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English Grammar

Talking about the future

Level: intermediate

When we know about the future , we normally use the present tense .

1. We use the present simple for something scheduled :

We have a lesson next Monday. The train arrives at 6.30 in the morning. The holidays start next week. It 's my birthday tomorrow.

2. We can use the present continuous for plans or arrangements :

I 'm playing football tomorrow. They are coming to see us tomorrow. We 're having a party at Christmas.

3. We use will :

when we express beliefs about the future:

It will be a nice day tomorrow. I think Brazil will win the World Cup. I'm sure you will enjoy the film.

to mean want to or be willing to :

I hope you will come to my party. George says he will help us.

to make offers and promises :

I 'll see you tomorrow. We 'll send you an email.

to talk about offers and promises :

Tim will be at the meeting. Mary will help with the cooking.

4. We use be going to :

to talk about plans or intentions :

I 'm going to drive to work today. They are going to move to Manchester.

to make predictions based on evidence we can see:

Be careful! You are going to fall . (= I can see that you might fall.) Look at those black clouds. I think it's going to rain . (= I can see that it will rain.)

5. We use will be with an -ing form for something happening before and after a specific time in the future :

I 'll be working at eight o'clock . Can you come later? They 'll be waiting for you when you arrive .

6. We can use will be with an -ing form instead of the present continuous or be going to when we are talking about plans, arrangements and intentions :

They 'll be coming to see us next week. I 'll be driving to work tomorrow.

7. We often use verbs like would like, plan, want, mean, hope, expect to talk about the future:

What are you going to do next year? I 'd like to go to university. We plan to go to France for our holidays. George wants to buy a new car.

8. We use modals may , might and could when we are not sure about the future:

I might stay at home tonight or I might go to the cinema. We could see Mary at the meeting. She sometimes goes.

9. We can use should if we think there's a good chance of something happening:

We should be home in time for tea. The game should be over by eight o'clock.

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The future in time clauses and if- clauses

In time clauses with words like when, after, until we often use present tense forms to talk about the future:

I'll come home when I finish work. You must wait here until your father comes . They are coming after they have had dinner.

In clauses with if we often use present tense forms to talk about the future:

We won't be able to go out if it is raining . If Barcelona lose tomorrow, they will be champions.

I would like to ask about how to distinguish the present simple and the future simple when we want to talk about a plan or an activity happening in the future. Could you please tell me your idea about this exercise?

The Music Festival ________________ place this Sunday night, in the central stadium.

A. takes B. will take C. is going to take D. has taken

Thanks a lot!

Hello nanalee2024,

There's not enough context to really know what idea about the future this sentence communicates. Since it's not clear, A, B and C could all easily be correct and the verb forms would have the meanings explained above.

Sorry I can't give a more definitive answer!

Best wishes, Kirk LearnEnglish team

Thanks a lot. This is the reason why I get confused with this exercise.

I also want you to clarify when we use the present simple and the future simple or be going to when we want to talk about the future. What are the differences? Can you tell in detail what type of plans or activities we will use the appropriate tense?

This information is on the page in the explanation above these comments:

present simple - fixed future events, timetables and schedules
will (or other modal verbs such as might, could or may) - predictions, guesses, promises and threats
be going to - intentions, logical predictions based on evidence
present continuous - events you have already arranged

Future forms are very much dependent on the context and on how the speaker sees the situation, as you can see. Very often there is a more than one form possible.

The LearnEnglish Team

Hello Teachers, Who's going to tell Jake? And who will tell Jake? Is there any differences in meaning? Could you explain it elaborately?

Hello jitu_jaga,

The differences between these forms is explained above. Could you please tell us what isn't clear for you, or what you think the difference is? I think we'll be better able to help you if we understanding where you're coming from.

Hello Kirk, I think in the first sentence the speaker is asking about plan who made earlier to ask Jake. Whereas in the second sentence the speaker is insisting someonelse to take decision to ask Jake right at the moment of speaking. If I am wrong, please correct t me.

Yes, you've got the right idea. If we say 'Who will tell Jake?', we are clearly asking for a volunteer -- as you put it, for someone to declare this at the moment of speaking.

'Who's going to tell Jake?' suggests that there may already be a plan of some sort, though perhaps it hasn't been finalized.

Hi, I hope you can help me. I try to find out which translation is correct among the following:

I've bought a new laptop, but it doesn't work. I'll must bring back to the shop. I've bought a new laptop, but it doesn't work. I'll have to bring back to the shop.

I think they won't spend their holydays by the sea again. I don't think they will spend their holydays by the sea again.

Watch out! You're going to hurt yourself. Watch out! You'll hurt yourself.

Thank you in advance for your help

Hello dspatola,

In 1), only the second sentence is correct. We don't use two modal verbs ('will must') together as they are used in the first sentence.

In 2), we typically make the verb 'think' negative (as in the second sentence) rather than the other verb (as in the first sentence). But the first sentence is not incorrect; it's just unusual. Note, however, the spelling of 'holidays'.

Both of the sentences in 3) can be correct. It depends on the situation and/or speaker's intended meaning.

By the way, please let us know what you think is the correct or incorrect option when you ask us questions such as these. It helps us help you better if we can see what you are unsure about.

Hello, Wich of these sentences is correct? And why? He has a meeting with the doctor in two hours. He is having a meeting with the doctor in two hours.

Hi .Mariia,

Both of them are correct! In comparison, the second one emphasises the fact that the meeting has already been organised and confirmed relatively more.

LearnEnglish team

When you think of "will" always remember the song "we will rock you" and "i will survive". Also remember that "a will" (noun) is testament (document) that says what will be done in the future and is 100% (can't be changed).

What is the difference between

Next week I'll be visiting your city. Next week I'm going to be visiting your city.

Hello Plokonyo,

Both sentences use the continuous aspect to talk about the city visit, so the main difference is the difference between 'will' and 'be going to'.

Both forms can be used to make a prediction. When they are used to make a prediction, 'be going to' more strongly suggests there is some evidence for this future event than 'will' does. Although the two sentences you ask about are probably not predictions, they could be depending on the context.

More likely these are statements about plans. 'be going to' shows that a plan is already in place; the plan was made before the moment of speaking. It speaks of your intention to visit the city next week.

The most common meaning of 'will' in speaking about the future is for a plan made at the moment of speaking. This doesn't really work in this context, but people do sometimes say something like 'Next week I'll be visiting your city'. In this case, it could be that someone else has arranged your travel plans or your schedule and has decided the details of this trip. In this case, 'will' is used to report a fact about the future. This suggests less intentional involvement on the part of the speaker than 'be going to', which we use to speak about intentions.

Hope this helps.

Dear team, I hope you are fine. I saw a video, David Letterman's Final Show. He says, I love this segment. The name is "a comedy we would have done tomorrow." Why is "would have done" used? Another question: Which one is true? Why is "would have done" used? Why "would have done" is used? Thank you

Hello Hosseinpour,

The correct question is 'Why is 'would have done' used?'

The answer to this question is as follows. We use 'would have done' when something was a possibility in the past but did not happen. For example:

I would have gone to the party, but I didn't get an invitation.

Although it seems odd to link a form like this which rooted in an unreal past with a future time reference ('tomorrow'), sometimes people do so. This is generally when the decision to do something in the future has been taken in the past. For example:

I would have gone to the party tomorrow, but I didn't get an invitation and now I have other plans.

Here, the party is tomorrow but the time to decide/arrange to go was in the past. It's an unusual use, but it occurs in contexts like this. Whether this is what Letterman had in mind or whether he was just playing linguistic games for comedic effect I can't tell you, however.

Thank you sir, for the time and help.

Hi Team, I'm learning the difference between the future tense "I will go tomorrow" and the future with present progressive "I am going tomorrow". What is the difference between them in these examples please? I know the grammatical difference but I was wondering when you would use one over the other. I know traditionally you use the future with present continuous for things that are scheduled or arranged but since both of these specify time is there any difference in use? thanks in advance

Hello Myetl,

The context and the speaker's intentions are key, but in general, for example, 'I'm going tomorrow' implies that you've already had your trip planned. You haven't decided to go just now as you're speaking with someone.

If you say 'I'll go tomorrow', it could be that you are making a promise to go to the person you're speaking with, or it could be that you've decided you will go just now while speaking.

I'd say this is the most typical distinction in meaning between these two forms, but, as always, other meanings are possible in specific situations.

Hope this helps!

Hello I use the present simple for future I must happen in the present and happened in the past and future and I avoid giving instructions I am talking about grammar this is correct ?

Sorry, I don't understand the question. Can you ask it again?

You can find some examples of how to use the present simple for the future at the top of the page above.

Hello, dear teachers and team!

Could you please help me with my confusion concerning "will" and "going to". It is quite understandable that will refers to spontaneous ideas and going to is used for planned actions. I've been a bit confused since I read that Cambridge Dictionary says: "One of the main uses of will is to refer to things in the future that we think are certain".

1. So, if someone asks me "What are your plans for Monday and Tuesday" can I answer "I will work" (=I am sure I'll do) or does it have to be "I'm going to work" (because it refers to my plan"? In the same way, can I ask someone "Will you work tomorrow?" or should it be "Are you going to work tomorrow?"

2. Can I say "I will have a rest on Maldives" (I'm sure I will, I have already bought tickets and booked a hotel and I'm sure it will happen) or "I'm going to have a rest on Maldives" (I have already bought tickets and booked a hotel, so it's my plan).

I'm very very grateful for your help and thank you very much for answering this comment beforehand!

Hello howtosay_,

'Will' describes a decision, as you say. The key to understanding the second use is not the degree of certainty of the action but rather the concept of 'we think'. In other words, 'will' describes our belief in a certain outcome. That is why it is used in prophecies and guesses. It's also why we tend not to use it about our own actions unless we are making a promise or a threat. After all, we do not need belief in our own choice - the choice depends only on us.

1. For the reasons above, 'going to' is used in both examples here.

2. Again, 'going to' is more appropriate here.

Hello Team, I have some confusion over the use of the term 'later' to talk about the future. For example, can I say "I will take the exam 6 months later" to refer to the future? Does it instead refer to the past? Wouldn't it be more correct to say "I will take the exam in 6 months/ 6 months from now" to talk about the future? Why? Thanks in advance!

Hello BeeJay,

'Later' is a comparative form which requires another time in the future as a reference point. For example:

The plan was to do it in September but we're going to do it a month later instead. The plan was to do it in two months but we're going to do it a month later instead.

> September or 'in two months' are the reference points for 'later' here.

Without this reference point you cannot use 'later':

We are going to do it in October / in three months /

> There is no reference point so 'later' cannot be used.

Hello, Talking about the future, especially for plans/arrangements and plans/intentions. As written above: We can use the present continuous for plans or arrangements, and we use "be going to" to talk about plans or intentions. For me, it is difficult to settle if they are plans/arrangements or plans/intentions. In both cases, it comes naturally to me to use the form "be going to"; is it so grammatically incorrect? Thanks for your reply.

Hi User_1,

An arrangement normally involves some sort of official process (e.g. "I'm seeing the doctor tomorrow" implies that the person has made an appointment; "I'm going to New York" implies booking tickets, hotels, etc.), or coordination with other people ("I'm meeting my friends for dinner tonight.").

These same things can also be described as intentions ("I'm going to see the doctor tomorrow"; "I'm going to go to New York"), so there's nothing wrong with using "going to". However, an intention does not necessarily involve making an arrangement. Intentions also include things that the person simply desires to do ("I'm going to drive to work today").

There is a large overlap between these meanings of the present continuous and going to. However, the present continuous does have that "arrangement" meaning, which comes in useful sometimes!

I hope that helps.

Hi Jonathan, Thanks for your help. Sometimes, it is hard to identify that difference not so much when I write but by doing grammar tests.

Q12.Alice is going to have a baby. It is a popular phrase, though it brings this question what if it is stated for the purpose of simple informaing, which suggests to use will. Are we allowed to use will in here?

Hello aeposp,

As with most future forms, the choice depends on how the speaker sees the situation. Going to is by far the most common form used in this context because it is a predictable process based on evidence we possess. Will is not grammatically incorrect, but it would suggest some kind of guess or prediction (fortune telling?), so it does seem unlikely.

Q11. Look at this conversation: A. do you have any plans for this weekend? B. No, I really don’t . I will/am going to eat dinner of course. And then probably I will/ am going to watch Tv for a little while. A recource indicates both options fit the situation. But why? It seems either prediction on the basis of experience Or simply an instant decision. So why to use be going to?

I think both will and am going to are both fine for the first one. Am going to is OK because it shows something that has already been decided before the moment of speaking. Since eating dinner is a regular and everyday activity, it can be understood in that way. For the second one, I would prefer will .

Q10. My father ___ definitely stay in hospital for two weeks. Is it prediction based on evidence or personal knowledge and opinion or simply an information?

It could be any of these functions, depending on the context in which it is said or written!

Q9 . When a expert of any kind announces a knowledge he has achieved considering his prior knowledge and the evidence he observes – for examples a weather specialist who observes the radars and other data and comes to a conclusion considering his own knowledge- is it will or be going to we should use? Afterall, should we consider his announcement a neutral informing or a prediction of any kind? Ex: Eastern Berlin ___ stay dry and sunny over the weekend.

Hi aeposp,

The presenter could use "is going to" to show a strong sense of certainty. "Will" is also possible, to present the information as the speaker's belief.

In this example, there is another factor to consider: the conventions of the type of text. Aside from the speaker's own intentions and understanding of the information, the speaker is also producing a kind of text that has its own characteristics for content, language and organisation, which have been established through many other texts produced previously. In my experience, weather presenters mostly use "will", and the speaker may also decide to follow this convention. This is true for not just weather forecasts but newspaper articles, academic articles and any other kind of text.

