Present continuous for future arrangements.
pre-intermediate. level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To practice the meaning, pronunciation and form of present continuous for future.
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide practice speaking using present continuous for future tense.
Procedure (26-32 minutes)
-Show ss some pictures of some special days here in Egypt. -Ask them what can they see in the pictures. -show the ss some questions and ask them to mingle and ask each other those questions.
Chest activity 1. -Demonstrate the activity to the ss by showing them that they're going to fill the gaps with the verbs in the box. -ss are going to work alone first then in pairs. -Show the ss the answer key.
-Elicit the marker sentence from the activity. Say the sentence: ''I am having a party on New year's Eve. I've invited loads of people.'' Ask CCQS: -Is it in the in the past, present or the future? future. -Did I arrange everything for the party? yes. -Did I invite people? yes. -Drill the sentence: -Say ''On New Year's Eve''. Have them repeat. -Say'' I am having a party''. Have them repeat. Use finger highlighting and backchaining. -Elicit the form from the ss. -Is it a subject or a verb? subject. -Point at verb to be and elicit verb to be. -Is it a verb in infinitive or with ing? ing. -Ask ss Is it a positive or negative sentence? Positive. -How can I make it negative? add ''Not''.
Chest activity 2. -Show ss that they're going to complete the questions with the verbs in the box. ICCQS. -will you work alone or in pairs? alone. - can I use just one verb with more than a question? yes. -Ask them to check their answers together.
-Ask ss to think in two mins of a plan for any day they choose from those special days. -Ask them to stand up and mingle and share their plan with at least two people and know theirs and tell me who has the most interesting plan. ICQS: - Do I have to use present continuous while speaking? yes. -How many people will I speak with?2. -can I add more questions from my mind? yes. -Language feedback.