4th Form planning

Date: Friday, 14th October

Topics: Going to vs Present continuous

Time: From 13:30 to 16:30

General aims

 To introduce the ”going to” structure

 To guide students to the correct use of language
 To help students to communicate with one another

General Skills

 Speaking
 Listening
 Reading and understanding
 Applying vocabulary learned within a given context

WARM UP
Aims:
 To introduce “going to” structure
 To create a relaxed working atmosphere

Skills:
 Listening and answering questions
 Interacting

Activity:
I will ask the students what their plans for their summer holidays are. We will talk about
their plans, and I’m going to paraphrase sentences using “going to” when necessary.

Possible interaction:

T: Mica, What are your plans for the following holidays?

St1: I go to Europe
T: You are going to Europe! Great!

Teaching period
 Aims:
 To introduce “going to” structure
 To explain the difference between “going to” and “will”

Skills:
 Listening and understanding
 Speaking and interacting

I will explain the use of “going to” for future plans.

T: We use Going to + verb to talk about future plans and firm intentions. We also use this
structure to talk about predictions based on strong evidence.

Blackboard synopsis:

+ GOING TO + verb

Questions Plans: I am going to travel to Mexico

Going to
Predictions: I think it is going to rain
Are you going to a party tonight? (future plans)

Yes, I am.
Time

Tomorrow
Negative
Next week

Peter isn’t going to travel to Europe in summer. Next year

Drilling
Activity 1:

Aims:

 To practice on the structure learnt in the lesson

 To help sts develop their thinking process

Skills:

 Reading and understanding

 Matching

Read and answer true (T) or false (F):

 1- Britney is going to change some time-consuming habits of hers.
2- John is going to make lots of changes
3- Dave is going to travel around the world.
4- Daisy is going to take a trip.

Activity 2:

Aims:

 To practice on the structure learnt throughout the lesson

Skills:

 Reading and understanding

 Making sentences

They will have to complete an activity using “going to” structure

1- Complete the text with plans or intentions using the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.

I’ve got a lot of things planned for this weekend. On Friday night __________________
(see) a film with some friends. We _______________________________ (watch)
 “Despicable me 2”. Then, my best friend __________________ (stay) the night at my
house. We _______________________ (get up) early on Saturday and we
__________________________ (play) tennis. The match starts at 10:00.

I ___________________________ (have) lunch at home and then I _________________

(go) shopping in the afternoon. In the evening we ___________________ (have) a party.
On Sunday I ___________________ (rest) and I ___________________________ (do)
my homework.

2- Now, write complete sentences about these future plans using “going to”
1- She – go – beach – Sunday
__________________________________________________________________.
2- We – watch – film – tonight
__________________________________________________________________.
3- They – play – football – tomorrow
__________________________________________________________________.
4- I – meet – friends – later
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5- Billy – have – barbecue – tonight
__________________________________________________________________.
6- We – not leave – today
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7- Andy – not come – party – weekend
__________________________________________________________________.

Activity 3:

Aims:
 To continue practicing on the topic previously taught

Skills:
 Reading and writing
 Asking questions
 Unscramble these questions:

1- Are / you / what / going to / on / do / your next holiday / ?

________________________________________________________________?
2- Going to / spend / your best friend / the weekend / is / at your house / ?
________________________________________________________________?
3- Are / take a trip / going to / your partners / next week / ?
________________________________________________________________?
Are / when / study / you / going to / for / your next test / ?
4- ________________________________________________________________?

Ask questions about Jenny’s plans.

1- Where / go?
__________________________________________________________________.
2- How / travel?
__________________________________________________________________.
3- Who / go with?
__________________________________________________________________.
4- Where / stay?
__________________________________________________________________.
5- How long / stay?
__________________________________________________________________.

Now, match the previous questions to the following answers:

a- A week.
b- She is going to go to Mendoza.
c- With her sisters.
d- By car.
e- She is going to stay at a Hotel.

Round up

Aims:
 To practice the structure going to having fun
 To play a game
 To guide sts unto the correct use of language
Skills:
 Speaking
 Asking and answering questions
I will divide the students into 5 teams and I will give a board game to each of the groups.
They will play the game using the structure “going to”. I will monitor the activity helping the
students when necessary.