| Element | USE: QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE |
|---|---|
| SuperCat | FUTURE |
| SubCat | present continuous for future use |
| Lexical Range | 3 |
| Level | B2 |
| Cando | Can use the present continuous with a wide range of common verbs to ask about future plans. |
| Corrected Learner Example | So are you planning to visit Japan then? (Japan; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Japanese; Pass) When is the festival starting and when is it finishing? (Czech Republic; B2 VANTAGE; 2008; Czech; Pass) What kind of seminar materials are you providing? (Switzerland; B2 VANTAGE; 2000; German; Pass) |
| Uncorrected Learner Example | So are you planning to visit Japan then!? (Japan; B2 VANTAGE; 1993; Japanese; Pass) Can you write me when is the festival starting and when is it finishing? (Czech Republic; B2 VANTAGE; 2008; Czech; Pass) What kind of seminar materials are you providing? (Switzerland; B2 VANTAGE; 2000; German; Pass) |
| Comments | Note that the range of verbs increases, but only across common verbs that are associated with lower levels. There is very little lexical development going on, which could be related to task effect. |
