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<!-- (Audio) Sophie: When are we planning to host it? -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and answer the question below.

--questions--

--text--

What does Sophie want to know about the webinar?

--answers--

Who is going to attend the event.

--feedback--

Sophie's not asking about who the participants will be.


When it is scheduled to take place.


How long the session will last.

--feedback--

Sophie doesn't ask about the duration of the event.


Why the topic was chosen for the session.

--feedback--

Sophie isn't asking about why it was planned.

--video-solution--

2

--explanation--

The Present Continuous tense (to be+ verb in the -ing form) is often used to talk about scheduled future events, especially when arrangements have been made. For example:

We are meeting with the design team on Thursday. – This means the meeting is already planned and will happen in the future.

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