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Weekend Plans: going to
Students use be going to to talk about future plans, then write about their plans for tomorrow, next weekend and next month.
Going to · Plans · Free time
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Plan at a glance
Aims
- Use going to accurately
- Learn and use 13 words and phrases in 2 sets: Plans, Time words
- Read for detail: Lucy's plans
- Writing task: My plans
Stages · 40 min
- 5 minLead-in: Pairs talk about plans and share ideas with the class.
- 10 minVocabulary: Ex. 1–3
- 5 minLanguage focus: Go through the grammar notes together and check understanding.
- 5 minControlled practice: Ex. 4
- 5 minReading: Ex. 5
- 10 minWriting: Ex. 6
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Download all (ZIP, 2 PDFs)Grammar notes
be going to + verb
- Use it for plans: I'm going to visit my grandmother on Sunday.
- I'm going to… · you / we / they're going to… · he / she's going to…
- Don't forget am / is / are: I am going to call her (not 'I going to call her').
Negatives and questions
- I'm not going to work tomorrow. · She isn't going to go out.
- Are you going to go out tonight? → Yes, I am. / No, I'm not.
- Time words: tomorrow, tonight, next week, next month, later.
Study tips
- Write your plans for next weekend with 'going to' — five sentences.
- Say 'go on holiday' and 'make a plan'.
Glossary
- Plans6 items
- Time words7 items
Complete the exercises, then check your answers.
1
Plans and time words
Choose the correct word or phrase.
- a
Today is Monday. ___ is Tuesday.
- b
I'm busy now, but I'm going to call you ___.
- c
I don't work on Friday. It's my ___.
- d
Let's ___ a plan for the weekend.
- e
I'm going to ___ a film at the cinema on Sunday.
- f
We're going to go ___ tonight — to a restaurant and then a club.
2
Holidays and jobs
Choose the correct word or phrase.
- a
Next month we're going to go on ___ to Greece.
- b
My new job is great. I'm going to ___ on Monday!
- c
I have a ___ tomorrow at nine. My back hurts.
- d
Sorry, I'm going to be ___ for dinner. My train is very slow.
- e
I'm tired, so I'm not going to ___ tonight. I'm going to stay at home.
- f
"Are you going to go out tonight?" "Yes, I ___."
3
going to: am, is or are?
Choose the correct words.
- a
I ___ going to visit my aunt.
- b
She ___ going to start a new job.
- c
We ___ going to make a plan.
- d
They ___ going to go on holiday this year. They don't have money.
- e
___ you going to go out tonight?
- f
He's going to ___ his friends tomorrow.
- g
I'm not going ___ work tomorrow.
- h
"Is she going to call you?" "No, she ___."
4
Find the mistake
One sentence has a mistake. Choose the correct sentence.
- a
Choose the correct sentence.
- b
Choose the correct sentence.
- c
Choose the correct sentence.
- d
Choose the correct sentence.
- e
Choose the correct sentence.
- f
Choose the correct sentence.
- g
Choose the correct sentence.
- h
Choose the correct sentence.
- i
Choose the correct sentence.
5
Read: Lucy's plans
Read the text. Then choose the correct answer.
Lucy works in a bank, but tomorrow is her day off. She's going to get up late and have a big breakfast. At eleven she has a doctor's appointment. In the afternoon she's going to visit her grandmother. On Saturday Lucy and her friends are going to go out. They're going to have dinner at a new restaurant. Next month Lucy is going to go on holiday to Spain. She's very happy. She isn't going to work for two weeks!
- a
What is Lucy going to do tomorrow morning?
- b
Lucy's plan at eleven tomorrow:
- c
When is Lucy going to visit her grandmother?
- d
Lucy and her friends on Saturday:
- e
Lucy's holiday next month:
6
Write: My plans
Write about your plans.
Write 6–8 sentences about your plans for tomorrow, next weekend and next month. Use be going to (am / is / are going to). Word box: tomorrow · later · day off · go out · visit · make a plan · go on holiday · start a new job Example: Tomorrow is my day off. I'm going to visit my brother.
Suggested minimum: 40 words
0 words · aim for at least 40
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Revise with a game
This lesson's own words and questions. Play on your own, or in teams on the classroom screen.
- Step UpAnswer the lesson's questions to climb to the top.
- Pair UpMatch the lesson's words to their meanings against the clock.
- SnapA word and a meaning: do they go together? Answer fast.
- Quiz BoardTeams choose questions worth 100 to 500 points.
- Retro arcadeWord Invaders, Word Snake, Word Maze and Word Crossing: classic arcade games with the lesson's words.
Glossary
The 13 words and phrases this lesson teaches, in 2 sets.
Plans
- be going to
- we use it for plans: I'm going to cook.
- make a plan
- decide what you want to do
- visit
- go and see a person or place
- go out
- leave home and spend time in another place
- start a new job
- begin work in a new job
- doctor's appointment
- a time for a visit to the doctor
Time words
- tomorrow
- the day after today
- later
- after now
- day off
- a day with no work
- holiday
- time with no work or school
- tonight
- this evening or night
- next month
- the month after this one
- weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
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