If you are interested in a particular type of text, it might be interesting for you to take some examples of it and see whether they use "will", "going to" or both, and in which circumstances.

Q8. I have a feeling sth good ____ happen soon. Is seems a prediction based on personal opinion, so is the usage of be going to forbidden in here?

Both 'will' and 'is going to' are possible here. 'is going to' suggests more intensity or personal engagement on the part of the speaker than 'will' does.

All the best, Kirk LearnEnglish team

Q7. When asking about decisions, both will and be going to are used. Ex: Where are you going to/will stay in Berlin? Any difference between options?

In general, 'going to' is the best form to use here since this appears to be a question about a plan. We don't use 'will' to talk about plans in this way.

Q6.I am going on a holiday. I ____ away for a week. Is it simply information OR prediction based on knowledge OR expressing the arrangement and decision?

Hello asposp,

There is often a choice of future forms which the speaker could use and that is the case here. You could see the situation as a future fact ('will be'), a prediction (also 'will be'), an intention or plan ('am going to be') or an arrangement ('am'). All of these are possible and reflect less an objective fact than how the speaker conceives the situation.

Can I say: "I can see you tomorrow if they didn't cancel the class". Is it correct?

I think anyone would understand this, but I'm afraid that combination of verb tenses isn't correct.

If I understand what you want to say here correctly, 'I can see you tomorrow if they don't cancel the class' is the correct form.

I'd suggest you have a look at our Conditionals 1 page, where you can learn more about the most common verb tenses used with 'if'.

Q5. Due to the fact that predicting based on present evidence expresses a higher level of certainty, why is it stated in some resources that “will” states a higher level of certainty, especially in neutral information, as in: I will be 21 next week. What is the difference between: I will be 21 next week? And I am going to be 21 next week.

Actually, "will" can also indicate a high level of certainty. The differences between "will" and "going to" are not only in the level of certainty, but also the exact meaning of the future event. If you say "I will be 21 next week", you are stating it relatively simply and factually, as a future event. If you say "I am going to be 21 next week", you are presenting it as a kind of process that is already underway and is inevitable. That's the meaning underlying the "present evidence" explanation of "going to" - it is evidence of a process that is already happening. In many cases (such as this one), this small difference between "will" and "going to" is unlikely to be important in the conversation. Whichever one you choose expresses the point, which (I presume) is to tell the listener when your birthday is.

Q4. Is the following example an expression of prediction based on opinion or knowledge (to use will) or based on evidence or decision or intention (to use be going to)? John _____ graduate from medical school in June. (There is signs of referring to present circumstance which is the present policies of the university, when to end the process of education AND signs of the speakers knowledge over such an evidence and circumstance.)

Similar to the previous question, both will and going to are correct and plausible answers! Without more contextual information, we cannot know for sure which one the speaker intends.

Q3. It is mentioned in some resources that when simply giving information of asking for information we use will 1)Is it possible to use be going to when simply giving information with no emphasize on other purposes of expression? 2) There is a borderline in some resources that when there is any sign of expressing prior intension of plans he definite and singly option is be going to. What if there is the intention of simple informing, for example: We ____ study climate change in some part of the course. 3) In the example above there is also signs of prediction. This prediction is based on knowledge on present policies and the syllabus of the course; is this kind of prediction based on present evidence (the present syllabus) or based on the knowledge of the speaker over the syllabus? 4)Some may say this example is expressing decisions. Is that right?

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4 Future Tenses In English And How To Use Them

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Posted on 10/03/2021
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“Your future is whatever you make it, so make it a good one.” – Doc Brown, Back to the future.

Just like the past and present tenses, there is more than one future tense in English. These change depending on the function and what we want to say.

Today we’re going to look at four future tenses: the future simple, the future continuous, the future perfect and the future perfect continuous. We’ll show you how and when to use them. We’ll also share with you some fun videos and activities to help you understand them better.

Ready to learn? Let’s go!

The future tenses

Take a look at the four future tenses in English and how they’re used in a sentence:

1. Future Simple

Let’s start with the basics. The future simple is used to talk about a time later than now and can be used in lots of different ways.

It is made up of the verb will/won’t + base infinitive (infinitive without to) .
Because will is a modal verb it doesn’t change depending on the person doing the action.
We can use contractions e.g. I will = I’ll .
In the negative, we can also use will not for more emphasis.
Won’t is more common in speech.
In short answers we say: yes X will or no X won’t .

Here’s a look at the future simple in positive and negative statements and questions.

Future Simple | 4 Future tenses in English and how to use them | Oxford House Barcelona

Uses and examples

Instant or spontaneous decisions – I’m hungry. I think I’ll make a sandwich.
Future predictions based on a belief – I’m sure you’ll pass the test .
Promises – I won’t tell anyone your secret .
Offers – I’ll carry your bags for you .
Requests – Will you tell Henry I called?
Threats – If you do that again, I’ll tell Mum .
Future facts – I’ll be back later tonight .

We can use shall instead of will for future time references with I and we . However, it is slightly more formal.

E.g. We shall never forget this beautiful day .

It is also common to use shall in questions to make offers, suggestions or ask for advice.

E.g. Shall I carry these bags for you?

Shall I open the window?

What shall I tell Mary about the broken vase?

Be going to vs will

It’s important to note that for predictions based on evidence and for future plans we use be going to not will .

E.g. Look at those grey clouds. It’s definitely going to rain!

– What are you doing after work?

– I’m going to the gym .

Activity One

For more about the differences between will and be going to to talk about the future, watch this video from Learn English with TV Series :

2. Future continuous

Now let’s move on to the future continuous. Generally, we use this tense to talk about things in progress at a particular time in the future. Take a look at the form:

The structure of the future continuous is as follows: will/won’t + be + ing form

Future Continuous | 4 Future tenses in English and how to use them | Oxford House Barcelona

An action in progress at a specific time in the future (at 5pm, this time tomorrow, in two weeks, in five years time etc.) . This time tomorrow, I’ll be flying to Barbados .
An action we see as new or temporary . I’ll be working for my Dad until I find a new job .
Predictions or guesses about future events . He’ll be coming to the party, I guess .
Predictions about the present . She’ll be getting married right now, I imagine .
Polite enquiries . Will you be joining us for dinner?

Stative verbs

It’s important to remember that some verbs cannot be used in the continuous tense. These are called stative verbs. Stative verbs describe states, feelings, thoughts and opinions. Instead of the future continuous, we use the future simple tense for these verbs. Here are some examples:

Activity two

Here’s a fun activity to practise what you’ve learnt about the future continuous. All you have to do is talk about what you’ll be doing at these different points in time. Try saying them out loud or write down your answers on a piece of paper. We’ll post some possible answers at the end of this blog post.

What will you be doing…?

Activity Two | 4 Future tenses in English and how to use them | Oxford House Barcelona

3. Future perfect

Once you’ve mastered the future continuous, it’s time to learn the future perfect. The future perfect is used to talk about a completed action in the future. Here’s a look at the form:

The form of the future perfect is will/won’t + have + past participle .
Regular past participles end in -ed.
Irregular past participles don’t follow the common conjugation pattern.

Future Perfect | 4 Future tenses in English and how to use them | Oxford House Barcelona

An action that will be completed before a specific time in the future . Next September, we’ll have been married for 50 years .
Use by or by the time to mean some time before . I’ll have finished this report by the time you’re home .
Use in, in a day’s time, in two weeks’ time, in three months’ time etc. to mean at the end of this period . In three years’ time, I’ll have completed my degree .

Activity three

Should you use has instead of have for third person in the future perfect? Here’s BBC Learn English with the answer.

4. Future perfect continuous

We use the future perfect continuous to show that something will continue up until a particular event in the future. We normally use it to emphasise how long something will have been happening for.

The form of the future perfect continuous is will/won’t + have + been + ing (present participle)

Future Perfect Continuous | 4 Future tenses in English and how to use them | Oxford House Barcelona

To show that something will continue up until a particular event in the future . In October, I’ll have been working here for ten years .
To show something finished just before another time action (cause and effect) . When I arrive, I’ll have been working all day, so I’ll be tired .
With time expressions (by + then / tomorrow / next year etc., by the time, when) . By the time we arrive, we’ll have been travelling for fifteen hours .

Activity four

Look at these five photos of people with different professions. Write down sentences using the future perfect continuous to describe what they will have been doing four hours into their work shift . E.g. They will have been cooking for four hours. We’ll write some examples at the end of the blog post .

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to be made up of sth. (pv): to be comprised up of something.

out loud (exp): audibly.

to master sth. (v): to become an expert at something.

work shift (n): a period of time that you work.

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4 Ways to Talk about the Future in English | Advanced English Grammar

Apr 14, 2021 | Grammar , Verb Tenses

This lesson was originally published in September 2016. It was updated in April 2021 with new content, including a video and practice questions.

Hey! I have a question for you. What are you doing this weekend?

Think about your answer in English. Does your answer include the word WILL? For example, did you answer:

I will go shopping this weekend.
I will visit my family this weekend.
I will see a movie.

Is this how you learned to talk about the future in your English classes?

To use will + verb to talk about the future. For example:

I will visit my grandmother today.
She will go to the movie theater with her friends this evening.

Grammatically, what you learned is correct but there is one big problem… We don’t really talk like that in English!

In real life, we use 4 different ways to talk about our future arrangements, plans, intentions, wishes, expectations, and predictions. And we usually don’t use WILL to talk about the future.

Imagine these different questions:

What are you doing tonight after work?
What are your plans for the weekend?
What vacation plans do you have for this summer?
What do you think you will do this year for the holidays?
What are the company’s predictions for sales next year?
Which strategies will help to grow our sales by 5% next year? In 3 years?

Each of these questions focuses on the future. These are very common questions in daily conversation and for professional situations.

But here is the good news:

With this lesson, you are going to learn exactly how to speak about the future in English naturally!! We won’t focus only on grammar rules. Instead, let’s think about real-life future situations in English and how you can talk about them using grammar you already know in English.

English Grammar Tenses for Talking about the Future

Scheduled events / timetables.

Think about these questions and how you might answer them:

How do you get to work? Do you take the bus or the metro? What time does your bus leave on Friday?
If you are talking to a client on the phone and you have to go to a meeting soon, what might you say?
Does your friend have a birthday party scheduled for this weekend? What time does it start?

These questions are focused on scheduled events that you cannot change .

For example, you cannot change the timetable for the trains or buses.

And if your friend has a birthday party scheduled for 25 people, you probably can’t change the date and time.

If you have a business meeting later in the day, most of the time it is something you cannot change.

Now think about how you might answer these questions:

What time does the train leave on Friday morning?
When does the next bus arrive?
What time does your friend’s party begin on Saturday?

Generally, we use the present simple to talk about future scheduled events (events that you cannot control or change) and timetables (public transportation schedules, movie times, class times, programs, etc.) for example:

The train leaves at 8:45 a.m. on Friday.
The next bus arrives in 12 minutes.
Susan’s party starts at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday evening.
My next meeting is right after lunch and then I have another at 3:30 p.m.
He has a dental appointment scheduled for this afternoon.
Classes starts next Monday.
We have to hurry! The movie starts in 5 minutes!
The grocery store closes in just a few minutes .

In each of these examples, we’re focused on scheduled events or timetables. This means we’re focused on the date or time for which something is scheduled in the future.

Plans / Arrangements

Now, look at your calendar. What is written on your calendar? Do you have an upcoming plans or arrangements? Think about these questions:

What are you doing this weekend?
Where are you going for your summer holidays?
Where are you meeting your client for lunch tomorrow?
Where are you celebrating the holidays this year? At your home or your mother’s home?

These are common questions focused on your plans or arrangements . This means it is something you’ve thought about and you’ve made arrangements, for example, made reservations, bought tickets, registered, had a discussion with someone else.

We generally use the present continuous form to talk about our future plans and arrangements. This can include the form going to + verb that you may have learned.

Now remember, the present continuous is also used to talk about what you are doing now, so let’s look at two examples to help understand the difference:

A: What are you doing ? (question focused on now)

B: I ’m working on the agenda for tomorrow’s meeting. (answer is focused on now)

A: What are you doing tomorrow? (question focused on future)

B: I ’m meeting Sue for lunch to discuss the contract. (answer is focused on future)

Let’s look at more examples for talking about future plans:

We ’re working in the garden most of the weekend to get it ready to plant and then we ’re having dinner with some friends Saturday night. What about you?
We ’re going to Corsica for a couple of weeks in August. I just booked our tickets. I’m SO excited!!!
We ’re meeting at Lucia tomorrow for lunch. Do you want to come?
My family’ s coming to my house for Thanksgiving this year. I ’m cooking most of the dishes but my sister ’s bringing dessert and my mom ’s making a salad.

Intentions / Predictions with Evidence

Previously we talked about plans. With plans, arrangements have been made or discussed and agreed upon. An intention is something want to do, something you’ve thought about but you haven’t made any arrangements. For example:

I ’m going to start exercising after the New Year! I’ve been eating too much over the holidays. (No arrangements are made by you want to do this.)
What are you going to order ? (at a restaurant)
He ’s going to travel around Europe or Asia after he graduates from school next year.
What are we going to do about this customer complaint?
When are you going to respond to Susan about the conference? I think she’s waiting to hear from you.

Do you notice the pattern? For talking about intentions, we use the going to + infinitive verb form.

This is also the form generally used when you make a prediction based on evidence. For example:

Look at the clouds coming in! It ’s going to rain shortly. (We predict the rain based on the evidence of heavy rain clouds in the sky.)
Did you know Susan’s pregnant? She ’s going to have the baby in 3 months.
If we continue at this rate, we ’re going to have our best sales quarter yet.

Pronunciation Note:

In American English pronunciation, we often connect the sounds between going + to . This is called connected speech . In spoken form, going to sounds like gonna . However, this is not appropriate in written form.

