-Ss see a few pictures from the CouchSurfing website -Ss also receive the definition for couch -Ask Ss what they think CouchSurfing is and have them discuss in GW for 30 seconds -Listen to the radio program, and find out what CouchSurfing is -Play short Audio (5.8 English File pg 38), which tells Ss what CouchSurfing is -Ask Ss "Were you right? ; How does CouchSurfing work?" -Ss receive a HO containing some facts about CouchSurfing, to refer back to if they forget the meaning of CouchSurfing, and to stand as a written record (HO 1, pg 78 English File).

-Ss listen to audio tape 5.10 (pg 78 English File), and hear an interview about CouchSurfing from a British journalist to introduce the TL (be going to --> plans). -Tell Ss to listen to the audio and answer the question "What are his plans" -Play audio 5.10 -Ask Ss, what are his plans? - travel round Europe. Stay one night in each city. Sleep on a couch in vienna, bed other places. Go by train. Do things that aren't in a guidebook; see more than typical tourist sites. -Tell Ss they will hear the interview again and focus on details about his plans -Tell Ss to listen and fill in the gaps with the missing words. -Give Ss HO 2 (2.b English file, pg 78) -Play audio again. -Have Ss compare answers in PW. -Ask Ss to grab the key under their table and check their answers.

-Tell Ss to look at the highlighted sentences from HO 2 -Ask Ss "what form is the verb after going to?" (present simple) -Ask Ss "do we use going to to talk about the past, present, or future? (future)

-Ask Ss to fill out the next HO in GW. -Give Ss HO 3, a guided discovery about the meaning and form of the TL. -Provide key with Google slides. -Ask CCQ's from language Analysis to check understanding of M and F.

-Put Ss in new PW. -Tell Ss to complete the sentences with the correct form of be going to with their new partner. -Give Ss HO 4 -Ask Ss to compare with the rest of their group. -Provide key on WB. (If Ss accomplish this controlled practice easily and quickly, and there is extra time.. do the steps below) -Tell Ss to get back with their partner, and complete the sentences with be going to + a verb form the list. -Give Ss HO 5. -Tell Ss to compare in GW. -Provide key on WB

-Give Ss HO 6, asking them to number the future time expressions (2.e, English File pg 78) -Play audio 5.12 for Ss to check their answers. -Tell Ss to write four true sentences about their plans, using be going to, and the future time expressions. -Provide example with GS presentation. -Ss write sentences, and compare in PW. -Tell Ss they will hear sentences about future plans from the same audio they listened to. -Write a few phrases on the board, underlining the stressed words to show correct pronunciation and stress pattern. -If Ss seem to get it quickly, ask them to underline the stressed words in one or two of the sentences.

-Give Ss new partner. -Tell Ss they will ask and answer questions about their future plans using be going to. -Tell Ss one person will ask questions, and the other will answer. And after the first time, switch roles, and the other person asks questions and the other answers. -Give one Ss HO 7 containing questions. -Ss practice using the TL in a freer way.