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Will and going toAge Group: Young Adults/ AdultsLevel: Beginner/ ElementaryTime: 1 hourGrammar Focus: Willand going to.Skill Focus: Speaking: talking about plans

1. Make sure students understand that will and going to are both used to talkabout the future. At this level they mean almost the same thing, but curiousstudents might want to know that, simply put, will talks about the future at thetime of speaking and going to represents pre-planned activities.

2. Say to students Im hot or Im cold depending on whether the window isopen or closed. Try to elicit the response Ill open (or close) the window.Continue eliciting responses along these lines before working through theworksheet.

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b a i f h j d c e g

3. Now onto going to. Ask students what they are going to do that day ortomorrow or next week. Monitor their answers and make sure they are usingthe phrase in the right way. Read through Abduls timetable and have

students fill in the answers.4. Have students fill in their own timetable and write sentences.5. Students can now do the final worksheet where they use will, wont, going

and not going

1. going 6. going

2. not going 7. going or not going

3. wont 8. will

4. going 9. will or wont

5. will 10. wont - going

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The Right Answer

Match the right solution with the problem.

1. Ive lost my wallet a) Ill close the window.

2. Im freezing b) Ill help you find it.3. Im sad c) Ill open a window.4. Ive got a headache d) Ill make you a sandwich.

5. Im thirsty e) Ill lend you some money.6. My bags are very heavy. f) Ill get you an aspirin.7. Im hungry g) Ill get you some coffee.

8. Im very hot h) Ill get you a drink.9. Im poor. i) Ill cheer you up.10. Im really tired. j) Ill help you.

1. Ive lost my wallet. _____________________________

2. Im freezing.__________________________________

3. Im sad. _____________________________________

4. Ive got a headache. ____________________________

5. Im thirsty. __________________________________

6. My bags are heavy. _____________________________

7. Im hungry. ___________________________________

8. Im very hot. __________________________________

9. Ive got no money. ____________________________________

10.Im very tired. ________________________________

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Going toMake sentences about Abduls week.

Morning Afternoon Evening

Monday go to college visit my mother

Tuesday play table tennis

Wednesday clean the house watch football

Thursday study English go to the gym

Friday stay in bed go to the disco

1. On Monday morning he is going to go to college.

2. On Monday evening he is..................................................

3. On Tuesday........................................................................

4. .............................................................................................

5. .............................................................................................

6. .............................................................................................

7. .............................................................................................

8. .............................................................................................

9. ............................................................................................

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Make a timetable of your week.

Morning Afternoon Evening

MondayTuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Write some sentences saying Im going to.........................

1. On Monday Im going to ...................................................

2. .............................................................................................

3. .............................................................................................

4. .............................................................................................

5. .............................................................................................

6. .............................................................................................

7. .............................................................................................

8. .............................................................................................

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Will - Going toPut the correct words into the sentences

will goingwont not going

1. Im _______________ to college today.

2. Im _______________ to college today because itsraining.

3. Hasan ________ be at work today. Hes sick.

4. Next week we are __________ on holiday.

5. I _____ see you next week. Take care.

6. Im _________ shopping tomorrow.

7. We are ________ shopping in Leeds at the weekend.

8. The doctor ______ see you at 5 oclock.

9. I ________help you paint your house.

10. I _______ see you next week because Im ________on holiday.