Predictions without Evidence / Factual Statements / Immediate Decisions

Now look at these final questions and think about how to answer them:

What do you think life will be like in 20 years?
What will happen if you don’t pass your exam?
Do think it will rain while we’re on vacation? Should we pack a rain jacket?
Will you be able to come to my party this weekend?

Finally! Talking about the future with will . When you make a prediction based on something you believe, think, or feel, then it is common to use will + verb. This suggests it is your prediction but there is no fact or evidence for it. For example:

Cars will fly and everyone will live in glass houses by 2040.
I don’t think it will rain . That would be very unusual for August.
I ’ll come to your party if I can get my project finished at work. We’re under a tight deadline.

We also use will to talk about factual future statements. For example:

I’m sorry you’re having a bad day. But tomorrow the sun will rise and it will be a new day.
We will have a full moon tonight.

And lastly, if you’ve made an immediate decision at the moment of speaking, then will is often used. For example:

A: The phone’s ringing!

B: I ’ll get it.

A: Oh no! I’ve spilled milk all over the floor and I’m already running late. I don’t have time for this.

Now It’s Your Turn to Practice Talking About the Future

I’d love to hear from you and help you practice using these forms correctly and naturally in English.

Take a few minutes this week to answer 2-3 of these questions. Be sure to share in the comments section below this lesson:

Where are you going for your next vacation?
What are you going to do after you graduate from university?
How are you going to celebrate if you get the new job?
What do you think life will be like in 50 years?
What are your plans for your next holiday? (Talk about Christmas, Eid, Easter, the New Year, etc.)
Do you have plans after work this evening?

Use the video and lesson to help you. Or if you have any questions, the best place to connect with me or others is in the comments section.

I look forward to hearing from you!!

~ Annemarie

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Hi Annemarie, thank you. I have learned a lot from you. I have a question about ‘will’ and factual future statements. What is the difference between the use of ‘will’ and the simple present? Can they be replaced?”

Thanks for the question! Can you give me an example you are considering, Shabnam?

Hi again. take this sentence from your examples “I’m sorry you’re having a bad day. But tomorrow the sun will rise and it will be a new day.” rising the sun is a fact why do you use “will” here?

in fact why we don’t use simple present? why we should use will here?

Good question. We certainly can say, “The sun rises every day.” And while it’s correct, it changes the meaning that is expressed with, “The sun will rise and it will be a new day.” In the first example with the Present Simple, the focus is on the fact. And it focuses on every single day – not only tomorrow. In the second example, we’re trying to encourage a friend. And we’re not focused every day, we’re focused only on tomorrow. The change in the grammar structure helps to shift that focus and make it a more encouraging statement for our … Read more »

Your explanation is the best I have ever met. Thank you so much!!!

Thank you for your valuable lessons Annemarie and the whole team that’s included. Here are my answers to the fourth questions: What are you doing this weekend? I’m having lectures. What time does your favourite coffee shop open tomorrow? My favourite cofee shop opens at 7 o’clock. What are you going to do for fun next summer? I’m going to spend a week at the seaside and I’m going to Palma de Mallorca for a fortnight. What do you think life will be like in 20 years? I think there will be increased population and flying to Mars will be … Read more »

Wonderful, Iveta! You’ve got it just right.

I have 1 question about your answer to ‘What are you doing this weekend?”

Do you mean you are giving lectures (you are speaking) or are you attending lectures (you are listening)?

Such an in-depth lesson! Would you object to carrying out something like that for the Past either? Thank you so much for your attention.

I will certainly add this as a future lesson topic. Thank you.

Hello Annemarie,

What are all the answers to the questions shown on this page? Thanks a lot!

Hello Annemarie, Can I answer your questions without using the tenses you suggest, such as the following example: Q: What are you doing this weekend? A: Sleeping all weekend. Q: Where are you going for your next vacation? A: To Spain or Portugal. Q: What are you going to do after you graduate from university? A: Travelling abroad. Q: How are you going to celebrate if you get a new job? A. I’m stingy. No celebration! Q: What do you think life will be like in 50 years? A: No more life! The world has already reached its end! Q: … Read more »

Hi James,in speaking we do often use fragments rather than full sentences. So yes, you could use these instead.

Thank you so much for teaching us. It’s more easy learn English with you. Best regards

Thank you so much for your comment, Maria. We’re excited to know you enjoy Annemarie’s lessons.

Hello Annemarie ,

Thank you so much for this lesson ; from now on” I see the future” much clearer and things are not too complicated after your course ; I will never forget :” clarity means power”!

Best regards ,

Hello Annemarie Thanks for your wonderful chapter on the topic of future tense.

We’re glad the lesson was useful for you, Aili!

1.I’m going to study in the library with my classmates. 2.I’m travelling to Peru for a couple of weeks in March. 3.I’m going to start looking for a job after fished my all courses. 4.I’ll hold a big party if I can get a new job. 5.All the houses will disappear and human will explore the Universe. 6. I’m going to back hometown for celebrity the New Year with my family. 7.Yes, I do. I’m having dinner with some friends this evening.

Thank you, Annemarie. Listening your lesson is always helpful for me. Here is a grammar question about an example sentence: Under the Plans/Arrangements, a sentence showed “We’re meeting at Lucia tomorrow for lunch. Do you want to come?” You are using “at” instead of “with”; does that mean to meet at someone’s place instead of a person? Thank you.

Thank you Annemarie for another amazing lesson! It’s all crystal clear. 1. The next weekend I’m getting to the park with my family because I’m going to wind down, get relaxed and take a breather. Depending on the weather, we’re going to have a picnic there, so as to make something different surrounded by nature. 2.The coffee shop near the park opens at 9,00 o’clock in the morning, so we are taking away drinks and snacks. 3. For the next summer I’m going to travel everywhere it will be safe. No matter where, because travelling is the goal!! 4.I think … Read more »

For the plans/arrangements section, I think “will be doing…” and present continuous can be use interchangeably, right? For example:

A: What are you doing tomorrow? (question focused on future) B: I’m meeting Sue for lunch to discuss the contract. (answer is focused on future)

or B: I’ll be meeting Sue ….

Hi Annemarie,

Thank you very much for this lesson so well explained. However, I cross a lot of texts where “will” is used everywhere. I think because the writers are not English native (like me :))

What about “would” ? and “will need to..”

Thank you again.

homework: I’m going for a hike tomorrow. I think if we go on like at the moment, we won’t have any green parks any more since there will be built skyscrapers everywhere. I have to hurry up because the movie starts at 8 pm. it looks as if it is going to snow again.

Hi Lorette. Thank you for sharing your examples. Practice is the best way to learn something new. We wish you much success as you continue.

Dear Annemarie, Thank you very much for this wonderful lesson that helps me to improve a very needed part of my conversational English skills. This might sound very strange but I didn’t realise that until your lesson regarding talking future without ‘will’ and ‘ am going to ‘ forms. Thank you very much for giving a detailed and straightforward explanation in this lesson.

This lesson took my attention to that there is always space for improvements when it comes to English. Sevda

Hi Sevda, I’m so pleased to know this was an eye-opening lesson and that it might help you advance your skills!

Hello Annemarie, thanks for the very clear and useful lesson. Now I have a clear indication about future tenses

I’m glad to hear that, Dario!

Hello Annemarie, thank you very much for another fantastic lesson. Your teaching method is excellent and effortlessly absorbed and understood. I have a question I’d love for you to explain, please. In your lesson you’ve mentioned these two examples: 1st- Classes start next Monday. 2nd- We have to hurry! The movie starts in 5 minutes!. Both have the word “START”, but one with an “S” at the end and the other without. So, when can I use the “S” at the end of a verb? Please advise. Thanks again, and very much obliged.

Actually, in both instances, I use “starts.” If there is a problem with the text, I will need to review it.

Hi Lee, It is normal she used start and starts because in the first sentence we talk about classeS (plural) it’s like you say they start. vs. it or s/he startS.

1st-Classes is plural, so you don’t use s.

Hi Annemarie, thanks again for your excellent lesson. It was sensational and helpful.

A- What are you doing this weekend? Q- I’m going to spend my time with my daughter at her Condo this weekend. A- Where are you going for your next vacation? Q- I’m going to NY to visit my other daughter as soon as COVID permits me.

Thanks for sharing your examples, Nasrin! You’ve got a good start.

I have a question to clarify:

The grammar in number 1 tells me this is an intention but not a plan. You are thinking about this but you haven’t made arrangements.

In number 2, the grammar tells me that you’ve made arrangements to visit NY. For example, perhaps you’ve bought tickets or reserved a hotel. Is that right?

Thanks Annemarie for your recommendation. I hope this time it’s correct. If it’s not please let me know, I’ll appreciate it very much

Q- What are you doing this weekend? A- I’m visiting my daughter at her condo this weekend. We are cooking together and watching a movie. Q- Where are you going for your next vacation? A- I’ll spend a week with my son and his family at his house and will enjoy my time with them.

Thanks Annemarie. This is other useful lesson.! Answers 1: I’m going to watch a netflix film. I’m going to prepare my worksheet lessons and I’m walking around my neighborhood to exercise a little. And I’m going to organize and clean my house. Anwer 2: My favorite coffe shop ” El gualilo” opens at 9:00 a.m Anwer 3: Next summer, As soon as it’s safe to travel, I’m goint to travel to San Andres Island with my family. Answer 4: I think life will be very dependent on technology in 20 years.

Excellent examples, Sandra! You definitely grasped this lesson and the different ways to talk about the future. 👏👏

This weekend I’m staying at home with my children and if the weather is good we’re going out for a walk. I’m going to visit the seaside with my family for my next vacation. I’m going to go on a trip to Palma de Mallorca after I graduate university. I’m going to prepare dinner and invite my family to celebrate the new job. I think life will be tied to and dependent on technology. I’m going to visit my parents for Easter holiday. I’ll go to the gym after work. P.S.: Annemarie, I’d like to thank you for all your … Read more »

So many good examples of plans, intentions, immediate decisions, and more! Good work here, Iveta. And I’m thrilled to know my lessons are so helpful to you. Thank you for letting me know.

Also, I was impressed with your use of the expression “to be tied to something.” 🙌

This weekend, I’m visiting my brother to present him my business proposal. After our meeting, since it only takes an hour, we’re going to visit my mother who lives near his house.

Nicely done, Mar! I see two ways of talking about the future here: plans and intentions. 🙌

Tomorrow I work at 5 am, in the evening I ‘m going to visit my parents (which I shouldn’t because of Corona restrictions), but I need to pick up some gardening gear. After this current Pandemic ends, I am probably going to visit my girlfriend In Vietnam. If my girlfriend obtains a Visa this year, she is going to visit me and my family in Belgium . When this actual crisis ends, the way our lives are organised will change in debt. But in my opinion, in a few years the way society is organises will not differ a lot … Read more »

What are you doing this weekend? This week I’m going to the cinema with my friends! Where are you going for your next vacation? Next vacation I’m going to my parent’s house What are you going to do after you graduate from university? After the graduation I’m going to search work How are you going to celebrate if you get the new job? If I get the new job I’am going to celebrate in a big restaurant. What do you think life will be like in 50 years? I think that the life will be more difficult in 50 years, … Read more »

Thanks for your wonderful chapter on the topic of future tense. I m a simple graduate from LNMU Darbhanga Bihar India. The people of the state I belongs to is not very educated specially in English all because of lack of knowledgeable person like you. The way you teach is awesome. Although I m also not comfortable in English but I have a great wish to talk like you. I know my wish is not going to complete without help a person like you. If I made any mistakes plz ignore it. Thanks

Thank you for your kind comments. I’m thrilled to know you enjoy my lessons and find them useful. Stay focused on what you want and do the work that’s necessary. Fluency and confidence require commitment and daily effort. There’s no other way. If you’d like to work with me and make progress the way my students do, be sure to join me for Fluency School .

1.I am going to take ielts exam next month. 2.It’s going to rain after two hours. 3.My boss said tomuch work today.i said don’t worry I will help. 4.my flight leaves at 8.00pm on Friday. 5.my bus arrives at 7.00am in the morning. 6.My company going to take a new people . 7.i am going to plan in celebrate coming new year.

1. I will do general cleaning in my house. 2. I wil go to Olongapo with my family to visit my grandmother. 3. I will search a job to help my family in financial problem. 4. I will treat my parents to their favorite restaurant. 5. I will think that our technology is in higtech form. 6. I will plan to surprise my husband and cook his favorite food. 7. I will go to church after my work.

Hello Maribeth, Thank you for sharing your practice sentences! In this lesson, we focused on 4 different ways to talk about the future in English. In your sentences, you’ve used “will” for the future. We can also use the Present Simple, Present Continuous and ‘Going to’ for the future. How could you change some of your example sentences to use these other forms? For example, in Question 1 I asked, “What are you doing this weekend?” I used the Present Continous. If you remember in the lesson, we often use the Present Continous when we’re talking about future plans. How … Read more »

Hi Annemarie, Thanks for correcting me,I don’t know and forgot the Verb tense and I want to learn about the verb tense.all my answer are wrong??

A1. I am visiting my mother A2. I am going to UK A3: I am starting work in famous company A4: I am making reservations in a big hotel A5 : we will live in the moon A6: I am going to celebrate my 11 anniversary A7: I see movie at 10 pm

Hello Manal, Wonderful! I’m so glad you’ve tried to answer each of these questions! Well done. In your example of, “I’m starting work in [a] famous company,” is this already decided? Have you already accepted the job? In A5, this is a great example answer and you’ve correctly used will to make a prediction. When we talk about living on the moon, we use “on the moon” instead of “in the moon.” And finally, in A7, I see you’ve used an example of the timetable and the present simple. With “I” as the subject, we’re talking about plans, not timetables. … Read more »

Hi Annemarie, Am feeling great to join you. Hoping to be confident while giving a speech in English. Thank you.

