be going to
beginner level
Description
Materials
Main Aims
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To provide clarification of be going to in the context of plans and predictions
Subsidiary Aims
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To provide accuracy speaking practice in a conversation in the context of plans and predictions
Procedure (37-49 minutes)
I am going to study hard tonight because I have an exam tomorrow. Because I studied hard, I am going to pass the exam. I am going to study math because I have a math exam tomorrow.
I will ask my students what they think the story is here.
I will highlight "going to" in red.
I am going to study hard tonight. Do I have a plan for tonight? Yes. What is my plan? Studying. When I want to talk about my plans or intentions, I use "going to" when I am sure that I am going to do that. What is the negative form? What is the question form? Can you change the subject form from I to he and rewrite this sentence? Going to doesn't change. Summer is coming, so it is going to be hot. Is this a plan? No, it is a prediction. We also use going to for predictions in which we can see or we know that something is going to happen.
They will do the exercises in the book.
Tell me about your plans for the upcoming five years. And what are you doing right now to achieve those goals?
