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English III-Guide 02 (Weekes 4-5)
English III-Guide 02 (Weekes 4-5)
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COURSE GUIDE 2 TOPIC GRAMMAR TIME OF WORK
Planning future Present continuous Review
English III Weeks 4-5 activities. Present continuous/ Be 8 hours
going to for future June 12-23
arrangements.
1. OBJECTIVES:
2. PRESENTATION:
Dear student, throughout this guide you are reviewing the uses and structure of the Present
Continuous tense. You can also check other uses the Present Continuous has for future plans and
arrangements by understanding and analyzing examples and grammatical aspects. Additionally
this guide introduces you to the use of the Be going to structure to talk about your plans for the
future. After completing this guide, you will be able to talk about future plans and stablished
activities in the future.
This guide covers two weeks of work. It is divided into four hours of independent work per
week. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact your teacher by the established
means.
3. INITIAL REFLECTION: Take a look at the following situations, then try to answer the questions:
She always reads a magazine on Fridays. Today, she is dancing at the club.
- What are the differences between the actions in the two images? They are actions that are
performed in the present, but "she always..." shows something that is commonly performed while
"Today, she..." is a specific action of the moment.
- Do you recognize the verbal tenses of the two sentences? I don´t know
- How do you recognize the present simple from the present continuous?
- What are the words that indicate the moment in which these situations happen? She always reads
and she is dancing.
Go to the following link on YouTube and watch the following video to see the differences between
present simple and present continuous: https://youtu.be/1ShOoOd3FAo
4. APPROPRIATION
First, we are reviewing some important aspects in regards to the Present Progressive or
Continuous. The following infographic contains information regarding examples and uses for the
present simple and present continuous for you to remember. Pay special attention to the words
and structures that form the sentences in the examples.
Now take a look at the structures for affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences
Time words: there are words that help to express and understand the context of a conversation,
these expression are really important for each verbal tense, and sometimes they have a specific
place in the sentence that usually comes at the end. As you probably realize now, the Present
Continuous also functions as a way to express defined plans for the future, and it can be
differentiated by the use of the time expressions.
c. How do you interpret the whole situation? Fixed arrangements in the near future
Check how the Present Continuous is used in the following comic strip. Then answer the question.
Are the questions on the comic talking about this moment or a future plan? This moment
1. Say if the Present Continuous expresses a) an activity happening now or b) a planned future
arrangement in the following sentences.
a. It’s eight o’clock, Meg. Are you getting ready for school? a)
b. What time are Paul and Paula coming for dinner tonight? B)
c. Why are you laughing? A)
d. Where’s Jim? -He’s taking the dog out for a walk. A)
e. What are you doing after school? B)
f. Are you enjoying the lesson? A)
g. She is working late next Friday B)
Check the following link for extra information on how to use the Present Continuous to talk about the
future: https://youtu.be/2ujS85Kc74s
So far we have reviewed some of the aspects to take into account when using the Present Continuous; as
you know now this tense is also used to talk about planned actions in the future (which is different in our
language). There is another structure that we can use for the same purpose, and that structure is Be going
to. Let us see next how that structure works:
Be going to, we can use be going to + verb with the same intention we use the Present Continuous to talk
about defined future actions and plans.
I’m going to take exams at the end of the year. = I’m taking exams at the end of the year.
She is going to graduate next year. = She is graduating next year.
Be going to is commonly used with Intentions / future plans. We use “be going to” to talk about future
plans and intentions. Usually the decision about the future plans has already been made:
She’s going to be a professional dancer when she grows up.
I’m going to look for a new place to live next month.
Check the following link to see this structure in use: https://youtu.be/Sc5CV5VzMqk
Are there any differences between present continuous and be going to?
Both be going to and present continuous are used to talk about future actions and events that
have some present reality. So, for example, if we say that something is happening or going to
happen, it is usually already decided or planned.
As you can see, both sentences express nearly the same idea.
Both present continuous and be going to can be used to express the same idea. In some cases
there is a slight difference in meaning. The present continuous tense is common with verbs of
movement.
The present continuous tense is mainly used to talk about personal arrangements and fixed
plans. Be going to can also be used to express the same idea; however, it puts an extra emphasis
on the idea of intention.