Dear Daizy, Thank you so much for your comment. I’m thrilled to have you join Confident English. Do you have to give a speech soon? Do you often give speeches for work or for school?

I have a series of lessons on presentations that may be helpful to you. You can find the first one here: Prepare for Your Presentation .

I wish you much success! ~ annemarie

I understand this tenses but little bit confusing everything collaborated in my mind.while speaking time not coming accurately please help me..

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"The future influences the present just as much as the past." Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 – 1900), German philosopher

October 8, 2022
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This free ESL lesson plan on the future has been designed for adults and young adults at an intermediate (B1/B2) to advanced (C1/C2) level and should last around 45 to 60 minutes for one student.

If tomorrow never comes, does that mean we will never see the future? For something that we can never experience, we sure do spend a lot of our time preparing for it. In reality, are we really preparing for a future present? But if the future is predetermined, then what’s the point planning for it at all? I appear to have confused myself. Anyway, in this ESL lesson plan on the future, students will have the opportunity to discuss and express their predictions, hopes and concerns about the future.

For advice on how to use this English lesson plan and other lesson plans on this site, see the guide for ESL teachers .

PRE-CLASS ACTIVITIES

Reading activity Before the English class, send the following article to the students and ask them to read it while making a list of any new vocabulary or phrases they find (explain any the students don’t understand in the class):

BBC | Twenty top predictions for life 100 years from now

In 2012, the BBC asked readers to give some predictions about life in 2112 and presented the 20 most interesting in this article, including the ability to communicate by thought, the ability to control the weather and a single world currency. What do they think about the issues raised in the article? Do they agree with what was said? Can they think of any ways they might disagree with the content of the article?

Video activity To save time in class for the conversation activities, the English teacher can ask the students to watch the video below and answer the listening questions in Section 3 of the lesson plan at home. The questions for the video are styled in a way similar to an exam like the IELTS.

The video for this class is a called “The Last Human – A Glimpse Into The Far Future” by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell which looks at how big the human population may grow to in the future should we colonise the solar system and other parts of the galaxy.

IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES

The focus in the class is on conversation in order to help improve students’ fluency and confidence when speaking in English as well as boosting their vocabulary.

This lesson opens with a short discussion about the article the students read before the class. Next, the students can give their opinion on the quote at the beginning of the lesson plan – what they think the quote means and if they agree with it. This is followed by an initial discussion on the topic including the future of the students’ countries, technology that will exist in the future, and how people predict the future.

After this, students will learn some vocabulary connected with the future such as the foreseeable future , on the horizon and immortal . This vocabulary has been chosen to boost the students’ knowledge of less common vocabulary that could be useful for preparing for English exams like IELTS or TOEFL. The vocabulary is accompanied by a cloze activity and a speaking activity to test the students’ comprehension of these words.

If the students didn’t watch the video before the class, they can watch it after the vocabulary section and answer the listening questions. Before checking the answers, ask the students to give a brief summary of the video and what they thought about the content.

Finally, there is a more in-depth conversation about political ideologies. In this speaking activity, students will talk about issues such as the future of the environment, whether humans will be replaced by artificial intelligence, and how society will be different in the future.

After the class, students will write about their opinion of the future. This could be a short paragraph or a longer piece of writing depending on what level the student is at. The writing activity is designed to allow students to practise and improve their grammar with the feedback from their teacher. For students who intend to take an international English exam such as IELTS or TOEFL, there is an alternative essay question to practise their essay-writing skills.

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Hmmm…not sure what the problem is as it seems to be working ok when I click the link. But thanks for trying anyway!!

Hi Guys, just noticed the multiple choice vocab answers are in red in both teacher’s and student’s PDFs. If they have the answers already, then doing the exercises doesn’t much sense, does it! Unless there’s a way to blank them….. Here’s an example of what I mean: 1. Blade Runner is set in a dystopian society in the near future ( answer in red ) where killer androids are on the loose. 2. Humans could become immortal (answer in red ) either through advancements in genetic engineering or by uploading their consciousness into a computer. Thanks for your support.

Hi Rory, yes you’re right, the student document hadn’t been edited correctly. I’ve fixed it now and put the correct version online, so it should have blanks in the vocabulary section for the student document.

Thanks for that and your quick reply!

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In our rapidly changing world what is the future of the English language?

By mina patel, assessment research manager, british council, 18 april 2023 - 16:54.

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English is one of the most spoken languages in the world, but what will English look like in the future? Here Mina Patel, one of the authors of the new British Council publication ‘The Future of English: Global Perspectives’, looks at how English, its teaching, assessment and use in business will be affected in a rapidly changing world.

People ask: what’s so important about English? The answer is simple, English connects people and changes lives. English changed my life. I arrived in England at the age of four as a refugee from Uganda. I couldn’t speak a word of English. Today I am one of the authors of the British Council’s newest publication, The Future of English: Global Perspectives. I was lucky. I was inspired at school, had wonderful teachers, and they instilled in me a passion for learning and teaching. I have been in English language education for many years and English has connected me to thousands of people around the world.

The Future of English: Global Perspectives is part of a long-term research programme, which identifies key trends that will define the role of English as a global language in the coming decade. It also examines the issues and opportunities for countries around the world in achieving their goals for the use of English.

The publication describes the programme and presents the findings from discussions with 92 policy makers and influencers from 49 countries and territories during 14 roundtables, about what they see as the future of English. From these conversations, eight themes emerged, themes that we believe will have an impact on the future of English in the coming years. So, what are the global perspectives about the future of English and what does the data tell us?

Will English remain the world’s most sought-after language?

For the foreseeable future English will remain the dominant global lingua franca (a language used by people with different native languages to communicate with each other), but the role it plays in the lives of individuals or in policies will begin to change.

Numbers of learners will remain stable or rise in the next ten years. The main drivers for this are education, employment, technology and global mobility. Employers, parents and learners themselves are driving the need for English language education. They see it as a necessity for success in life, learning and employment.

What role will English play in our multilingual world?

Multilingualism is the norm in most contexts around the world. Exploration, colonialisation, migration, and globalisation have all contributed to today’s multilingual world.

English is often one of the languages used in multilingual situations where everyday communication is managed by individuals using their full range of languages organically and fluidly – a practice known as ‘translanguaging’.

One implication for English is that it increasingly ‘belongs’ (in the sense that any language can belong to anybody) to whoever uses it, in whatever form, to interact successfully in any given context.

What is the future of English as a medium of education?

English as a medium of education (EME), also called English as a medium of instruction is when students are taught subjects in English, regardless of their first language. It is hugely popular in some contexts and is driven by governments and parents that see it as a good way to achieve fluency in English, so improving the chances of students getting a good job in the future.

Universities which teach courses in English - with lectures, course materials and tutorials all given in English - are now very common. Primary and secondary schools where English is the main language of teaching and learning are also becoming more popular. However, EME is a topic of much discussion and debate.

How will teachers remain relevant in future English language learning systems?

Our data tells us that teachers are very much at the heart of the teaching and learning process and the education system. Regardless of the technological shifts during the Pandemic, teachers are very important. However, in some places in the world, there are concerns about capacity with two main questions being asked. Are there enough English teachers and are there enough skilled English teachers?

Linked to this is teacher motivation and well-being. If English is considered a valuable and important skill for a nation’s educational, professional and economic success, then it follows that English language teachers should be looked after, supported, developed and rewarded to reflect the significance of their contribution to society.

Public and private English language provision - who has the answers?

This is an interesting question, and although private language education provision can be better, our participants were concerned about the lack of monitoring and evaluation of private language provision.

That said, public-sector provision of English language teaching is inadequate in many countries, often featuring inappropriate or outdated curricula.

It is likely that the answers to better quality provision in both sectors lie in greater cross-sector communication and collaboration.

Can English language assessment meet stakeholders’ changing needs?

People require different types of proficiency for different tasks in different contexts. This has implications for teaching, learning and assessment (TLA), particularly as we expect that aligning these components will continue to be of interest in the future.

English is no longer seen in isolation. Instead, it is seen as part of a range of knowledge, skills and expertise, captured by the concept of 21st-century skills and required for a dynamic globalised world. This presents two challenges for current assessment practices:

• Assessment needs to be more creative and innovative to develop and measure individuals more holistically.

• Language Assessment Literacy (LAL) needs to be considered more seriously and concepts of LAL need to adapt to be relevant in this changing assessment landscape.

Can technology narrow the equity gap in English language education?

While there are significant advantages to using technology to aid learning, both in and outside the classroom, these advantages have not always been built upon. This is because uptake and success depend on several factors:

• Access to hardware, such as TV, radio, computers, smartphones and the Internet.

• Teacher skills and motivation to support learning.

• Stakeholder support (within the education system and at home).

• Inclusion in modern curricula of recognition of informal learning (typically online).

The reality is that in many cases there are significant disparities in access across communities. This ‘digital divide’ can have social, educational and economic repercussions for those affected.

It is important to note that in many developing or rural places, technology doesn’t just mean mobile devices, it also means televisions and radios.

To what extent is employment driving the future of English?

The world of work has changed. Globalisation, together with advances in technology, has changed the way many companies operate and the skills required by employees. Previously technical skills in specific areas were highly sought after, now employers are looking for ‘all-round’ employees who can combine technical expertise with additional skills, including teamworking, problem-solving, negotiation, intercultural awareness and digital literacy.

Multilingual and multicultural workforces are not uncommon, whether people are working remotely or in the same location. English is often the lingua franca and sometimes the official language of business as chosen by organisations. The very concept of international, dispersed teams changes and expands the parameters of English for work.

English is becoming a requirement for all sectors of industry. At all levels in organisations and all over the world, English at work is no longer only for professional jobs or senior management roles – it has increasingly become necessary for lower-skilled jobs in the tourism and retail sectors. As cited in a previous British Council study, ‘even if English is one of the working languages in a major multinational company, the English proficiency requirement differs from role to role’

All these factors have led to the notion of proficiency, as we know it, being re-defined.

As the data shows, the future of English is interesting, dynamic and contextual but there are still many questions. The future of English programme is an invitation for colleagues and partners to collaborate to try and answer some of these questions. We’re living in exciting times, change is the norm, but for the foreseeable future, English will continue to connect people and change lives.

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Baby Steps: 10 Proven Tips to Write Better Essays in English

If writing an essay sounds a little bit scary, just think of it as a chance to improve your writing skills .

Nobody expects your first essay to be perfect. Just make sure you learn something new every time you write an essay, and you will grow your abilities.

We’re going to help you out with ten tips for writing better essays while you’re learning English .

1. Create a Word Bank

2. act like a reporter, 3. create topic sentences, 4. argue both sides, 5. read backwards, 6. use an online thesaurus and a dictionary, 7. combine and separate sentences, 8. have a native english speaker edit your essay, 9. review the whole essay with your friend, then rewrite it, 10. use online apps, and one more thing....

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This is an interesting approach to writing your essay. First, choose a topic and write a thesis . A thesis is the main argument of your essay. For instance, if your topic is reading, your thesis might be “Reading makes you smarter.”

Once you have a thesis, think about your main topic and find words that relate to it in different ways. Then, branch out (broaden, diversify) your list to words that aren’t as closely related to your main topic.

For the example above, your primary list might include words like “books,” “reading” and “intelligent.” Your other “branched out” list might include “Harry Potter,” “reading by a fire” or “test scores.”

This process will help expand your vocabulary over time. Using these words when you write will also make your essay more vibrant (energetic, colorful).

When you are first assigned the topic, go ahead and really explore the possible options for your thesis. Ask questions. Get curious. The more questions you ask before you start writing, the more information you will have to use in the essay.

A strong essay is one that covers a lot of content in a succinct (short, to-the-point) way. This process of acting like a reporter will give you valuable quotes, resources and vocabulary to begin the writing process.

For instance, if you’re writing about a new diet plan , you might ask questions like, “Who is the best candidate for this diet plan?,” “How can someone get started?” and “What is the hardest part of this plan?”

A topic sentence is the first sentence in a paragraph, and it summarizes the rest of the paragraph. You can create them first to help you stay on track when writing your essay.

For the thesis “Reading makes you smarter,” one paragraph’s topic sentence might be, “Newspapers make you more aware of current events.” Another paragraph’s topic sentence could be, “Reading plays and classic literature will make you more cultured.”

If you’re writing about the three main issues facing writers today, you could write three full sentences that each address one main issue. Set these aside. Then, when you start writing the essay, refer to your topic sentences to create a solid structure that begins at point A and ends at point C.

If you have to write a longer or more complex essay, it might help to outline both sides of the argument before you start writing. When you write the essay, you will need to choose one side to focus on. But as you prepare, having a side-by-side list of points can be helpful in developing your thesis.

Also, by arguing for the opposite side of your opinion, you will learn which points you need to better address in your essay. You will learn more about the topic, and you will gain more vocabulary words to enrich the essay.

As an example, you might be writing an essay arguing that people should drink less coffee. To argue both sides, you’ll need to consider the opposite side: the benefits of coffee. How will people quit if they are addicted? What about the antioxidants in coffee? Aren’t those good for you? Really explore the entire concept (both sides of the argument) before you write.

Proper grammar is difficult for even the most fluent English speakers. Because you are learning English, you actually have an advantage. Many native speakers learned improper grammar from the start. It’s difficult to undo the damage caused by a lifetime of writing improperly.

As you learn the English language, make a serious effort to practice your grammar and sentence structure. One way to spot improper grammar in your own English writing is to read each sentence backwards (start with the last word and end with the first). This way, you won’t be fooled by how the words sound when you read them in your head.

