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Lesson Plan - Future Forms

This document outlines a lesson plan for teaching future forms 'will' and 'going to' to pre-intermediate students aged 14-17. It includes activities such as fortune telling, discussions on the differences between the two forms, and a worksheet for practice. The lesson culminates in students making predictions about future technologies and their own lives using both forms.

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Lesson Plan - Future Forms

This document outlines a lesson plan for teaching future forms 'will' and 'going to' to pre-intermediate students aged 14-17. It includes activities such as fortune telling, discussions on the differences between the two forms, and a worksheet for practice. The lesson culminates in students making predictions about future technologies and their own lives using both forms.

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Future Forms (will & going to)

Target Level: pre-intermediate (A2-B1)


Target Age: students ages 14-17
Objective: future forms of will & going to (grammar)
Time: 45 – 60 min

Warmer: Fortune Telling

▪ students sit across from each other with a printed photo of a crystal ball between them
▪ the teacher asks students what the photo depicts & helps elaborate the crystal ball concept
▪ students then place their hands on the photo & give fortune teller readings to their partners

Grammar Review: future forms ‘will’ & ‘going to'

▪ the teacher writes ‘Future Forms’ on the board & solicits ways to talk about the future
o answers may exceed ‘will’ & ‘going to,’ only today’s focus is on ‘will’ and ‘going to’
▪ the teacher asks if there is a difference between ‘will’ & ‘going to’
o this leads to a teacher guided discussion of the function of these future forms

Going to subject + going to + base form


➢ Intentions
I’m going to call her and tell her how I feel
➢ Plans & arrangements (made before the moment of speaking)
I’m going to Spain this summer!
➢ Imminent Reality
Quick, grab that glass! It’s going to fall off the table.
➢ Reality based on evidence, cause-effect, or strong reasoning
It’s already 5 o’clock, we’re going to be late (evidence)
She is going to get fat eating all that junk food (cause-effect)
If she gets caught, she’s going to get arrested (reasoning)

Will subject + be + gerund + time clause


➢ Facts
The flight was delayed an hour so I’ll be home late getting home tonight
➢ Spontaneous decisions
I’m not sure but I think I’ll go to the pub tonight
➢ Promises & threats
I’ll call you as soon as I get to the hotel (promise)
Give me back my phone or I’ll call the police (threat)
➢ Undecided actions (not decided at the moment of speaking)
I’ll probably go to Jane’s party if nothing else comes up
➢ Requests, invitations & offers
Will you tell when the letter arrives?
➢ *Predictions based on speaker’s opinion or hope (often remote)
I think they’ll get married soon.
Worksheet
▪ students are given a teacher provided worksheet to strengthen their understanding of
the different functions of these future forms
▪ https://en.islcollective.com/english-esl-worksheets/grammar-topic/future-tenses/will-
or-going-to/90069

Activity
▪ students are shown a list of modern technologies
o cell phones
o Wikipedia
o Netflix
o Google Maps
o etc.
▪ students are encouraged to consider their equivalent from the year 1990
o landlines
o encyclopedias
o movie rental stores
o physical maps/road signs
o etc.
▪ students are then asked if they have seen the movie Back to the Future 2, and the
teacher explains that this early ‘90s movie made predictions about future technologies
such as flying cars, power lace shoes, and hoverboards
▪ Students are then shown this spoof video purporting to have developed Hoverboard
technology: https://youtu.be/F4ro7XBGfDw?si=UEx0uIcwO6TwMZ2o

▪ Students are then tasked with imagining future technologies 35 years from now that
must be worked into sentences

Closer
▪ Students will develop a list of predictions for their own lives, utilizing both forms:
‘going to’ for intentions and ‘will’ for undecided actions

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