 Activity for teaching future tenses in the ESL classroom, ongoing action at a point in the future. Another way we use the future continuous, is to talk about what we will be doing at some point in the future, such as this time next week I'll be sitting on a beach. We can use future continuous to talk about arrangements, when we want to give some kind of reminder or warning, such as I'll be leaving for work at 8 o'clock if you want me to give you a lift. We can also use it to make excuses if we don't want to do something, such as go out on a date that someone you don't like has invited you on. There's a classic TEFL game called the date from hell, which can be used to practice this. Half the students in the class are given a page representing a diary, and they mingle speaking to each other trying to make dates with other people in the room. The aim is for respondents to create amusing reasons for not going on a date, and the students asking the question make a note of them, to report back at the end of the activity. Examples are Sue can't go to the cinema with me on Saturday, because she'll be washing her hair, and Mark can't go bowling with me on Sunday, because he'll be tidying his room. And click on any of the videos here on the left for more interesting teaching tips for getting certified to teach English abroad and online.