Is everything in the correct tense (past, present, future, etc.)? If you’re writing about plurals, are the possessive nouns plural? Are the apostrophes in the right places? Does every sentence end with a punctuation mark (period, question mark, exclamation point)? Reading the text backwards makes you focus on the rules of grammar instead of the flow of the sentence.

You might have learned a large number of fancy words when studying for an entrance exam. But before you start using them in academic essays, be very sure you know what they mean in the context of your essay. This is where the dictionary can come in handy .

A thesaurus is another valuable tool when writing an essay. A thesaurus tells you synonyms, or words that have the same or a similar meaning to the word you look up. It’s important because it can add some volume to your essay and increase the impact of your words.

For example, if you’re writing about cooking, the words “stir” and “add” might come up a lot. This repetition is boring for a reader.

So instead of constantly saying, “Add the tomato” and “add the eggs,” a thesaurus will teach you to say things like “whisk in the eggs” or “gently fold in the tomatoes.” See? It sounds a lot better and adds interest to your essay.

Visual Thesaurus is a resource that works just like a regular thesaurus, but it also shows you the connections between the words. For example, if you type in the word “stir,” you’ll immediately see a whole circle of other words connected to “stir” with lines. From there, you can click on any of the words in the circle (like “move,” in this case) and then see all the words related to that word. This helps you find and learn new words quickly, and it’s also fun!

Once the essay is written, go back through the writing to find any sentences that seem too long or wordy. Break these into two or more sentences.

For example, the following sentence is too long, which makes it unclear:

If you want to write in another language, you need to practice writing in creative ways, like writing on a blog, writing fun poems or texting a friend who speaks the language you’re learning every day.

Instead, you could write it as two clearer sentences (with less repetition of the word “writing”):

If you want to write in another language, you need to practice in creative ways every day. For example, you could start a blog, create fun poems or text a friend.

Do the opposite with sentences you find too short.

Also, look for sentences that are very closely related to one another. If two sentences seem like the thoughts are connected, you can combine them with a semicolon ( ; ).

For example, the following sentences are very closely related:

Learning to write in another language can be really difficult, especially when you’re first getting started. That’s why it helps to practice every day.

That’s why you could write it this way:

Learning to write in another language can be really difficult, especially when you’re first getting started; daily practice is helpful.

Meet up with a friend who is fluent in English (or, at least, more fluent than you). This friend can edit your essay and point out any repetitive errors.

If they find mistakes that you make often, you will be able to watch more closely for that error as you write future essays. This friend will also be able to point out grammatical or spelling errors that you might have missed.

If you don’t have any friends who are fluent in English, you can use a website like Conversation Exchange . This is a free site where native English speakers will correct your writing. In exchange, you correct the writing of someone learning your native language.

Once you and your friend have both reviewed your essay and marked any mistakes, rewrite the whole thing. This step is important. Just noting that you made some mistakes will not help you learn how to avoid them in the future.

By rewriting the essay with the corrections in mind, you will teach yourself how to write those sections properly. You will create a memory of using proper grammar or spelling a word correctly. So, you will be more likely to write it correctly next time.

Lastly, there are some fantastic online resources that can help improve your writing. For instance, Hemingway Editor can review your document to find any confusing or wordy sentences. You can rewrite these to make them easier to understand.

You could also head over to Essay Punch to find resources, tools and support that can help improve your writing skills. Grammar Book is a great resource for practicing proper grammar and spelling.

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Since many online resources are readily accessible, feel free to experiment with your options. Try to find the ones that cater best to your learning habits and needs.

The advice in this post is mainly for improving your essay writing over time. However, if you want a more professional opinion for an important essay, you can also use Scribendi . Scribendi is an online essay editing resource that helps with academic and admissions essays. If you’re applying to a school or are writing an important paper, you may want to consider their services to make sure your essay is the best it can be.

Learning a new language is certainly an ambitious (challenging) task. There are so many small details to learn, and the process takes a lot of time and commitment. But with practice and study, you will improve.

It takes even more effort to become a strong writer in a new language, but these tips will help you get started.

Hopefully, you were able to find one or two tips that you believe will help you improve your essay writing abilities. Over time, try to use all of these strategies (or at least more than one) in your writing routine. Good luck!

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My Ambition Essay

Essay on My Ambition

Every person, irrespective of age, has a dream or a wish to achieve something special in life. Even when I was very young, my relatives would ask about my ambition. While I did not know what it meant, now I understand what they meant. Ambition is all about considering what I want to become in life. It helps us to form a particular aim in my life. It also refers to concentrating on a specific goal.

My Ambition

The ambition in anybody's life would depend on the interests and choices of the person. My ambition is to become a fitness guide in the future. Though my parents feel that it is quite an unusual choice for me, they are very encouraging about it. My parents are well aware of my interest in outdoor sports, as well as in yoga and Karate. They have always supported me to follow my passion.

Accordingly, they have enrolled me in yoga, swimming and Karate classes. I also play badminton regularly with my father. They have promised to help me in every way that they can provide. I never ignore my studies. Becoming a fitness expert might not be a very sought after choice, but my parents are happy with the choice nevertheless.

Why This Ambition?

From a very tender age, I have seen my grandparents very enthusiastic about morning walks and yoga. My mother would visit the gym and meditation classes regularly. And she was also very careful about what we eat. This is how I developed a liking for physical fitness. Now, I have become very passionate about different types of exercises. Also, I love communicating with people. It makes me feel great when I meet new people, talk to them and help them in any possible way. As a fitness guide, I may get the opportunity to meet new people, understand their problems and make them look and feel better with the right exercises. Moreover, if they have a healthy and fit body, then they would feel more confident than ever.

Also, I don't like to stick to a regular desk job. I feel that as a fitness expert, every working day is going to be different. I will have people of all age groups and from different walks of life coming to me. Each of them would have unique fitness needs. Every day, I will have a new challenge and something new to the plan.

What I Want To Do

As a fitness trainer, it would be my priority to instruct and give support to those who come to me. Depending on their physical condition and their needs, I would suggest and create workout plans. I will have to earn expertise in different forms of work out. I will use my knowledge and experience to create customized exercise plans. I can lead group classes, provide one to one sessions or combine both. Also, to keep me upgraded, I will keep on learning new exercise techniques.

Where to Work?

A fitness instructor can either be a freelancer or have his or her fitness studio. Several professionals also work in boutique hotels, as well as in gyms, hospitals, schools and similar places. Even in keeping with the trend of working from home after COVID 19 scenario, I have seen that some professionals are offering online classes as well.

Before that, I will have to get a degree or diploma in fitness courses. It is also essential to develop my communication skills. For that, I may have to join special grooming classes. Also, I will need to research the latest developments and trends in fitness training. This will help me to perform even better.

Different types of fitness classes, such as aerobics, HIIT, Pilates, yoga, dance, cycling and the like are becoming more popular than ever. This is gradually increasing the job opportunity for fitness experts. Also, the modern lifestyle has become very sedentary. There is minimal scope for outdoor activities and rigorous physical exercise. So even some young people are suffering from severe conditions like diabetes, obesity and hypertension. So almost everyone, at one time or another, looks for a trainer for help.

Fitness is no more a bodybuilding game. It is all about following good postures, eating right and staying confident. This is where I might help.

FAQs on My Ambition Essay

1. What is the importance of ambition in life?

Ambition is a powerful motivator for human development. Without a healthy dose of ambition, no one can prosper. Those that aspire to be more, learn more, accomplish more, give more, or have more have a strong internal drive that propels them to dream greater and go further. They are motivated by an ambition to advance and achieve their objectives. Ambition shows healthy self-esteem and a higher power of abstraction and imagery of the future when it is well-directed and supported by values. As they get closer to their goals, ambitious folks have a glitter in their eyes. They have a higher vibration and a contagious passion for completing tasks. They motivate and inspire others.

It is important to remember that ambition does not imply a lack of morals or principles. It is not about a lack of control or being manipulative, as many people in Western civilisation believe. Ambition isn't valued here. We are afraid of it and distrust it. We are prone to conflating it with unbridled ambition. It is as if every ambitious person was born with the ability and willingness to cause harm to others. Of course, there are others with unrestrained ambition—the evil guy in the story stereotyped—who are capable of doing everything and running over anyone to accomplish what they want. However, persons with a healthy and positive amount of ambition are not inherently disqualified from succeeding and doing good at the same time.

2. What are the disadvantages of being excessively ambitious?

This is a positive attribute in general, especially for people who are seeking to start their own business. Obviously, if you are more naturally motivated to establish and achieve goals, you will have a better chance of succeeding than someone who is not, right?

This is not always the case, though. Extreme ambition may, in fact, cause more harm than good in some circumstances. If you believe you are a person who is very ambitious, you should be aware of the following potentially dangerous side effects.

Fixation on the End Result: The tendency to focus too narrowly on one vision or ultimate goal is the first major adverse consequence of excessive ambition. For example, if your objective is to make $1 million by the age of 30, everything that doesn't appear to push you closer to that goal may seem pointless.

For two reasons, this is an issue. For starters, it limits your ability to adjust to new situations. If a new rival appears to be posing a danger to your organisation, you may need to adapt your strategy and goals, even if it means departing from your initial vision. This will be difficult if you have too much ambition.

Unfettered Growth: Excessive ambition can also lead to an overabundance of desire to advance. And, as you are probably aware, uncontrolled, excessively rapid expansion can lead to a company's demise. When you develop too quickly, you wind up squandering money; you invest in people, equipment, and resources before you need them; and your internal structures become so disorganised that keeping up is practically impossible.

Becoming Selfish: Being ambitious tends to make you more selfish, leading you to pursue personal ambitions at the expense of your family, friends, and community.

You might, for example, work late into the night instead of spending meaningful time with your spouse and child, or you might ignore your employees' demands and mental health in order to eke out a little more output. While this may help you make some short-term gains, relationships and community connections are greater predictors of success in the long run: These bonds are mutually beneficial, and they are considerably more vital to your mental health than ambition, which is the subject of my next section.

3. How to choose a career?

To choose your career, remember the following points:

Determine your Abilities and Passions: Choosing a career path is a significant decision. You will spend a large portion of your life at work, so make good career choices if you want to enjoy your job, stay motivated, and reach your full potential.

To begin, you must first understand yourself. This entails examining your abilities as well as your interests and values.

Consider your Options for a Career: Consider what your dream work sector would be, then examine the local, national, and worldwide employment markets to learn about its important trends. This will assist you in identifying other alternative career options as well as determining whether roles are expanding or dropping.

Make a Decision: You are now ready to start making choices. Combine what you have learned about yourself and your options with what you've learned about the graduate employment market.

Choose the role that most interests you from your list of work possibilities and one or two backup options in case you are unable to pursue your initial pick.

4. How to relax in life?

Breathe it out: One of the most basic relaxation techniques, breathing exercises can successfully soothe your stressed-out body and mind at any moment. Spot one hand on your belly and sit or lie down in a calm and safe place in your house, such as your bed or the floor. Inhale slowly to a count of three, then exhale slowly to the same count of three. As you breathe in and out, notice how your tummy rises and falls. Repeat five times, or as many times as necessary to feel at ease.

5. How to fight laziness?

Burnout can be caused by setting unreasonable objectives and taking on too much. Burnout symptoms are recognised by medical specialists, despite the fact that it is not a clinical diagnosis. Burnout at work can lead to exhaustion, a lack of interest and ambition, and a desire to leave. Set realistic and manageable goals that will get you where you want to go without overwhelming you along the way to avoid overloading.

Negative self-talk can sabotage your efforts to accomplish goals in many areas of your life. Negative self-talk includes telling yourself that you are a slacker. Go to the Vedantu app and website for free study materials.

6. What is the difference between aim and ambition in life?

Having an aim in life is as essential as having an ambition. Aim refers to a specific goal that a particular person might want to reach. However, ambition means a very strong wish to achieve what one aims in life. It is out of ambition that we can set realistic targets, plan and work to get the results. Serious ambition can keep people motivated and well-directed.

7. Why is ambition important?

With ambition, there is a strong desire to achieve something positive. It gives all the motivation to chase dreams. This, in turn, helps our mind to look for new scopes and opportunities, as well as find new strategies to reach our goals.

8. How to find your ambition?

Not every idea that comes to mind is an ambition. To find your true ambition, you need to take some time. Think about what you like to do in life. Also, think if you have any idea to use your favourite activity to do something fruitful. Also, consider the activities that you think are giving a lot of effort. These steps will help you to find your true ambition.

What will the English language be like in 100 years?

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One way of predicting the future is to look back at the past. The global role English plays today as a lingua franca – used as a means of communication by speakers of different languages – has parallels in the Latin of pre-modern Europe.

Having been spread by the success of the Roman Empire, Classical Latin was kept alive as a standard written medium throughout Europe long after the fall of Rome. But the Vulgar Latin used in speech continued to change, forming new dialects, which in time gave rise to the modern Romance languages: French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian and Italian.

Similar developments may be traced today in the use of English around the globe, especially in countries where it functions as a second language. New “interlanguages” are emerging, in which features of English are mingled with those of other native tongues and their pronunciations.

Despite the Singaporean government’s attempts to promote the use of Standard British English through the Speak Good English Movement , the mixed language known as “Singlish” remains the variety spoken on the street and in the home.

Spanglish, a mixture of English and Spanish, is the native tongue of millions of speakers in the United States , suggesting that this variety is emerging as a language in its own right.

Meanwhile, the development of automatic translation software, such as Google Translate , will come to replace English as the preferred means of communication employed in the boardrooms of international corporations and government agencies.

So the future for English is one of multiple Englishes.

Looking back to the early 20th century, it was the Standard English used in England, spoken with the accent known as “ Received Pronunciation ”, that carried prestige.

But today the largest concentration of native speakers is in the US, and the influence of US English can be heard throughout the world: can I get a cookie , I’m good , did you eat , the movies ,_ “skedule”_ rather than “shedule” . In the future, to speak English will be to speak US English.

