Unit 8A: HOW SMART ARE YOU?

Unit description

In this unit learners will listen to a general knowledge quiz on the radio. They will listen to and take part in a dialogue between a cruise director and an employee, and will read an article about a very bright seven year-old bilingual Russian girl. The grammar section presents a review of the Future tense.

Contents

1. Future Tense Review  2. Vocabulary: Learning a language

1. Future Tense Review

USO: Estos tiempos verbales se utilizan para referirse a acciones que ocurrirán en un momento específico o durante un período específico en el futuro (FUTURO PROGRESIVO) y a acciones y hechos que concluirán en un cierto momento del futuro (FUTURO PERFECTO). EJEMPLOS: "Could I borrow the car tomorrow, Dad?" "Well, I'll be using it all day tomorrow;when do you want to borrow it?" "In the evening, after dinner." "That's okay; I'll have finished with it by then." FUTURE CONTINUOUS FUTURE PERFECT

2. Vocabulary: Learning a language