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Takeaway Plans for the Future

Plans for the Future English > Level A2.2 Elementary
English > Level A2.2 Elementary

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CONTENT
• Let’s Start! • Let’s Explore! • Let’s Practice! • Extension Activity • Target Words • Learning Points

Let’s Start!

Graduation? A new job? Let's talk about the events in our lives!

Learning Outcome Can Do Statements

Accurately use information about • I can talk about key life events.
people's jobs and places of work in • I can talk about things, actions and events in the
communicative situations. future.
• I can talk about jobs and work.
Ask your partner:

• What is an important event in your

life?
• Why do you remember this event?
How important is this event in your
life?

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Takeaway Plans for the Future
Plans for the Future English > Level A2.2 Elementary
English > Level A2.2 Elementary

Let’s Explore!

Vanessa and Sally talk about life. What events are happening in Vanessa's life?

Instructions: Read the text aloud.

Vanessa: Hey Sally! How's Moscow?

Sally: It's fantastic! I will send you some cool pictures.
Vanessa: I'll visit Russia someday.
Sally: I'll buy you a ticket for your birthday next year!
Vanessa: You don't have to do that.
Sally: It'll be an exciting year for you. Your graduation is coming up!
Vanessa: I'm nervous! After graduation, I will need to look for an apartment. Then,
I'm moving out on my own.
Sally: To your own place?
Vanessa: Yeah and I have a performance evaluation coming up.
Sally: Your two week trial period is done?
Vanessa: Yes, it'll be two weeks this Tuesday.
Sally: That was quick. Are you going to get a promotion? Become the head chef?
Vanessa: No way! I'm not ready for that! I need more experience!
Sally: Do you want to start your own catering business?
Vanessa: Not anytime soon.
Sally: You can start one after you get married and have 2 kids!
Vanessa: Oh, Sally! I have to go. I'll message you later.

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Takeaway Plans for the Future
English > Level A2.2 Elementary
English > Level A2.2 Elementary > Vanessa’s Stories

Let’s Practice!

Valerie is talking about the future.

Instructions: Organize the mystery sentences. Write each word in the correct order.

1. performance/has/up./She/evaluation/a/coming

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2. look/You’ll/an./for/apartment/need/to

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Let’s Practice!

What’s in the future for Vanessa?

Instructions: Find and fix the mistake. Each sentence has at least 1 mistake.

1. I will sending you some cool pictures I took.

2. I’m visit Russia soon.

3. I’ll bought you a ticker for your birthday next year!

4. It’ll being an exciting ears for you.

5. I’ll needed to look for an apartment. I’m moving out on my own.

6. I’ll messaged you later.

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Takeaway Plans for the Future
Plans for the Future English > Level A2.2 Elementary
English > Level A2.2 Elementary

Extension Activity

You are going to make a timeline.

Instructions: Complete the following steps. Fill in the Self-Assessment.

a) Write down 5 key life events that happened in your life. Self-
Yes No
When did they happen? Assessment
b) Write down 3 key life events that will happen in the
I talk about key
future. When do you think they will they happen?
life events.
c) Draw a line on a piece of paper.
d) Draw little lines along the line. Write down a key life I talk about
event beside each line. Write down the year it events in the
happened or you think it will happen. future.
e) Share your timeline with your class. I share my
time with my
class.

Target Words

• graduation (noun): the completion of a • head chef (noun): the main cook in a
university degree or high school restaurant
e.g. My graduation is coming up soon. e.g. Are you going to be the head chef?
• to move out (verb): to go live in a different • catering business (noun): the business
place of providing and serving food and drinks
e.g. I want to move out when I'm done school. at parties
• on my own (expression): alone e.g. I would like to start my own
e.g. I'm going to live on my own. catering business.
• performance evaluation (noun): a discussion • to marry (verb): to become a wife or
about how well you are doing your job husband
e.g. I have a performance evaluation next e.g. When are you getting married?
week. • to have kids (verb): to become a
• trial period (noun): a short work period where parent to a child
you work to see whether you are the right e.g. I want to have two kids.
person for a job
e.g. My trial period lasted two weeks.

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Takeaway Plans for the Future
Plans for the Future English > Level A2.2 Elementary
English > Level A2.2 Elementary

Learning Points

Key Life Events

Life events are important things that happen during your life.

You use expressions like life-changing or Did you know that ... ? to talk about key life
events.
You use an expression like someday to talk about a life event in the future. You cannot be
sure about it.

Event Expressions

first day of school/work memorable

birthday eventful
graduation life-changing
getting a job Did you know that ... ?
starting a business I/It was so ...
promotion When was the last time ... ?
wedding someday
having kids
anniversary (10th/25th)
retiring

Future Tense

When you use the Future tense in the affirmative form, you can use the auxiliary will.
Structure: will + base form of the verb
Short Form: 'll + base form of the verb

You can use this form to:

• make a prediction:
It will be an exciting year for you.
• make an offer to do something for someone else in the future:
I will buy you a ticket for your birthday.
• talk about decision made now:
I will send you photos of my trip.

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