US spellings such as disk and program are already preferred to British equivalents disc and programme in computing. The dominance of US usage in the digital world will lead to the wider acceptance of further American preferences, such as favorite , donut , dialog , center .

What is being lost?

In the 20th century, it was feared that English dialects were dying out with their speakers. Projects such as the Survey of English Dialects (1950-61) were launched at the time to collect and preserve endangered words before they were lost forever. A similar study undertaken by the BBC’s Voices Project in 2004 turned up a rich range of local accents and regional terms which are available online , demonstrating the vibrancy and longevity of dialect vocabulary.

But while numerous dialect words were collected for “young person in cheap trendy clothes and jewellery” – pikey , charva , ned , scally – the word chav was found throughout England, demonstrating how features of the Estuary English spoken in the Greater London area are displacing local dialects, especially among younger generations.

The turn of the 20th century was a period of regulation and fixity – the rules of Standard English were established and codified in grammar books and in the New (Oxford) English Dictionary on Historical Principles , published as a series of volumes from 1884-1928. Today we are witnessing a process of de-standardisation, and the emergence of competing norms of usage.

In the online world, attitudes to consistency and correctness are considerably more relaxed: variant spellings are accepted and punctuation marks omitted, or repurposed to convey a range of attitudes. Research has shown that in electronic discourse exclamation marks can carry a range of exclamatory functions, including apologising, challenging, thanking, agreeing, and showing solidarity.

Capital letters are used to show anger, misspellings convey humour and establish group identity, and smiley-faces or emoticons express a range of reactions.

Getting shorter

Some have questioned whether the increasing development and adoption of emoji pictograms , which allow speakers to communicate without the need for language, mean that we will cease to communicate in English at all? ;-)

The fast-changing world of social media is also responsible for the coining and spreading of neologisms, or “new words”. Recent updates to Oxford Dictionaries give a flavour: mansplaining , awesomesauce , rly , bants , TL;DR (too long; didn’t read).

Clipped forms, acronyms, blends and abbreviations have long been productive methods of word formation in English (think of bus , smog and scuba ) but the huge increase in such coinages means that they will be far more prominent in the English of 2115.

Whether you 👍 or h8 such words, think they are NBD or meh , they are undoubtedly here to stay.

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According to a new research publication, The Future of English: Global Perspectives, published by the British Council last month, English will retain its position as the world’s most widely spoken language over the next decade and teachers will continue to be at the heart of English learning, even in the face of increased automation, AI, and machine learning.

This is the first publication in a major program of research and global engagement started by the British Council in 2020. The Future of English research program will shine a light on the trends driving the use of English as a global language and provide data to inform policy makers, educators, researchers, and others interested in this important topic.

Key findings:

English is the most widely spoken language in the world. It is the global language of communication and is likely to retain this position for the next decade and beyond.
English will continue to play an important role, increasingly doing so alongside other languages to provide rich linguistic opportunities for learners all over the world.
There is a strong connection between the desire to learn English and the need for teachers, even when new technologies are considered.
The private sector can fill the gaps in public-sector language education provision and can increase opportunities for young people. However, the quality of some private provision is variable, and the report recommends greater collaboration between public and private providers.
Policymakers should continuously review the approach to assessing English proficiency to make sure assessment practices stay relevant for today’s study, work, and social interactions.
Technology has the potential to help greater numbers of students access language learning. But the publication found that it also risks widening the divide between people who have access to technology and those who do not.
Change is happening. The report notes that there has been a gradual, industry-led shift away from the ideal of mother-tongue fluency toward a more applied and contextualized approach to language proficiency.

The British Council will be driving data collection globally to inform future research. As part of their long-term commitment, they have initiated a major new Future of English research grant scheme, awarding the first four grants to UK-led international projects in 2022. Alongside the new publication, the British Council is set to unveil a new Future of English touring exhibition. Mark Walker, director of English and exams at the British Council, commented: “At the British Council, English language teaching, learning, and assessment are at the heart of what we do. We champion the power of English to break down barriers and help millions of learners grow their skills, build international connections, and access life-changing opportunities.” The Future of English: Global Perspectives is authored by Mina Patel, Mike Solly, and Steve Copeland and edited by Professor Barry O’Sullivan (all of the British Council) and Professor Yan Jin (School of Foreign Languages, Shanghai Jiao Tong University and member of the British Council’s Assessments Advisory Board). www.britishcouncil.org

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The future is unknown to us and there are many people who are afraid about the future and what can happen, but many are also optimistic about it , all of which you can use to write My future goals essay.

The word of the future is about all what is mysterious and unknown to man from events and attitudes, which he feels towards the varied and mixed feelings. He is eagerly waiting for the happy events that bring joy to his life , and sometimes he fears of it and has a sense of anxiety and tension about what can be coming, which may be negative, sad and painful.

Some people consider that the future is the mirror of the present and the essence of past experience. Although the future remains unknown , many consider it dependent on them ,and they are the only ones capable of making it happy or unhappy.

Most people in the world plan for their future, and in order to reach goals and dreams, a person must follow several steps, such as: to think calmly in the present and the ways that the individual can walk to achieve his dreams.

Reviewing individual talents, a person who knows his or her own qualities is better able to determine what he wants for the future.

Follow the style of writing lists of completed and intended work.

To remind himself all the time about his dreams so that it remains in his eyes and insists on achieving it and not forget it.

Planning saving money that enables the individual to buy what he wants in the future, such as buying a house or a car and others.

Positive thoughts that push the person forward and in return to reject the negative ideas that discourage the determination of man.

Thus, we have finished the first topic on My future goals essay in English , and if you want the subject of My future goals essay be more brief you can use the following topic:

The word of the future is related to many about dreams, achievements and aspirations that concern them, they pin their hopes on what is coming to be new and wonderful and carries with it the possibility of changing everything as soon as it comes.

Some dream of travel, work and tourism , the Master. Others dream of buying a car, a house, a company or a project, and many are planning their own goals and thinking about how they want to live.

Many people seek to know the future before they live, in a desire to discover what will happen in a hurry, they are impatient. One of the ways that they resort to is the myths that they feel that they are able to know what will happen in your life just after answering several questions.

It begins by listing all the details of the person, in addition to theose who read the lines and straps the palm of the human, and read the cup after the completion of drinking coffee in it,also the programs and books of astronomy which are displayed on television and radio.

It should be noted that these methods are opposed to the heart of the faith and Islam ,and to bear the man for the futility of working for tomorrow.

Future goals essay

Everyone has dreams and future goals that they strive to achieve. Some of them are close goals and a plan has been developed to achieve them, such as practicing a sports activity, studying in a specific specialization, learning a new language, and other models that are easy to reach and easy to achieve in the fastest time.

There are goals that are difficult to achieve, and these are often what a person leaves for an unknown time. Long-term goals are such as creating a family in the future and having as many children, or live in a big luxury house, or make a lot of money. Such things may be variable goals, we can achieve some of them, but in many cases, life passes without achieving these goals.

What do we need to achieve our future goals?

There is no doubt that every person can achieve any goals, no matter how difficult, if he sets a timetable for them and allocates a specific time to strive to achieve them.

Time management is 50% of your success in achieving your goals. And only the remaining percentage depends on your perseverance and determination in achieving this goal.

So I can say that it is great to get to know yourself well. You know what you need from life, and you have goals to strive for. That’s so cool, it’s better than living without goals.

My future goals

I would very much like to succeed in middle school and enroll in a university (type the name of the university). And join the specialty (type the specialty you want). I like very much excellence in this field, and it is good that it contains several benefits that are good for the individual and his family, such as insurance, good holidays and social status.

I have a job of (type in the name of the job) in mind for a long time, I am trying to get some training courses to help me advance in this specialization very easily.

I think it’s great for everyone to have goals that they want to achieve.

Future plans and goals essay

Undoubtedly, many people who live in the twenty-first century are now very familiar with plans and goals and set practical schedules to help them achieve their goals.

Of course, human development has made it clear to us many things related to organization and how to choose goals. It made us know more about ourselves, which helped us in setting future plans and goals that we want to achieve.

I want to achieve a lot of wonderful things that help the whole world, I would very much like to work in the International Therapy Organization, which will help me in the future to reach and communicate with all the people who are interested in providing humanitarian care, especially in the third world societies.

I would very much like in the future to be able to reach a reputable center that will allow me to provide medical assistance in diseases prevalent in these societies, such as hepatitis, virus C, virus A. And other diseases are endemic and left unattended for centuries.

I would very much like to do this in the future, therefore, I am now trying to achieve it through my great effort in studying.

My future goals short essay

There is no doubt that it is good for a person to be aware of what he wants in the future, whether it is the near or distant future.

Everyone has expectations for what he wants to achieve, so we set goals and try to organize them and strive to achieve them so that we can achieve what we love and aspire to.

I really like to organize my goals into three goals:

1- short term goals

I put in these goals things that I can achieve as small victories that only require a few days or weeks, such as writing a poem, attending a seminar, or participating in a voluntary social activity.

2- Medium-term goals

I put in these goals more important things that require an average period of two weeks to a month, such as winning a sport I play, such as soccer, trying to improve my computer, or improving the look of my room or perhaps painting the room. Such small victories I put in the mid-range goals.

3- long-term goals

I put a long period of time here like a year or more for more important dreams related to my future, such as saving to buy my own car, studying systematically to get specific grades that would lead me to my university goal. Such a big thing, I set long periods of time for it and keep working on achieving it.

These are my goals and my way of achieving them.

Essay on future plans and goals

I like very much to divide my future plans into tasks according to priority and the amount of effort that will be put into them.

I tend not to postpone today’s work for tomorrow, I like very much to pay attention to the work and duties required of me so that they do not accumulate and become difficult to do. So I divide my goals into three stages.

The first stage: express business, It can include plans such as buying clothes, going for a short fieldwork or going to the library. Such actions that require hours or a day I put them in the category of quick goals, record them and strive to achieve them.

The second stage is the work that requires time from a week to a month, such as joining strengthening classes, learning a language or training in a difficult sport movement. Such actions I put in the outline of the Mediterranean goals and I strive to achieve them.

The third stage is for the longest period of time, such as a year and more. These goals are difficult to achieve without long effort and diligence. such as saving money to buy my own car, or saving money to buy a modern gaming device, or mobile and maybe saving to buy a house in the future.

These are the plans and goals that I seek to achieve and how to work with them to succeed.

My future goals in life essay

It is great for a person to have future goals that he plans to achieve and have ambition and a future vision of what he wants to become in the future and the impact of his work on achieving his goals. I like to define my future goals according to their importance, as there are long-term goals, medium-term goals, and other short-term and quick goals.

So I always make a small note consisting of a question and answer, in the question I put the question where do you see yourself in five and ten years, and in the answer I put my career goals.

In this period of time, I try to focus on my big main goals, maintain them, not get distracted, and work hard to achieve my career goals.

Illustrative example of my goals

1- Short and fast goals

In this box, I put goals that can be completed in a short time, such as going to participate in a charitable work that requires me to go only a few times, or joining an educational class for a short period of time, perhaps two days or a week.

2- Medium time goals

I put here the goals that require me to work continuously for a month, such as working on a scientific research that will require me to deliver it after a month, or preparing for an important test, or training in a specific sport for a period of time before I officially join it so that I can be in a good level.

In order not to be distracted, I always put here the goals of my future professional life so that I can be on a straight line and not be distracted, and I work continuously and regularly on training and improving my abilities so that I can reach my dream.

This is how I work on my future goals and strive to achieve them, and this helps me a lot in being regular, estimating time and succeeding greatly.

Paragraph about goals in the future

Goals in the future are on the minds of many, and this is because everyone is afraid of tomorrow, and they do not know what will be in the future.

Therefore, many people set future plans and goals for themselves so that they can maintain the steps and goals they want to achieve. I also do that, as I put a future plan for the type of job I want to get in the future and some other things.

Example of my future goals

I would very much like to become a cardiac surgeon. I like this delicate specialization very much, but it is not an easy specialization and it requires effort, fatigue and a long stay.

Therefore, I am now striving to improve my grades and excel in my studies, in addition to learning some important medical terms.

From time to time I read some books in this specialty to get an idea of what I want and what its requirements are. I am also working on improving the accuracy of my fingers in thin areas by training in some types of anatomy of fruits such as grapes, trying to separate the outer peel without cutting, and some of these things that require skill and stability.

I hope that I can achieve my future goals and get the job I desire and be able to help many people.

Paragraph about future goals

Future goals give motivation and enthusiasm to live and achieve goals. This is how I feel when I set various and different goals and strive to achieve them. It gives me the feeling that there is a goal I live to achieve. I feel absolutely happy when I achieve any goal, whether it is big or small. I tend to divide goals according to my requirements and the time I have to achieve them.

Of course, there are big goals that I dream about, such as my strong desire to become a judge when I grow up. But, of course, this will not be achieved easily without hard work and diligence.

Therefore, I put this goal in the category of long-term goals, and put some steps for it that I am working on gradually, trying to achieve this goal, such as setting a daily schedule for studying and spending my lessons, and this is certainly an essential work. But beside it, I put an hour a day to review some legal articles and learn some of the basics and requirements that allow obtaining this job.

I dedicate time daily or weekly to learn some sentences and words, in addition to working on developing my self-confidence and improving my speech. I feel every day that I am improving a lot and getting a little closer to achieving my future goal.

But it is normal for me to have other goals as well, such as participating in some sports. I love basketball a lot and I love to practice it, and I also love swimming and I’ve been good at it since I was young. I set some goals for practice and improvement so that I can be part of the university team when I grow up.

I hope to achieve these goals, make my family members happy, and be able to help my father financially in some way.

