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This unit neatly wraps up the lessons on verb tenses. It also demonstrates another use for present tense verbs when used to refer to something happening in the future. I would like to point out one potential flaw in this unit. I noted the use of the word \"shall\" during the lesson. Personally, I would never teach students learning English to use the word \"shall.\" Maybe it's the American in me, but I think teaching the use of \"should\" for future tense is a better way to go. In the vast majority of situations, \"should\" can easily replace \"shall.\" For example if you're with a group of people meeting at a restaurant and then going to a theater to catch a show. You've been at the restaurant and now it's time to leave to make the show time. You could say, \"Shall we leave now?\" Alternatively, you could say, \"Should(n't) we leave now?\" It still comes across as a suggestion without being as forceful. Or you could say, \"We should leave now.\" To me \"should\" sounds more natural and less contrived than \"shall.\" One situation where \"shall\" is perfectly appropriate would be \"Shall we dance.\" To me that sounds fine. But to most Americans, if someone uses the word \"shall\" frequently, the sound very Downtown Abbey British, but in a bad way, in other words, snobbish. This is just me expressing an opinion based on my personal experience.
