Salem Ali || TP#7 : Grammar|| Be going to
Elementary level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To notice and practice the meaning , form and pronounciation of "be going to" in the context of future plans of the topic "New Year resolutions"
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide listening practice using a text about New Year's resolutions in the context of Future plans
Procedure (32-46 minutes)
Ask sts about the date.What's the date today?24July2013 .What is the next year?2014.What's your plan in the next New Year? What are you going to do? I am giong to stop smoking.I am giong to buy a new car ,etc..... So,today togather we are going to discuss the topic of New Year's resolustion(plans) .Write down the topic on the WB.
Tell sts that they are going to listen to a topic about New Year and the speakers are (Meg ,Jack) in part1/ (Ed,David) in part2. ICQ:What are you going to do? Listen to two coversations about new year.Are we ging to write ? No. Before listening , please , look quickly to the sheet I am giving you.Don't answer the questions
Sts individually listen to the CD and answer the questions.Check in pairs.WCFB. Quick look at a new questions sheet.Listen again and answer the questions.Chech in pairs .WCFB
Meaning Elicit a mark sentence from the listening task(I'm going to work less and have fun more) .Ask sts CCQs to elicit the meaning : This sentence talks about the past/present/future? Future The people decided to do it before/when they said ?Before Ok . So we use" be going to" to talk about our actions in the future but our decission was in the past. Pronouciation: After eliciting, drill the target language. From: Write an example sentence on WB: I'm going to work lessand have more fun. Elicit the structure from the sts. Highlight the "be going to" and state that we use present form of "verb to be" before going to.
sts in pairs answer ex7a by filling in the gaps .WCFB .Elicit the question form of "be going to".They in pairs answer ex10a .WCFB.
Sts in pairs answer the follwing questions: -What are going to do in the future? Write two things about :next week,next month an next year. WCFB
sts togather to the WB celebrating the New Year and ask each other about future plans. Example: Teacher with student (modelling) S)What is your plan for next year? T) I am going to buy a new house in Istanbul. Sts in one group practise.