The Future Tense( be+ going to + infinitive )
Beginners level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide practice and clarification Of (be+ going to ) in the context of future plans
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide fluency speaking practice using discussions in the context of future plans
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To provide writing practice of a of schedules and plans in the context of future arrangements and plans
Procedure (37-54 minutes)
T shows plans for people's weekend . T draws sts attention to the date of the schedule which is four days ahead. T elicits the use of the schedule and the time of writing plans in the schedule
Sts read texts about my sister and my children's plans for the weekend and decide if the sentences are ( true or false ) , Answer key is given to the sts after Pw checking questions
Sts look at the reading texts and underline the verbs in them . I expect Sts to discover the form of ( be+ going to + infinitive ) to refer to the future .
T asks sts to remember sentences from the reading text , Writes them on the WB using colors to highlight the differences. _ T elicits the use of future form to describe fixed plans or arrangements in the future and focus on the difference of the( verb to be) form with different pronouns ( I, we, he ,she , it ,they ). _ T asks CCQs to check sts understanding . 1- Do these sentences speak about the present/ past/ future ? Future . Did I plan to do this before or not ? Yes _ T draws a time line on the WB and ask sts to mark where the actions take place _ T writes the form of the future on the WB : Sub + verb to be + going to + infinitive _ T drills the pronunciation on fingers
T gives sts a HO exercise . Sts will be using (be+going to+ infinitive ) with different pronouns using the verbs given between brackets. Sts check answers PW. T gives answer key for CQS
T tells sts that they are going to get a verb ,and when they hear the verb , they should stand up and say a sentence about the verb using the form of be+ going to + infinitive . T demonstrates the activity and gives the verbs to the sts to think about a sentence for a minute . T corrects mistakes if any .
T asks sts to write four sentences about Eid al Adha ( Qurban Bayram ) and speak about their plans in it . Sts write their plans individually then they speak about them to his / her partner , (PW). After that T regroups the sts and asks him to speak about his l her partner's plans to another partner
T writes the notes on WB and correct them WC