41 B1 | 5. Klasse | Unit 09: Out and about ChrisM and his family use different ways to talk about the future: the present simple, the present continuous, will and be going to. These forms express different meanings. They are used to talk about: 3 Complete the table on the next page with this information. One example has been done for you. just took a taxi. When we got to the office, I realised that I had left my tablet behind at the airport! I couldn’t believe it. I turned to my wife and said, (6) . I took another taxi back to the airport to look for it anyway. But I didn’t find it, so I had to fill in more forms to report my tablet missing. When we finally arrived at the hotel, it was much too late for the nice dinner I had planned. My daughter was badly disappointed, of course, but I promised her that the next day would be better. I said to her, (7) . On the next day, we drove to Salisbury. Our accommodation there was absolutely wonderful, and we finally got the nice dinner I had been looking forward to since Vienna. On our second day in Salisbury, we visited Stonehenge, and it is totally fascinating, just like everybody always says. Unfortunately, it was pouring with rain when we went for a stroll around the stones, and we weren’t dressed for the weather. After all, our baggage still hadn’t arrived, and our warmer clothes were all in our suitcases. On our third day in Salisbury, our baggage finally arrived, and we drove back to London. When I chatted to the receptionist at the hotel about our trip, she advised me to go to the airport to collect my tablet as she was sure that there wouldn’t be enough time to do that on the day of our flight home. She said, (8) . So, while my wife and daughter were exploring the Science Museum and had lunch in Chinatown, I spent hours on the Tube going to Heathrow Airport and back again. Lucky me! But the good news is that I actually got my tablet back. How do you feel at the end of a holiday? I’m usually pretty sad, but this time, I was more than happy to go home. We didn’t have any problems on the flights back, and even our baggage arrived in Graz with us. Let me give you some advice, though: The next time you travel somewhere, be extremely careful with your possessions, and make sure to put some extra clothes in your carry-on luggage! Writing tip When you tell a story, use direct speech to make it livelier. fixed events in the future arranged activities predictions expectations spontaneous decisions intentions plans interpreting signs Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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