The future:will, be going to, Present Continuous
Intermediate level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification of Future Simple, be going to , Present Continuous in the context of clear out the room, sort out the things
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide clarification of phrasal words: pile, sort out, throw away, give away in the context of Get rid of it, clear out a room.
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To provide specific information listening practice using a text about sorting out the things in the context of clear out a room
Procedure (34-42 minutes)
I tell that my mother in law comes to visit me and I need to clear out the room for her. In this story I am going to use vocabulary from the TL, will try to explain the meaning in the context.
Picture of Ian and Liz on the board. Students look the picture. Answer what Ian and Liz are doing.In pairs ss talk what is in piles 1-3, what Ian and Liz will throw away, give away, keep. Look to the picture. What are they doing? Why are they doing this, you think? Discuss with your table what is in the piles 1-3.(2) WC FB - check if they get all the words. Wright unknown ones.
Give HO ex.5. Don't unfold please. Match these sentences to the things a)-e) in the picture. Work in pairs. We will listen to the Ian ans Liz's conversation. Listen and check. Answer on the board.
Give ex.6 handout. Ss look at the sentences 1-3 from the 5a. Then fill in the gaps in this rules with will, be going to or the Present Continuous. Students do part a,b. Check the answers. Then SS do c) part. Check the form with whole class. Check the meaning with CCQ. These jeans are torn! I'll throw them away! Somebody knocking the door...I'll answer the door! (we use will when we decide to do something at the time of speaking.) Did I plan it? NO/ It's spontaneous. She's picking them up tomorrow evening after work. (Pr.continuous when we have arrangement with the other person) What tense is this? Present. When will action happen?IN the Future or in the Present?-Future. But we know when, with whom we are meeting. So we need to use here Pr.Cont. We are going to the cinema this Sunday. What tense is this? Present. When will action happen?IN the Future or in the Present?-Future. But we have arranged the tickets, we know which cinema we are going and what we will watch. So its arrangement and we have to use Present Continuous. She is going to read a letter. (prediction,that is based on present evidence). Did she start reading? no, but We can see her opening a letter, wearing eyeglasses and getting ready to read).
Ss listen to the recording 5.4 and write the sentences you hear. You will hear each sentence twice. check in pairs. What are the ways we can say going to? Match the sentences you wrote to the meaning 6a and 6b. Ss listen the recording R5.5 and practice pronunciation.
Ss read the rest of Ian and Liz conversation. Practice listening for the specific information. Choose the correct verb form. On your own. Check in pairs. Ss answer What does Liz do when Ian leaves ?
Task: write two things you have arranged to do, two things you have planned to do and two things you will probably do in the next four weeks. Write individually. Talk in pairs/small groups about our plans. Teacher monitors. Error correction on the board.