My future plans short essay

Until recently, I didn’t have many future plans. I am a student in the stage (write your educational stage here). From the city of (type your city).

I love life and enjoy it a lot, I participate in many sports activities and I am very good at some of them. Two years ago I was completely different, I don’t give the future life any importance, I live my day, I enjoy, I study and I don’t do much.

Until we faced the Corona crisis and I faced the disease, and I knew that I was living incorrectly, whether in my diet, or the life I was following.

So recently, I made my future plans and decided to stick to them so that my life would be better in the future.

The plans for the future are:

1- Eat a healthy diet

I am now keen to eat healthy foods and pay attention to the types of foods that help in raising immunity mainly, and pay attention to the types of vegetables that I eat and know the benefits they contain.

2- The order of the study

I am now more interested in studying, and I do not do any sports activity unless I complete my homework and understand my lessons well so as to guarantee myself a future career in the future.

3- Develop future plans for the type of job I want to obtain and work in an attempt to achieve this, in addition to plans for other matters, whether short-term or long-term, and strive to achieve them individually and everything on time.

This makes me feel that I am accomplishing tasks, and I am very happy with achieving my goals and being successful in them.

And if I stop or fail in a task, I put it back and try to succeed in it or reach an advanced step that I have not reached before until I succeed in the end and complete the work.

This is how I set my future plans and work to achieve them.

Paragraph about my future goals

I like very much to set my future goals and try to achieve them or get close to achieving them in the largest way. This makes me feel challenged and victorious in self-realization.

I like very much choosing tasks according to the necessary time period, recording a goal and striving to achieve it, with the addition of searching for it, and how to complete it to the fullest, so as to shorten the time and complete the work before the time that I have registered, this makes me feel that I am fast and have sufficient determination.

I also like to make some long-term plans and goals for myself, such as university, graduation day, job, dream house, car. Such things I like very much to identify and strive to achieve.

Write a paragraph about your future plans

Undoubtedly, when we ask how you will be equipped in your future plans, some or many may be shocked, and not have a clear answer to what they want to achieve in life.

But I was recently able to define my goals and learn from the success stories surrounding me everywhere, and prepare future plans based on the guidance of experts and successful people in trade and industry. I divide my future plans into three sections, short term, medium term and long term.

1- short term

I put out everything that is fast and does not require delay.

2- medium term

I make plans for tasks that require less time, such as a week or a month.

3- long term

I put in it the most important future plans such as university, job, my favorite hobbies and what to achieve with it.

After following these methods, I found myself more organized and actually achieving many things that were always stuck for me, and I prefer to postpone them due to the lack of time management.

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Future Tense: Meaning, Definition, Structure and Types with Examples

As human beings, we are always excited about a trip we would be going on soon with our friends, a get-together with our cousins or a surprise birthday party that our family and friends are planning for us. In order to express such events that are meant to happen in the future, we can make use of the future tense. This article will give you all the necessary information you need to know about the future tense, its meaning, definition, structure and types, along with examples to help you understand well and use the tense confidently and accurately.

Definition of the future tense, types/forms of the future tense, structure of the future tense, examples of the future tense, frequently asked questions on the future tense, what is the future tense.

The ‘future tense’ form of any verb refers to the conjugation of the verb to represent an action that is going to happen in the future or will be continuing in the future. Take a look at the dictionary definitions of the future tense to develop a clearer idea of the tense.

The ‘future tense’, according to the Cambridge Dictionary, is defined as “the form of a verb that you use when talking about something that will happen or exist.” According to the Collins Dictionary, the ‘future tense’ is defined as “a tense of verbs used when the action or event described is to occur after the time of utterance.” The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines the future tense as “a verb tense that is used to refer to the future.”

The future tense can be used in four different forms in order to show how the actions in the future behave differently in various situations, and they are:

Simple Future Tense – used to denote an action that will happen in the future.
Future Continuous Tense – used to indicate an action that will be taking place in the future.
Future Perfect Tense – used to represent an action that starts in the present and will happen in the future.
Future Perfect Continuous Tense – used to depict an action that is happening in the present and will complete at some point in the future.

Look at the following table in order to understand the structure of the future tense.

Structure of Future Tense Simple Future Tense

Future Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Future Perfect Continuous Tense

Subject + Auxiliary verb(will) + Base form of the main verb + the rest of the sentence

Subject + Helping Verb(will) + Be + Main verb+ing + the rest of the sentence

Subject + Helping Verb (will) + Have + Past participle form of the main verb + the rest of the sentence along with the time frame

Subject + Helping verb(will) + Have + been + Main verb+ing + the rest of the sentence

For example: Karthik will meet me at the gym.

For example: Karthik will be meeting me at the gym.

For example: Karthik will have met me at the gym.

For example: Karthik will have been meeting me at the gym.

Analysing how the future tense changes its structure when used in the positive, negative, interrogative and negative interrogative sentences.

Here are a few examples that would help you understand the future tense.

Navya will write a song for the sectionals.
Katherine will be coming home for the holidays.
Bharath will have left work by now.
Will he be studying for tomorrow’s exam?
They will not have performed at the concert.
Will you think over, and let me know?

What is the future tense?

The ‘future tense’ form of any verb refers to the conjugation of the verb to represent an action that is going to happen in the future or will be continuing in the future.

What is the definition of the future tense?

What is the structure of the simple future tense.

The structure of the simple future tense is as follows: Subject + Auxiliary verb(will) + Base form of the main verb + the rest of the sentence

What are the different forms of the future tense?

There are four different forms of the future tense, namely,

Simple Future Tense

Give a few examples of the future tense.

A few examples of the future tense are given below:

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My Future Dream Essay In English For Students

As a kid, I spent much time imagining my future and picturing exciting goals I wanted to achieve someday. In this essay, I will share some big dreams that motivate me to do my best. Writing about these aspirations will help me stay focused on working hard so I can make them a reality.

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My future dream world traveler.

One of my biggest dreams is to travel worldwide and experience new cultures. (Topic sentence) Just thinking about visiting exotic places like Paris, Tokyo and Africa makes me feel adventurous. I want to try various foods, learn foreign languages and take epic pictures. I could even live abroad in high school or college to become fluent. Seeing the vast diversity of our planet firsthand would be so eye-opening and inspire my perspectives.

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Ever since I started playing sports, I have dreamed of the thrill of competing at an elite level. (Transition) Being a professional soccer player in Europe or a basketball star in the NBA is an epic way to spend my career doing what I love. (Topic sentence) The challenge of pushing myself to peak condition and skills for cheering fans stir my competitive soul. Performing under pressure on a global stage where anything could happen calls me in a way nothing else does. With dedication, my name could be in the record books one day!

My Future Dreams To Be A Successful Entrepreneur

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My Future Dreams To Be A Philanthropist

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500 words importance of english language essay.

The English Language is becoming more and more common in the world. As a result, increasingly people are dedicating time to study English as their second language. In fact, many countries include it in their school syllabus to teach children this language from a young age. However, the true value of this language is that it helps remove many barriers from our life. Whether it is to find a new job or travel the world. In other words, it helps to progress in life both on a personal and professional level. Thus, the Importance of English Language Essay will help you understand all about it.

Importance Of English Language

Language is our major means of communication; it is how we share our thoughts with others. A language’s secondary purpose is to convey someone’s sentiments, emotions, or attitudes. English is one such language in the world that satisfies both the above purposes. English has been regarded as the first global Lingua Franca. It has become part and parcel of almost every existing field. We use it as the international language to communicate in many fields ranging from business to entertainment.

Many countries teach and encourage youngsters to acquire English as a second language. Even in nations where English is not an official language, many science and engineering curriculum are written in English.

English abilities will most certainly aid you in any business endeavours you choose to pursue. Many large corporations will only hire professional employees after determining whether or not they speak good English. Given the language’s prominence, English language classes will be advantageous to you if you want to work for a multinational organization and will teach you the communication skills needed to network with professionals in your area or enhance your career.

The English Language opens an ocean of career opportunities to those who speak this language anywhere in the world. Similarly, it has turned into an inevitable requirement for various fields and professions like medicine , computing and more.

In the fast-evolving world, it is essential to have a common language that we can understand to make the best use of the data and information available. As a result, the English Language has become a storehouse of various knowledge ranging from social to political fields.

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As the importance of the English Language is clear now, we move on to why we must learn the English Language. First of all, it is a global language. It is so common that one out of five people can speak or understand this language.

Further, learning the English Language can help in getting a job easily. As it has become the language of many fields, it automatically increases the chances of landing a good job in a good company.

In addition, it helps with meeting new people. As it is the official language of 53 countries, learning it helps to break the language barriers. Most importantly, it is also the language of the Internet.

Another important reason to learn this language is that it makes travelling easier. Being a widely used language globally, it will help you connect with people easily. Similarly, it is also essential in the world of business.

It does not matter whether you are an employee or employer, it benefits everyone. Students who wish to study abroad must definitely study this language. Many countries use their schools and universities. So, it can offer a good opportunity for students.

Why and where do we need the English language?

Use of English on the Internet – Because of the tremendous rise of information technology, particularly the internet, English is the language of choice for Internet users. The internet has also played an important role in promoting and spreading the English language throughout the world, as more and more people are exposed to it, and English has also become the language of the internet.
Use of English in Education – English has become one of the majorly used languages to understand, learn and explain concepts from various fields of knowledge. The majority of instructional tools, materials, and texts are written in English. The global educational systems at colleges all over the world need English as a foreign language.
Use of English for Travel purposes – As we all know, English has been named as the official language of 53 countries and over 400 million people in the world speak English, the English language comes in handy for communicating with everyone when anyone travels around the world be it for tourism, job opportunity, settlement, casual visits, etc.
Use of English for Communication – The most important function of a language is to allow people to communicate effectively. For many years, English has been the most widely known and valued language on the planet. In other words, English becomes an efficient tool for communicating with people all over the world.

Conclusion of Importance Of English Language Essay

We use the English Language in most of our international communications. While it is not the most spoken language in the world, 53 countries have named it their official language. Moreover, about 400 million people globally use it as their first language. Thus, being the most common second language in the world, it will be beneficial to learn this language to open doors to new opportunities.

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Question 1: How does the English Language help you get a job?

Answer 1: the English Language is the language of many things like science, aviation, computers, diplomacy, and tourism. Thus, if you know English, it will increase your chances of landing a good job in an international company.

Question 2: Does the English Language help in connecting with people globally?

Answer 2: Yes, it does. It is because English is the official language of 53 countries and we use it as a lingua franca (a mutually known language) by people from all over the world. This means that studying English can help us have a conversation with people on a global level.

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AI Prompt Engineering Isn’t the Future

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In Maryland, female migrant laborers face an uncertain future as sea levels rise – photo essay

For the women who pick and prepare Maryland’s famous crab, the once profitable work is far more uncertain – and the climate crisis has had a damaging impact

In the evening light, Maribel Malagón stepped outside into a rain storm.

It was late October and Malagón, 53, had worked all day picking crab off the eastern shore of Maryland . That night, she and a handful of other seasonal workers walked to a neighbor’s house for an evening of prayer. On the way, Malagón clutched a pendant of St Judas, the patron saint of lost causes, that hung around her neck; she hoped he would hear her prayers for more work.

About an hour later, when the women were ready to call it a night, the coastal waters had risen so high that the road leading back to their house was completely submerged.

“We didn’t know which way to go. We were afraid that we would fall into the ditches,” Malagón said in Spanish, thinking back on that night two years ago. To make it back home, the women waded through knee-high murky waters. “The island is changing every year.”

Maribel Malagon poses for a portrait outside of the home she rents from her employer on Hoopers Island, Maryland.

For more than 20 years, Malagón has been coming to work in crab processing plants on Hoopers Island, one of the many island communities in the Chesapeake Bay.

Hoopers Island, a chain of small islands linked by causeways, has been the center of the state’s seafood industry since the early 1900s. Due to its low-lying nature, the region has faced erosion and destructive storms over the years.

But rising sea levels are increasing the frequency of flooding, creating uncertainty for the village’s watermen and their families, who have long depended on the seafood industry for their livelihoods. The situation is especially worrying for female migrants such as Malagón, who have limited job prospects back home in Mexico and wonder how long they will be able to work on the island.

Twenty-four years ago, when Malagón first arrived on the island, her output was prolific. With the precision of a machine and a sharp tiny knife in hand, she would break off the claws, crack open the shells, remove the legs, and scrape out the white meat into containers in seconds. She estimates picking between 40 and 48lb of crab meat in her eight-hour shift.

Now, she says 10 hours could go by, and she’ll only have picked 30lb. She suspects the crab population has decreased in number and size over the years.

“The crab was huge in my first years here. Our hands would hurt from how big they were. We produced a lot of pounds, but unfortunately, we were paid $2 a pound back then,” said Malagón, who works for one of the five crab houses that remain.

A worker extracts meat from crabs on Hoopers Island.

Aubrey Vincent, the owner of Lindy’s Seafood, a processing plant on the island, said wages have significantly increased for her employees. They make about $16 an hour, compared to four or five years ago when they made $7.52 an hour, she said.

Some employers pay workers per pound, so the more abundant the catch and meatier the crabs, the more money the women can send home.

“For the past five or six years at least, the work is not 100% consistent every season, and it seems to sometimes vary across workplaces,” said Julia Coburn, director of projects and special initiatives at Centro de los Derechos del Migrante (CDM), an advocacy group that supports workers in the region.

“The workers are coming with certain expectations about what they can pick in a season and how much pay they can take home, and that’s changing. It’s having a widespread impact on their families beyond their immediate circumstances.”

Freshly boiled crabs at G.W. Hall Seafood, left. As their lunch break begins, employees at G.W. Hall Seafood rush home.

Vincent said the unpredictable nature of the work has to do more with shifting environmental conditions and weather than any fluctuations in crab availability. She described an industry at odds with numerous economic conditions.

