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This lesson covers the future tense, and the lesson covers seven different forms of expressing the future tense.
Future simple: The future simple tense uses the word 'will' and is used to express future facts and certainties, promises, predictions, and assumptions, among others. The difference between shall and will is clarified (I think that 'shall' is more frequently used in British English than American English, and the word is no longer frequently used in the U.S. among younger people so I most likely will not cover it in my lessons). Word contractions, such as 'I'll' are also covered. An important point is made that many mistakes confuse the future simple tense with the 'be going + infinitive' grammar form. I like the suggestion of a fortunetelling activity, that sounds like it would be a lot of fun!
Future continuous: This tense is constructed using will + be + the present participle of a verb (-ing). Uses of the form include stating something that will be progressing in the future; predicting what might be happening in the present; as a polite construction to ask about peoples plans; and to refer to future plans and events.
Future perfect: This tense is aptly described as the "past in the future" tense and refers to an action that will have been completed by a future point. It is constructed using 'will' + have + the past participle.
Future perfect continuous: This tense is constructed using will + have + been + present participle. It shows how long something would have continued by a certain time. The lesson points out that it is important to distinguish between future perfect and future perfect continuous, and their difference will likely be confusing to students.
Going to + infinitive | Present simple | Present continuous: These are all present tenses but they are able to speak about things to occur in the future. I think it is smart to cover it in the future tense lesson, not only to prevent confusion with the future simple tense, but also because it demonstrates the fluidity and flexibility of the English language.
I think another good activity to use when learning the future tenses is filling in a calendar with different holidays, birthdays, and other events, and then describing what will be happening and when. That could include parties, travel plans, moving dates, the age you will be turning etc.