I am getting a new job. (= It is already decided / arranged. Here the focus is on the
arrangement.)
I am seeing Peter tomorrow. (Here the emphasis is on the arrangement that already
exists.)
I am going to ask him to stop borrowing my car. (Here the emphasis is on the intentions of
the speaker.)
We do not normally use the present continuous to talk about events that are outside people’s
control to express a future action.
5. EXERCISES: After reviewing the aspects in regards to the previous information, do the
following exercises:
1. Vocabulary: verb phrases for special days. Choose the correct answers.
a. I am not writing /sending cards by regular mail - I am doing it via the internet.
b. Emma is not going to cook tomorrow night, so we are going to eat up / out.
c. You look realty tired. I think you should have a day off / of work.
d. I’m going to exchange / prepare a special meal for him tomorrow - it's his birthday.
e. He exchanged / invited Mr. Edwards to his house for lunch.
f. On the last day of school, the students are going to exchange / invite presents.
g. I’m making / doing a chocolate cake for Stephen -his favorite!
h. You don’t have to dress up / out, you can come as you are.
i. She is going to go to Brighton next month to visit her presents / relatives.
j. Dad is going to prepare / buy flowers for Mum on her birthday.
2. Use these words to write plans for the future. Use the present continuous.
3. Complete the following sentences using the future simple (be going to).
Affirmative sentences
Negative sentences
Question sentences
4. Find and correct the mistake in each sentence (Present Continuous / Be going to + Verb)
5. Reading Comprehension. Read the text, then answer the questions in full form.
Anya Taylor is a famous actress. She is from the United States of America and she loves traveling.
Anya is planning to travel to Cusco in Peru, she's going to travel next Friday and she's staying in
Peru for three weeks. She's going to visit Sacsayhuaman and then Machu Picchu. She likes
Peruvian culture, and she's going to eat delicious Cusco traditional food. Anya has friends in Lima;
so after Cuzco, she's going to go there and she is visiting her friends, too. They live in San Luis and
they are going to prepare a big welcome party for Anya, they love her a lot and they are buying a
lot of presents for her. After one week, she's traveling to Arequipa, she is going to take a lot of
pictures and she's going to buy some souvenirs and take them back to the United States.
a. Anya's friends live in “San Juan de Miraflores" and they are going to prepare a cake.
b. She's not going to visit Sacsayhuaman.
c. She's going to buy some souvenirs and take them back to the United States.
d. Anya Taylor is a famous actress from the United Kingdom.
*For extra practice and additional explanations you can check the following link:
https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_going_to.htm
6. Imagine your cousin is coming to visit you next weekend, you are going to tell the plans and
intentions you have arranged to spend the weekend with him or her. Use Present Continuous for
the plans on Saturday. Use Be going to + Verb to describe your plans for Sunday:
SATURDAY SUNDAY
10.00 Meet cousin at the bus terminal No taking cousin to church
13.00 Drive around town Have lunch at Hard Rock Café
15.00 Introduce cousin to friends No playing video games at Derek’s house
16.00 No watching soccer Have dinner at the local pub
20.00 No having a party at home Go to the cinema at the Shopping Centre
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6. TASKS:
1. Write your own dialogue in the comic strip using Present Continuous or Be going to +
Verb. Use questions, affirmative and negative sentences as you see fit.
2. Now you are going to write your plans and intentions for the next year in terms of the
following aspects:
Personal relationships?
Education?
Party and free time?
Economics?
Employment and jobs?
Trips and holidays?
Celebrations?
Important!
Write at least two predictions about each topic on the second task (affirmative and/or
Negative).
Send the comic and your predictions to your teacher’s WhatsApp, Moodle or email (as you
see fit)
DO NOT FORGET to include your personal information (Name, Code, Course and English
group)
Due date: July 23, 2021.
Tasks submitted after the due date are not going to be taken into account.
7. REFERENCES
https://youtu.be/1ShOoOd3FAo
https://www.englishgrammar.org/difference-present-continuous/
https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/A2_going_to.htm
https://youtu.be/Sc5CV5VzMqk