- Ask the students " what day is it today ? " " what day is it tomorrow?" "what day was it yesterday?"

- Tell students they will work in pairs. they will put the words under the right headline ( today, tomorrow, this week and next week.) model one of them on the WB - Give each pair one HO and they put the words in the right place in the table ask ICQS : will you work together or in pairs ? ( in pairs ) how much time do you have ? ( 2) - after finishing students stick the expressions under the right headline on the WB. - Have some general feedback and deal with any wrong answers . - Point out that all these expressions are talking about the future

- Remind the students of their previous lesson with Sean - Elicit the name and the structure of the present continuous and write them on the WB - Write " I'm learning English " on WB - Write " I'm going to Ayasofia next Saturday " - students in pairs discuss what's different in the two sentences - Divide the WB into 2 sections with the headline ( Now - Future ) - Tell the students that you will give them sentences and in pairs they will put them in the right place in the table ... are these sentences talking about now ? or the future ? ask ICQs : Are you going to work alone or in pairs ? ( pairs ) How much time do you have ? ( 3 ) - Students work in pairs ( monitor ) - After they finish let students write the sentences on the WB.

- After students write the sentence on the WB check the answers WC and deal with any difficulties. - Point out that we can use the present continuous to talk about now and the future. - underline the time expressions that we use to talk about the future - use the negative examples to clarify how to make the present continuous (negative )

- Write a note on the WB "the theater , Friday (go) " and elicit the sentence in the present continuous from the students and write it on the WB -Tell students that they will be two teams and each team will have the notes of someone's plans for the next week ( Sophie and Alan ) and they will write the sentence just like you did on the WB - Divide the class into two groups - Give the students HO with Sophie and Alan's notes ask ICQs : Are you going to work alone or together ? ( together ) Are you going to write sentences about future plans or now ? ( Future plans ) students work together to write the sentences monitor and check that everyone is on the task and help if needed. -

- Regroup students into pairs ( one from Alan group and one from Sophie's) - Tell the students that they will be Alan and Sophie and they will tell each other about their plans for next week. - Monitor and notice any mistakes but don't interrupt.

- Students work alone to write 5 sentences about things they are doing this week or next week. ask ICQs: Are you going to work alone or in pairs ? ( alone ) How many sentences you will write ? (5) how much time do you have ? (4) monitor and help when needed. -After students finish put them in pairs to tell each other about their plans . monitor and notice any mistakes.

- Write any mistakes you have noticed during the controlled and freer practice - Elicit the corrections from students and explain any unclear issues.