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Future Tense "be going to" Lesson Plan - Coggle Diagram
Future Tense "be going to" Lesson Plan
Presentation
Create Interest
brainstorming/listing
"For a lot of people, a new year is very exciting because it's a time to think about all the things they will do in the next 12 months. What events do you think people get excited about in the upcoming year?
Expected answers: visit family, go to school, get a new job, get married, go on vacation etc.
Present TL
Listening Activity (7:33-10:04):
https://youtu.be/K03PIjwN8ls?t=453
gap filling exercise
Elicitation
Practise
Mechanical drill
Speaking activity: Find someone who
plans to watch a movie this weekend.
plans to cook dinner tonight
plans to eat at a restaurant this week.
plans to see friends on Saturday.
plans to take a vacation this year.
plans to study later.
plans to take public transit today.
plans to go shopping next week.
plans to buy groceries tomorrow evening.
Meaningful drill
Speaking activity: Timetable (gap filling)
Communicative drill
Speaking activity: Goal setting
Mechanical drill
Pronunciation drill: 'gonna'
Production
Writing activity: Students are each given a name of a destination and a 7 day weather forecast. They are told that they have booked a one-week vacation and this is what the weather forecast is for that week. Write a paragraph about your vacation plans. Include details about the weather forecast, places they are going to visit, activities they are going to do and events they are going to go to.
Aims
Function
Discussing future plans
communicative
pronunciation
structure
sub aims
Practice vocabulary related to activities and goal setting.
Assumptions
Anticipated Problems
Students get confused when to use 'will' and 'be going to'
Explain that 'will' is more formal and best used in writing
Explain that 'be going to' is more casual and used more in speaking