New lesson plan: Will & Going to

Roham Mostafavi

Will & Going to - Pre-Intermediate level

Will & Going to
Pre-Intermediate level

Description

In this session, Ss are going to work on their grammar skills. As a warm-up Ss are going to answer some questions about how their last week or month was spent. Then, Ss are presented with a power point of 2 famous singers/actors/athletes and the T will questions about it to engage the Ss and later on Ss are given a handout about the people on the PowerPoint which includes the target language examples. Then, the T will present the grammer on the board using MFP method. Next, Ss are provided with some controlled and semi-controlled practices and at the end of the session, the Ss are going to be grouped to talk about their future plans using the target language.

Materials

PowerPoint (Teacher made)

Handout (Teacher made)

Class Board

PowerPoint (Teacher made)

Handout (Teacher made)

Class Board

Main Aims

To teach Ss the correct usage of will and going to and help them understand the difference between them via instructions.

Subsidiary Aims

To provide students with speaking practice in discussing personal plans and spontaneous decisions using the target language.

Procedure

(E) 1. Warm-up • To set lesson context and engage students

Show Ss the first slide of the PowerPoint and engage them by asking questions. such as: *Will they win any awards in the future? *When do you think they will retire?

(S) 2. Exposure • To provide Ss with target language in context

*Giving Ss handouts which includes examples of the target language *Asking Ss to read the text individually and then pair them into small groups and asking them to discuss the text and reach a conclusion. *Inviting each group to share their conclusion with the whole class. *Drawing a timeline on the board and explaining the future timeline, showing how will and going to can be used to describe future plans.

(S) 3. Modeling • To clarify MFP and make sure that students have learned the lesson by asking controlled and semi-controlled questions.

*Explaining the usage of will and going to for talking about future plans *Highlighting the differences between will and going to via instructions. For example: Will is used for spontaneous decisions, promises and opinions (you have an exam. I will help you) Going to is used for pre-planned actions and predictions with evidence (It is cloudy. It is going to rain tonight) *Explaining and practicing the shortened forms and natural pronunciation of will and going to , for example: I will ~ I"ll , He will ~ He"ll I'm going to ~ I'm gonna , They are going to ~ They're gonna *Checking Ss understanding of the difference between will and going to by asking guided questions. Such as: I"ll help you, is this pre-planned or spontaneous? We're going to France, Was this decided before or just now? *Ss will work in groups to make predictions about the future of famous people using will and going to while the T monitors Ss and provides feedback as needed. then groups share their predictions with the class

(A) 4. Activation • To provide Ss with the opportunity to use the target language in their speaking.

*Ss are mixed into new groups and discuss their plans for the next 2 years, using will and going to to describe their intentions and predictions while the T monitors Ss and provides feedback as needed.