Advanced future expressions

In the email it says I am to contact them for further information.

• highly likely to happen

• instructions about what someone should do in the future

• will happen straight away

• future arrangement expected to take place at a certain time

Can I call you back? _______.

• I´m to have a shower.

• I´m bound to have a shower.

• I´m just about to have a shower.

Be on the point of + verb -ing

• intending to do something straight away

• future arrangement expected to take place at a certain time

According to the contract, the loan must be repaid in 10 monthly installments.

According to the contract, _______________ in 10 monthly installments.

• the loan is on the point of being repaid

• the loan is to be repaid

• the loan is bound to be repaid

My sister is leaving for her English lesson in a few minutes.

• My sister is just about to leave for her English lesson.

• My sister is bound to leave for her English lesson.

He would have told you the good news, but you left.

Which one is a more natural paraphrase?

• When you left, he was due to tell you the good news.

• When you left, he was on the point of telling you the good news.

• H

Kate will definitely win the singing competition.

• Kate is due to win the singing competition.

• Kate is sure to win the singing competition.

• Kate is likely to win the singing competition.

Formal announcements about future arrangements. Which one is an example?

• The meeting is bound to take place on Monday morning.

• The meeting is to take place on Monday morning.

• The meeting is sure to take place on Monday morning.

He was going to finish his next novel when he had a heart attack.

He ___________ when he had a heart attack.

• was to finish his next novel

• was on the verge of finishing

Having problems at work is likely to affect your family life.

Having problems at work is ________________ your family life.

• sure to affect

• bound to affect

• is due to affect

• b