“You’ve got a certain amount of costs [of doing business] that have gone up, just like everybody else’s expenses,” she said.

Crab populations fluctuate yearly and have always been difficult to predict. But recent years have raised concerns among the state’s seafood houses, which have relied on the temporary worker program since the 1980s, to stay open.

Each winter, when crabs are in semi-hibernation, Maryland and Virginia conduct a survey to estimate the number of blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. In the mid-1990s to the late 2000s, there was a dramatic decline in the blue crab population. Biologists, as well as the federal and state governments, believed that the problem was due to overfishing and poor water quality, causing a decline in habitat and food, which ultimately led to restrictions on the number of crabs caught for commercial sale in 2008.

A worker scrapes the meat out from a crab on Hoopers Island, Maryland. Boats and crab houses are visible across the landscape on Hoopers Island, Maryland.

The 2022 survey estimated 227 million crabs, the lowest ever recorded in the survey’s 33-year history . This led to new limits on the number of male and female crabs watermen could harvest. In 2023, the population bounced back to 323 million , a 40% increase; while these figures are encouraging, scientists urge continued vigilance based on low numbers of juvenile crabs.

Today, researchers believe overfishing is less likely to be the sole contributing factor, and instead argue that factors related to the climate crisis could be affecting blue crab reproduction and survival.

“We’re certainly seeing evidence in the data that reproductive success is declining,” said Tom Miller, a professor of fisheries science at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences who studies blue crab populations.

Employees at G.W. Hall Seafood in Hoopers. There, the men catch, steam, and package crabs, while the women use tiny knives to pick the meat out of them.

The climate crisis could affect the blue crab population in other ways. With shorter winters, crabs could face a longer fishing period, meaning more of them would be caught, said Miller. However, he added that the impact is unclear and an active area of research. Ocean acidification may also contribute to the shells of blue crabs becoming less strong, making them more susceptible to predators.

Conservationists also believe pollution and the recent decline in the Bay’s underwater grasses is probably contributing to low blue crab numbers. Another factor could be the presence of the invasive blue catfish in the Chesapeake Bay.

“They’re going to be doubly impacted by not only shorter winters, but the shells will become less strong than they once were. There’s a lot changing in the world for crabs,” said Miller.

The 2024 blue crab winter dredge survey results will be released in May .

Employees at G.W. Hall Seafood, left. Crab pots are seen near a dock on Hoopers Island, Maryland.

Despite the unpredictable and temporary nature of the work, many women in central Mexico vie for these positions when recruiters come to towns, hoping to score work authorization.

“What we make here in a day would take us a week to make back home,” said Elia Ramírez Rangel, a crab-picker from Hidalgo.

For women in particular, there is a dearth of job opportunities in their communities in Mexico and abroad in the US. For some, crab-picking is their best chance of finding sustainable work, said Coburn.

An American flag and a Mexican flag hang outside Russell Hall Seafood on Hoopers Island.

“There is no source of work back home,” a laborer working on the island for 14 years said in Spanish. She spoke to the Guardian on condition of anonymity for fear of employer retaliation.

In 1996, she left Mexico to make a living picking crabs in the Carolinas. She described having to make the arduous decision to leave her two children, aged nine and 11, in the care of her sister and family friends. Over the years, with her earnings and faith in God, she said she was able to afford a house and basic necessities like food and clothing for her children, who are now grown.

“It’s been very difficult for me to be far away from them. Even though they’re grown up, I still feel like there’s a void,” she said in Spanish. “When I left them, I didn’t see their achievements, for example, in school. I missed their birthdays.”

Employees at G.W. Hall Seafood in Hoopers Island, Maryland. There, the men catch, steam, and package crabs, while the women use tiny knives to pick the meat out of them.

In 2021, women made up just 12% of H-2B visa recipients to the US . On Hoopers Island, these women often describe coming to the US for work out of necessity. For nine months out of the year, they report leaving their families and children behind for a steady, albeit seasonal, paycheck.

Some workers, like Malagón, come to Hoopers Island year after year to work in the local seafood industry, so long as their seasonal work visas are granted. Her father spent decades picking under the hot sun in California’s farmlands as a bracero. At the age of 22, she said poverty and desperation led her to follow in her father’s footsteps; later, she switched to picking crabs, a job her father described to her more suited for women.

Over the course of the 20th century, crab-picking in the US became gendered and racialized work. Research shows picking crab meat was work delegated to women based on beliefs that their hands are typically smaller and more nimble. Some scholars argue hiring immigrant workers was a way to pay women less for the work.

Crab houses say they have turned to workers from Mexico in recent decades because of a local labor shortage. In order to obtain visas, they need to prove local workers are not able to fulfill those jobs. Before the 1980s it was low-paid work largely carried out by Black women .

Workers at G.W. Hall Seafood, a crab processing plant on the island, prepare their hands with gloves and finger protectors during a shift.

The journey from central Mexico to Maryland involves an arduous three-day journey by bus. For Malagón, the biggest sacrifice has been the time spent away from her sisters, mother and son.

“Leaving was horrible,” said Malagón, who sends money home to her ageing father. Seasons spent laboring abroad have allowed her to transform her family’s once-dilapidated property in the countryside of Guanajuato into a comfortable living space.

“The grace of God has given me license to build everything I wanted. I have comforts that I didn’t have before,” Malagón said in Spanish. “We used to sleep on the floor when we were kids, but now, thank God, we have beds. We’ve got a fridge, we’ve got a TV.”

Maribel Malagon shows photos of her at a young age with her son, who she left behind to become a seasonal laborer first in California, then Maryland.

With the rising cost of living and less predictable hours, some women report earning less than they once did.

Previously, working 10-hour days six days a week could earn them $280 a week, but now, with workers reporting dwindling crab harvests, they sometimes only work three to four days a week and for shorter periods of time. Vincent said women have the opportunity to earn above their hourly rate if they are more productive.

Clara Ramirez, poses for a photo during her lunch break, left. A seasonal labor at G.W. Hall Seafood, picks meat from crabs during a shift.

Other crab-house owners acknowledge that workers may take home less pay depending on the harvest. Jay Newcomb, the former owner of Old Salty’s, a popular crab house and restaurant on the upper island, said his employees make $5 a pound or $17.50 an hour.

“That can fluctuate due to the quality of crabs, males versus females, the size of the crabs. Some days it may be better but we have to pay whatever is the highest,” said Newcomb, who downsized his operations in 2021 and sold Old Salty’s to open a smaller restaurant on nearby Taylors Island.

The federal average rate is currently $16.42 an hour.

A seasonal laborer from Oaxaca, Mexico, hangs clothes to dry outside the home she rents from her employer on Hoopers Island, Maryland.

To fill their idle hours, many of the women make phone calls home, watch TV together, or look for ways to earn extra income. Currently, workers in Maryland’s seafood industry are exempt from minimum wage and overtime protections under state law .

Without public transportation, they often pay or rely on favors from acquaintances to drive them 40 minutes to the nearest city of Cambridge for errands.

Over time the repetitive hand motion of picking crab can result in arthritis, back pain, allergies to crab meat, and cuts to their hands from working quickly with the knives used to cut the shells open, according to CDM. Vincent acknowledged that crab picking, like other production jobs, can be physically demanding.

Birds fly near the coast line on Hoopers Island, Maryland. Remnants of crab shells and claws are visible across the landscape of the island.

The advocacy group also said that women are disincentivized from reporting work-related issues or take sick days because their immigration status is tied to their employer, making them susceptible to labor abuses. Vincent said she provides an anonymous tip line where employees can report issues.

Despite the challenges, the women emphasize that they are grateful for the opportunity to work and note that there have been some improvements over time.

Today migrant workers have successfully gained more labor protections in part due to laborer testimony and a coalition of groups such as CDM, which have fought for policies that improve working conditions.

Some women have begun organizing a Comité de Defensa, where they discuss ongoing issues such as Covid-19 vaccine information, accessing healthcare in this remote region, and how to report work-related injuries. Part of that work also involves disseminating information about their rights with other women on the island and their families, many of whom are also contractors.

The view from the cabin where Malagon rents from her employer overlooks the Honga River estuary and distant pine forests.

The view from the cabin where Malagón rents from her employer overlooks the Honga River estuary and distant pine forests. A tree directly outside the house that once provided shade and a place to hang dry clothes was swept away in a storm recently, leaving only a small stump behind.

This three-and-a-half-mile stretch of land known as Hoopersville is the middle island of the three that make up Hoopers, dividing the Honga River from the Chesapeake Bay.

Surrounded by a lush ecosystem of marshland, wildlife and tall seagrass, the women are also geographically and socially isolated.

A seasonal laborer hangs decorations for her birthday celebration on Hoopers Island.

Nestled in Dorchester county, a tight-knit community with predominantly conservative values, the women say they turn to their faith in God and seek solace in each other’s company while away from home.

The narrow bridge connecting the middle to the upper island routinely floods in high tide, leaving the women trapped. Lower Hoopers Island, formerly Applegarth, became uninhabitable due to erosion, and a hurricane washed away the bridge in 1933.

Malagón vividly remembers the first time she saw the bay’s waters encroaching on the doorstep of the house in 2006. “When I looked outside, I was terrified,” she said. “We had never seen the tide rise that high. Now we see it as more normal.”

Flooding has become routine in recent years, threatening the daily lives and futures of locals and women alike.

The Chesapeake Bay has risen by about one foot during the past century, which is nearly double the global average. By 2050, sea levels are projected to rise by as much as two feet. Climate models predict that over half of Dorchester county, the third-largest county in Maryland by land area, could be underwater by the end of the century.

A house on Hoopers Island where sea levels are rising year after year leading to more nuisance flooding in the Chesapeake Bay region off Maryland’s Eastern Shore.

Vincent said she has an emergency management plan for a major flooding event during work hours, where she would evacuate her employees, but says there’s only so much she’s responsible for as an employer.

CDM argues there is a pressing need for climate adaptation measures from both governments and employers to safeguard seasonal workers’ wellbeing in the long run.

“With roads washing out, the communication lines go down – it just increases all these layers of vulnerability,” said Coburn.

“The truth is it’s very beautiful living here – except when the tide rises,” said the laborer who has worked on the island for 14 years. During a recent grocery trip to Walmart, 40 minutes away, she said her housemates were unable to return to the island because the bridge was closed due to flooding.

A Virgen de Guadalupe statue seen at a workers home on Hoopers Island, Maryland, left. Trees dead from salt water intrusion, known as “Ghost” pines on the marsh edges of Hoopers Island.

Language barriers can make it difficult for women to stay informed and they often rely on word of mouth from other workers about the bridge flooding.

With every passing season, the grueling nature of the job and looming precarity can take a toll emotionally and physically – some of the women question whether it’s worth coming back.

“As long as we’re here, we’re going to make the most of it,” said Clara Ramrez, a worker at GW Hall & Son, one of the crab processing plants on the island. (GW Hall & Son did not respond to requests for comment.)

Some owners share a common sentiment.

“We just do the best we can with what we’ve got, and ultimately, everybody’s goal is the same: to try and make a living,” said Vincent.

A water delivery truck drives through a flooded road in Cambridge, Maryland near Hoopers Island. “Ghost” pines, dead from salt water intrusion, are seen in the background.

Back at the house, a group of women started to arrive for the new crab season that started on 1 April.

This year more visas have been made available , and Vincent scored 80 visas for her employees through the lottery system. Speaking via WhatsApp from Mexico in early April, Malagón said she was getting ready to make the trip to Maryland via bus. If all goes well, she and the other workers from Lindy’s will arrive by 15 April.

Newcomb, the former owner of Old Salty’s, said he won 23 employee visas this season, up from the roughly 18 or 20 he’s gotten in previous years.

AE Phillips & Son, another crab house on the island, was unable to obtain visas and will not be operating this season, a major setback for the company and its employees.

Seasonal workers chat with one another just before lunch ends during a shift at G.W. Hall Seafood.

Malagón says she has put her faith in God for a bountiful season, with hopes of returning every year to have enough money to retire. Still, she worries for the future of the industry and the region itself.

“If God allows it, my goal is to work for 10 more years. But if there’s no crab, what will we do then?”

Maribel Malagon holds her St. Judas pendant.

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Seventy-five years ago this past week, Sam Snead won the Masters Tournament and became the first champion to receive one of Augusta National Golf Club’s green jackets.

Until he died in 2002 , the jacket was his to wear every time he returned to Augusta. These days, it is a sartorial symbol of how, beyond a freighted history and marvelous azaleas and golf’s geopolitical machinations and gallery roars that ripple from Amen Corner to the clubhouse, Augusta National is more enchanted by champions than most places.

Since the start of the month, Lottie Woad has captured the Augusta National Women’s Amateur. Eight children were named champions of a junior golf competition after playing at Augusta. More than 30 past Masters winners gathered for dinner to honor Jon Rahm , last year’s champion, and Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player and Tom Watson hit tee shots to start this year’s tournament. Many of their brethren played afterward, because they are allowed to for life. On Sunday, Scottie Scheffler, who was already familiar with the locker room reserved for past champions, won the 88th Masters.

There may be no place in men’s golf where hope, dazzle and ambition are as abundant as Augusta.

But this past week, all of the possibilities seemed to be on greater display than usual. There was the solar eclipse on Monday, when fans peered skyward, just as Ben Crenshaw and Nick Faldo did here, too. Later on, Tiger Woods , 48 years old and two years removed from the last time he finished a major tournament, made his record 24th consecutive Masters cut. But he faded on Saturday.

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Golf enthusiasts often regard a trip to the Masters as the stuff of dreams. It certainly is for players. The Masters represents a shot at becoming one of those champions written into history, with the green jackets and the possibility of forever enchanting Augusta.

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