the world?
What will be the hottest or the coldest country tomorrow?
vocabulary
Who? |
a team, step father/ mother (beau-père...) |
What ? |
amusement arcade, library / bookshop, ice rink (ice skating), sports club, disco, shopping centre, newagent, magazine |
Where ? |
at the newsagent’s, from Toronto to Montreal, away = far |
What ... like ? |
(parler du prix) : expensive = it costs a lot of money / it doesn’t cost a lot = it’s cheap |
When ? |
not (vb) any more : They do not live in Canada any more (ne....plus) |
What ... DO ? |
pay back (rembourser), call, shout (crier), lose*, stay, |
's (places) |
I go to "Mother Teresa’s" (school) They are at Mac Donald's (restaurant) |
Useful |
how do you know? That’s good news! I’d prefer.... |
How much ? |
I like ... very much (a lot) / I don't like at all (not at all = pas du tout) |
Feelings |
I’d prefer ....... to vb (j’aimerais mieux). |
modèle |
When I am older ... I will be .... I’d like to be a pop singer |