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we are about to read vs we are going to be reading

Both phrases are correct, but they're used in slightly different contexts. 'We are about to read' indicates that something's going to happen very soon, while 'we are going to be reading' implies a continuous action or activity in the future.
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we are about to read

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something is going to happen very soon.

This phrase is used to express that a reading activity is going to take place in the near future.

Examples:

  • We are about to read the next chapter in our book.
  • I am about to read a new novel.
  • Are you about to read the instructions?
  • She is about to read the news online.
  • They are about to read the play for the first time.
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  • Jan 9, 2022 ... The Gospel accounts call it, “The Transfiguration.” Our Bible passage this morning is in Luke 9. You can turn there. What we are about to read ...
  • Aug 15, 2013 ... Output: Hello World! This is an example of Content of the Text file we are about to read and print using python!
  • Jul 20, 2018 ... ... we are about to read, and they prescribe the limits of what we are—of what I am—supposed to publish.” There's a version of that for writers ...
  • Oct 1, 2023 ... This opening goes on for another paragraph, putting up front the lessons he learned from the story we are about to read, a spoiler we take ...
  • Jan 25, 2018 ... And, to be authentically engaged in the learning, we have to have a purpose and an interest for what we are about to read. This month, let's ...
  • Jan 29, 2023 ... So, as we are about to read the passage, I have some questions for you: do you believe this is God's Word, every word of it? Are you willing ...
  • Oct 1, 2023 ... We are journeying through the book of Hebrews. We continue to see two major themes: Jesus is better. Stay close to Jesus. We are about to read ...
  • May 8, 2019 ... The miracles we are about to read about in this Book of Acts, at times, do not help. Miracles are more than mysterious. We are often ...
  • ... we are about to read. Before we launch into the lesson, I ask, “Does anyone know what an elegy is?” If no one knows, which happened in two of the three ...

Alternatives:

  • We are going to read
  • We are going to start reading
  • We are going to begin reading
  • We are going to read soon
  • We are going to read shortly

we are going to be reading

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate a continuous action or activity of reading in the future.

This phrase is used to express that reading will be happening over a period of time in the future.

Examples:

  • We are going to be reading all afternoon.
  • I am going to be reading a new book next week.
  • Are you going to be reading during the trip?
  • She is going to be reading the entire series.
  • They are going to be reading together in the library.
  • Oct 19, 2019 ... For this unit we are going to be reading... Starter pack. r/starterpacks ...
  • Jan 26, 2023 ... we are going to be reading “the overstory” by richard powers — as an entry to discussing climate activism, social justice, and environmental ...
  • Dec 9, 2020 ... ” But there's a sense that we are going to be reading about 2020, the way we are still reading about 1968, for the rest of our lives.
  • May 17, 2024 ... coaching as we start an all new Brandon's Book Club! We are going to be reading the 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership. This book looks to ...
  • Jan 13, 2020 ... ... letter of Hebrews chapter 11, and we are going to be reading verses 13-16. We come from so different backgrounds and in our church family…
  • John 14. We are going to be reading together verses 15 to 31, and before we read that together and pray, just want to thank you for your warm welcome ...
  • ... we are going to be reading The Lost Bookshop ... we are going to be reading The Lost Bookshop by Evie Woods @evie.gaughan I ...
  • Jan 4, 2024 ... We are going to be reading through one (albeit massive) work: The Complete Body of Doctrinal and Practical Divinity by the eighteenth-century Baptist divine, ...
  • Jun 20, 2024 ... We are going to be reading together Philippians 3:8–11. As we do, it reminds me of a couple mistakes to avoid in the Christian life ...
  • Jan 26, 2020 ... We are going to be reading together verses 15 to 31, and before we read that together and pray, just want to thank you for your warm welcome.

Alternatives:

  • We will be reading
  • We are going to read
  • We will be engaged in reading
  • We will be immersed in reading
  • We will be absorbed in reading

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