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FUTURE with 'GOING TO'
FUTURE with 'GOING TO'
Grammar Worksheet
Future: Going To Write sentences using the picture prompts
and 'going to'. 10 sentences with a list of Possible Answers on Page 2 Level: Beginner to Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2) Time: Approx 15 minutes |
Grammar Discussion Practice
Future: Going To 16 Question strips adapted from the below (bottom of this page) Pair Work activity.
These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing. Activity Notes on Page 2 Level: Beginner to Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2) |
'Questions About You'
Grammar & Writing Practice Future: Going To Answer the questions about you. Use the future with 'going to' in your answers.
One page worksheet with eight questions. Answers will vary. Level: Beginner to Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2) Time: Approx. 15 minutes |
Conversation Practice Activity
Future: Going To Use the cue cards and model dialog to practice speaking about the future ('going to')
With Activity Notes on Page 2 Level: Beginner to Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2) Time: Approx. 15 minutes |
'Find Someone Who'
Activity Future: Going To Classic 'Find Someone Who' activity
Whole class activity Activity Notes on Page 2 (with Activity Version 1 and Version 2) Level: Beginner to Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2) Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes |
Grammar Info-Gap
Future: Going To Four pages (Lucy, Tom, Maria and Sally)
Students stand and ask their classmates what they are going to do next Monday, etc. Activity Notes on Page 2 Level: Beginning to Elementary Time: Approx 20 - 25 minutes |
Grammar Worksheet
Future: Going To Write the sentences using 'going to'.
20 sentences with Answer Key on Page 2 Level: Beginner to Elementary (CEFR A1 to A2) Time: Approx 15 minutes |
Grammar Dictation
Future: Going To Listen to your teacher read aloud present simple verbs. Then, use 'going to' to make statements and questions in the spaces below. Answer Key and list of present simple verbs attached on Page 2.
Level: Beginner Elementary Time: Approx 15 minutes. ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
If your classroom has Internet capabilities, have your learners listen to the audio file below. |
Grammar Game Future: Going To
Bingo card with 24 'going to' questions; with ACTIVITY NOTES
Whole class Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx 20 minutes ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Model this activity carefully with a couple of your students to be sure they understand the activity and the question form they should use: (A) Are you going to have a party next month? (B) Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. Also make sure that your students understand that they should ask one question per classmate before moving on to another classmate. Consider setting a time limit of about 15 minutes and then see who got the most names. |
Grammar
Reference Chart Future: Going To Rules on how to form sentences with 'going to' (expressing future action) Print in b/w; or color for projectors or laminated prints Level: Beginner to Elementary SUGGESTION E-mail this grammar reference chart to your students if you know their e-mail addresses, or post it on your class website.
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Grammar Quiz Future: Going To
16 multiple-choice questions; with ANSWER KEY and percentage conversion chart Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx 15 minutes ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Use this quiz either as a pre-activity diagnostic tool, or as a post-activity evaluative assessment. Consider saving time marking papers by having one or two students come to the board to write their answers. Wrap-up by correcting and discussing any mistakes. (Add 5 to 10 minutes.) |
Grammar Worksheet Future: Going To
15 sentences (fill in the gaps to complete each sentence); with ANSWER KEY and percentage conversion chart Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx 15 minutes CTIVITY SUGGESTION
Before giving this worksheet to your students, review and discuss the future with 'going to' (Most often, it is used for actions that have already been planned in the past.) Wrap-up by having students compare answers with classmates, and then choose one or two students to write their answers on the board: (1) am going to; (2) Is / going to / is, etc. Correct and dicuss any mistakes. (Add 5 to 10 minutes.) |
Grammar Discussion Going To
Student 'A' version and Student 'B' version, each with 10 different discussion questions. Pair work Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx 20 minutes ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Have your learners seated in pairs and make sure that they don't look at each other's papers. After they finish, have them switch papers and continue one more time; then, stand up and talk to two or three classmates and ask two questions: (1) Who did you talk to?; (2) What interesting things did you find out? |
Find Someone
Going To Find 11 different people who answer 'Yes' to 11 different questions. Standing / mingling Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
Model this activity carefully with a couple of your students to be sure they understand the question form they should use: (A) Are you going to travel to another city next week? (B) Yes, I am. / No, I'm not. Also make sure that your students understand that they should ask one question per classmate before moving on to another classmate. Set a time limit of about 15 minutes and then see who got the most names. |
Grammar Game Going To
15 pictures of what people are 'going to' do tomorrow; guessing game; with ACTIVITY NOTES Groups of three Level: Beginner to Elementary Time: Approx 20 minutes ACTIVITY SUGGESTION
You might want to use this activity to practice present simple tense or past simple tense. Just change the question forms; for example: "Where DO you do it?" or "Where DID you do it?", etc. |