Lesson V: Vocabulary in Context

4. FROM NOW, IN … MINUTES Situation: It’s 5:30 Friday afternoon. Joe: What are you going to do during the weekend? James: I’m going to go to Baltimore. What are you going to do? Joe: I’m going to go to Niagara Falls. My bus leaves IN FIFTEEN MINUTES. James: When are you coming back? Joe: TWO DAYS FROM NOW. James: Have a good time. Joe: Thank you. Exercise: 4.1. Practice FROM NOW Listen to two statements. Count the time SHE needs to BE HERE. Begin with SHE’S GOING TO BE HERE + FROM NOW-Time Expression. For example: It ' s 7 a.m . Susan is going to be here at 7:20. SHE ’ S GOING TO BE HERE TWENTY MINUTES FROM NOW. It ' s 2007 . Susan is going to be here in 2018. SHE ’ S GOING TO BE HERE ELEVEN YEARS FROM NOW. 1. It's May 10. She's going to be here on May 17. 2. It's 5:00. She's going to be here at 8:30. 3. It's Thursday. She's going to be here on Sunday. 4. It's March. She's going to be here in May. 5. It's August. She's going to be here in December. 6. It's Tuesday. She's going to be here on Saturday. 7. It's 11 a.m. She's going to be here at 4 p.m. 8. It's Wednesday. She is going to be here next Wednesday.