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going to - future intentions
Going to - future intentions
Related language points
future - generalfuture continuous
will - future uses
present continuous for future arrangements
present simple - timetabled future
future perfect
going to (prediction)
Futures - making arrangements I
Will vs going to dominoes
B1-B2
20 mins
groups: 3-4
Material from other sources
Global Upper Intermediate students' book
Unit 1 Alive & Well Page 11 Future forms
will, going to, present continuous, present simple
will, going to, present continuous, present simple
Unit 8 Review 1 Page 68
Unit 12 Student Pages 113 - 114
Unit 14 Review 2 Page 134
Module 6 Time off Pages 53 - 53
Quiz - Are you a live wire or a couch potato? (Students say what they would like or would rather do.) Grammar analysis: be going to / planning to / would rather / would like
Quiz - Are you a live wire or a couch potato? (Students say what they would like or would rather do.) Grammar analysis: be going to / planning to / would rather / would like
Module 10 Getting together Pages 108 - 109
Module 10 Getting together Page 115
practise
practise
40 - going to Page 40
Mill-type activity + small groups Part 1 - Ss use information on cards to arrange themselves in family groups + say what they are going to do, which leads to conflicts. Part 2 - rearrange groups. Ss report family arguments.
Mill-type activity + small groups Part 1 - Ss use information on cards to arrange themselves in family groups + say what they are going to do, which leads to conflicts. Part 2 - rearrange groups. Ss report family arguments.
13 - Good intentions or The road to hell Page 13
present intentions: Mill type activity comparing good intentions. past intentions: one year later follow-up.
present intentions: Mill type activity comparing good intentions. past intentions: one year later follow-up.
26 - Houseparties Page 26
Mill type role play with role cards. Ss ask about future plans etc and decide who they want to spend Christmas with.
Mill type role play with role cards. Ss ask about future plans etc and decide who they want to spend Christmas with.
Developing Grammar in Context
10 Going to and will Pages 53 - 57
13 Getting ready to go Page 13
Talking about holiday plans
Talking about holiday plans
Progress check 11-15a Find the mistake Pages 11 - 15
Students compare sentences to see which one contains a mistake
Students compare sentences to see which one contains a mistake
