Week 8 - It's a plan (INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH B1)

Week 8 - It's a plan (INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH B1)

Welcome to today's session!

Remember!

1ST LABORATORY (50% each):

Activity 1 - White lies

Activity 2 - Making small talk

2ND LABORATORY (50% each):

Activity 3 - Story time!

Activity 4 - Do we make our own luck?

Open Ended

How would you describe yourself?

Multiple Select

Select the adjectives for describing your personality found on the previous reading.

• dishonest

• easygoing

• organized

• disorganized

• unreliable

Poll

What kind of planner are you?

• The last-minute

• The disorganized

• The plan-ahead

• The unreliable

How to turn positive to negative

• We can change the meaning of adjectives from a positive meaning to a negative meaning by adding a negative prefix.

• Un-

• Dis-

• Im-/In-

Open Ended

Write the negative adjectives you heard from the audio.

Talking about the future

In Spanish we change the verbs to talk about the future... but in English that's not possible.

Present continuous

• We use the present continuous to talk about future plans. We usually specify when or where the event will take place.

• I'm meeting my students next Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.

• My boyfriend and I are getting married on February next year.

What are you doing this...?

• We usually use the present continuous to ask people about their plans.

• Are you doing anything tomorrow afternoon?

• When are you going to the supermarket this week?

• What are you doing this weekend?

be going to

• We use be going to to talk about future plans and intentions.

• I’m going to call my mother tonight.

• When are you going to buy a new car?

be going to

• We use be going to to talk about future plans and intentions.

• I’m going to call my mother tonight.

• When are you going to buy a new car?

Present continuous vs. be going to

The present continuous and be going to have similar meaning, but the present continuous often refers to the more immediate future.

Example:

We’re going to New York this summer! = It’s a definite plan and will happen soon.

Be going to

We’re going to go to New York when we have the money! = It’s a plan, but it may be further in the future.

will

We use will when we make an offer, promise, or instant decision.

We’ll take you to the airport, if you’d like.

I will do the dishes before I go out, I promise!

It’s really hot in here. I’ll open the window.

LOOK!

• Look! We don’t use will to talk about plans and intentions that are already decided.

   

• I’m going to fly / I’m flying to New York on Tuesday.

• NOT I’ll fly to New York on Tuesday.

should

• We can use should as a question with / or we to make offers and suggestions.

• Should I take you to the airport?

• Should we go to that new restaurant by the beach?

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

Next weekend,

• we're going to have a party.

• we'll have a party.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

They’re staying at a hotel near the beach next week,

• and they’ve reserved a room for six nights.

• but they haven’t found a hotel yet.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

Oh no, there’s coffee all over the floor! Don’t worry,

• I’ll clean it up in a minute.

• I’m cleaning it up in a minute.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

He’s definitely leaving early tomorrow morning,

• so he’s called a cab for 6 a.m. to go to the station.

• but maybe he’ll stay until lunchtime.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

I’ve made plans to see Sophie next week.

• We’re meeting at 2:30 on Wednesday.

• We’ll meet at 2:30 on Wednesday.

Answer these questions

• What are your New Year’s resolutions for next year?

• What are you doing this weekend?

• What are you going to go this summer?

Answer these questions

• What decisions have you made about your future studies or career?

• Which future plans are you most excited about?

• Which future plans are you not excited about?