 Paradoxical explanation
Hello,
I am French and I am a young English teacher. I have a little but very annoying problem to explain to my pupils the using of the future. Why? In France, it is commonly (and only) explain to us at school that we use "will + the infinitive form" to express the idea of the future.
ex : "I will tidy up my room next week!"
Now, how can I properly explain to my pupils that we also use the Present progressive or the Simple Present to express the Future?
ex : "Tomorrow, everybody is going to school" for the Present Progressive and "We leave from Gatwick at 7 tomorrow morning and we arrive at Charles de Gaulle at 9" for the Simple Present.
It definitely sounds parodoxical for a French native speaker and it is very difficult for me to explain even if it seems easy for a native English speaker. Is anybody is able to give me an answer? Thank you very much. |