Talk about my own plans in the near future (using "going to") - use personal anecdotes to generate interest and ask students about their own future plans.

Pre-teach the necessary vocabulary within the context of future plans - try to elicit it using miming, gestures and personal anecdotes (5-6 mins). Then, show images of the people in the reading task and have students predict their background and their future plans (using "going to"). List their suggestions on the board under each image (3-4 mins).

Divide students into groups. Give each group one of the three jigsaw reading passages about the background and future plans of three people: Milena (HO1) Georg (HO2) and Archie (HO3). Tell students to quickly read the text (in 2 mins), and project gist reading questions on the board: "Q1: Does he/she talk about his/her family?" (yes) "Q2: Does he/she talk about his/her education?" (yes) "Q3: Is he/she planning to travel?" (yes) Have students unfold the second part of the HO, scan the text for specific details alone (three facts about their person's past, present and future) and underline them. Students then discuss these with their group. (3-5 mins)

-Give students HO4, and have them read the text and answer the questions alone. (3 mins) Have students peer-check their answers (1 min), then provide them with an answer key. (HO5). -Take away the answer keys and reading passages. Regroup students: assign them names of fruit (apple, banana and orange) according to their reading. Make groups with one apple, banana and an orange. Have the students ask each other the HO4 questions about their person and compare information. (5-7 mins)

Have students work in pairs and ask each other the questions from HO4 about themselves. (4-5 mins). FB: Nominate students from each pair to provide one detail about their partner WC. (3-4 mins)