Module 2: Education
Summary: School Life
Key points
- will / won’t + base verb: predictions, promises, quick decisions.
- intend to + base verb: a firm intention.
- be thinking of + verb-ing: a plan not decided yet.
- In ten years’ time, I’ll… : imagining the future.
- Double the final consonant in stopped, planning, bigger, beginning.
Rules to remember
will
I’ll help you. It won’t be easy. Will you live in a flat?
intend to / thinking of
I intend to find a job. I’m thinking of giving lessons.
Double consonant
1 vowel + 1 consonant (stop » stopped) or stress on the last syllable (begin » beginning); not after 2 vowels (rain » raining) or w/x/y (play » playing).
British -ll
travel » travelled, cancel » cancelled.
How to do it
- Promise or prediction? » will.
- Firm plan? » intend to. Still thinking? » thinking of + -ing.
- Before adding -ed / -ing / -er, check vowel + consonant and stress.
Example
In ten years’ time, I’ll be an engineer. I intend to work in the south, and I’m thinking of starting my own company.
Common mistakes
- *I will to study* » I will study.
- *thinking of study* » thinking of studying.
- *stoped, planing* » stopped, planning.
Key words
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