Unit 85 Use the future tense

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Unit 85 Use the future tense

B1 ; 72 WORDS ; 2 STORIES ; GUIDEBOOK

85-1 Discuss relationships

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Describe their family and close social circle
Express opinions
Express gratitude and respond to expressions of gratitude
GRAMMAR
Pronoun + rendre
Pronoun + faire plaisir
Related content : 83-1 INTRO ; 84-1 REVIEW ; 85-1 REVIEW
REVIEW ASSIGNABLE

85-2 I Really Want This Job

In the waiting room for a job interview, Béa and another candidate get into an argument about who is more environmentally conscious. The interviewer is impressed and offers them both the job. Béa declines when she realizes that means that she'll have to work with the horrible other candidate.
STORY ASSIGNABLE

85-3 Use the future tense

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
future of irregular verbs
GRAMMAR INTRODUCED

future tense conjugation review (regular and être, avoir, aller, faire)

irregular future tense conjugation (voir, venir, pleuvoir, vouloir, pouvoir, savoir, devoir)

future vs. present tense

future vs. present tense, including in "quand" statements
Related content : 85-3 GRAMMAR ; 86-3 GRAMMAR
GRAMMAR ASSIGNABLE

85-4 Review words and grammar taught across levels

PRACTICE

85-5 Express opinions

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Express strong opinions and preferences
Talk about and describe likes and dislikes
Express opinions
Ask for others' opinions
GRAMMAR
Relative pronouns: ce que, tout ce que
Review of imperative with disjunctive/stress pronouns (dis-moi, demande-lui, etc.)
Related content : 84-5 INTRO ; 85-5 REVIEW ; 86-5 REVIEW
REVIEW ASSIGNABLE

85-6 The Tea Set

Lucy gives Lin a family heirloom: a tea set. Lin says she doesn't want it, so Lucy gives it to Oscar. Just as Oscar agrees to take it, Lin comes over and says she does want it—it's worth a lot of money!
STORY ASSIGNABLE

85-7 Describe career plans

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Talk about work
Talk about and describe their qualifications
Give advice
Talk about their long-term plans
GRAMMAR
Future tense: irregular verbs like venir
Quand + future
Devenir + article + profession (with or without an article)
Related content : 83-7 INTRO ; 84-7 REVIEW ; 85-7 REVIEW
REVIEW ASSIGNABLE

85-8 Review words and grammar taught across levels

PRACTICE

85-9 Review everything from Unit 85

UNIT CHALLENGE

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TIP

Let's talk about Future Tense!

Some common verbs have irregular bases when talking about the future, but they all use the same endings.

subject	​verb (voir)​
je	verrai
tu	verras
il / elle	verra
nous	verrons
vous	verrez
ils / elles	verront

Several common verbs have irregular future bases:

voir, il verra
venir, il viendra
pleuvoir, il pleuvra
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vouloir, il voudra