Grammar
intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To study the future with be going to , will and the present continuous
Subsidiary Aims
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To write and speak about future plans.
Procedure (32-46 minutes)
I will show ss a picture and ask them what might happen. I will elicit answers from ss. I will ask ss "Are we talking about the present, past or the future? Then, I will ask them about their plans for this weekend. I will elicit answers from ss. I will elicit answers from ss.
I will give ss a reading text ( a conversation about a party) and ask them to answer the following questions.(individually) Ss will check answers in groups. I will monitor. I will check answers with ss.
I will divide the class into groups and ask students to explain why certain questions used 'will' and others 'going to'. I will elicit answers from ss. I wll ask them which form is used for intentions or plans and which form for plans at the time of speaking. I will show ss a time line and ask some CCQs
I will give ss an exercise to fill in the gaps using will or be going to. Ss will work in groups. I will monitor to check that ss are on the right track and to provide any help if necessary. I will check answers with ss.
I will show ss a sentence on a time line and I will ask them some question. Is it about present, past or future? Is it about arrangement? What do we add to the verb? What is before the verb? I will ask ss some CCQs. I will give ss a table about the rule to fill in. Then, I will give ss an exercise to complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb. I will monitor. I will check answers with ss
I will show ss a picture of a fortune teller and ask them about her job. Then, I will tell ss that I am a fortune teller and I can tell them about their future. I will hold the hand of one the ss and look at his/her palm and start telling him /her the future. I will divide the ss into pairs. ss will play both roles.
I will ask ss to write to write about their plans for the next two years; where they will be living, what they will do doing, How old will you be then.....etc I will monitor and provide any help if necessary.