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"Going to" Lesson
Pre-intermediate level

Description

In this lesson, the sts will practice "going to for future intentions" of which they already have prior knowledge. Sts' will be tested on "going to" after which problems they have with the structure will be clarified. Sts will also do semi-controlled speaking practice to develop their accuracy of "going to" use.

Materials

Abc Exercise HO
Abc Exercise HO
Abc Gap-fill HO

Main Aims

  • To practice "going to for future intentions"

Subsidiary Aims

  • To give sts semi-controlled speaking practice to develop their usage accuracy of "going to"

Procedure

Lead-in (5-7 minutes) • To set the context of the lesson

T asks students what they remember about Matt from the previous lesson. Eg; What is Matt going to do? Is he going to carry on singing? Is he going to write his own songs? Is he going to make the same mistakes again?

First Test (5-7 minutes) • To test student's current understanding of "going to"

T asks students to do the exercise #1 on page 49 and check in pairs. WCFB

Clarification (12-15 minutes) • To clarify the problems (with form, meaning, pronunciation) students have with "going to"

T uses CCQs to clarify problems related to form and meaning. T may draw a timeline to show when the doer decided to do the action, or if the action takes place in past or future etc. Anticipated CCQs are: Is he talking about past or future? Did he decide to do it? When did he decide to do it? Did he decide to do it before? T elicits the negative and question forms of "going to". T clarifies the pronunciation of contractions such as "I'm, He's, You're" and "going to".

Controlled Practice (10-12 minutes) • To provide controlled written practice of "going to"

T gives sts the practice HO and asks them to do it alone. They check the answers in pairs. WCFB T gives sts the exercise # 1 on workbook (p32), Sts do it alone and check it in new pairs. WCFB

Speaking Practice (10-12 minutes) • To give students a semi-controlled speaking practice to develop accuracy

T asks sts what they are going to do this evening. T gives sts HOs which are extracted from exercise 3 and asks sts to discuss what they are going to do using the info on HO. WCFB

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