AEE 233: One Super Conversational Way to Talk About Your Plans in English

<p><strong>Need some help talking about your plans in English?</strong></p> <p><strong>On today’s Tear Up Your Textbook Tuesday, Lindsay and Michelle tell you how to talk about the future the way native speakers do!</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Taking IELTS?</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong><a href="http://www.allearsenglish.com/training">Get our free IELTS video training now</a></strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p>Usually English textbooks tell you to talk about the future using ‘will’ and ‘going to’.  These work, but native English speakers also do it by using the progressive tense.  To native ears, this is a more natural and conversational way to talk.</p> <p> </p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://promos.italki.com/allearsenglish/"><img class="alignright wp-image-4026 size-full" src="http://allearsenglish.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/italki5.jpg" alt="italki5" width="280" height="154" /></a>Are You Ready to Practice? Get a Private, Native English Teacher Now!</strong></p> <p><strong>Try </strong><a href="http://promos.italki.com/allearsenglish/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">italki</span></strong></a><strong> to learn to speak like a native.</strong></p> <p><strong>You’ll get your English mistakes corrected immediately!</strong></p> <p><strong>For a limited time you’ll get 10UD to use towards private English lessons on italki.</strong></p> <p><strong>Visit </strong><a href="http://promos.italki.com/allearsenglish/" target="_blank"><strong><span style="color: #000000;">italki now to claim your 10USD in free English lessons</span></strong></a><strong>.</strong></p> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p><strong>Here are some examples of conversation about the future using the progressive tense:</strong></p> <ul> <li>“What are you having for dinner?”</li> <li>“Tonight I’m having chicken.”</li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li>“Are you bringing anything?”</li> <li>“I’m bringing wine.”</li> </ul> <p> </p> <ul> <li>“Wh