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4-5 Making future Present
Inglés 3 8104889 arrangements continuous 2 semanas
review
8 horas
Present
continuous for
future
arrangements.

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Teacher:

Objetivos:

- To implement the use of present continuous to talk about future arrangements.

- To express plans and future intentions by making use of present continuous and other tenses.

Procedimentales:

- To review and identify other uses for the present continuous. (talk about future arrangements/plans)
- To compose short texts talking about future arrangements.
- To identify different logical connectors used in writing.

1. Vocabulary: verb phrases for special days. Choose the correct answers.

a.  I am not writing /sending cards by regular mail - I am doing it via the internet.
b.  Emma is not going to cook tomorrow night, so we are going to eat up / out.
c.  You look realty tired. I think you should have a day off / of work.
d.  I’m going to exchange / prepare a special meal for him tomorrow - it's his birthday.
e.  He exchanged / invited Mr. Edwards to his house for lunch.
f.  On the last day of school, the students are going to exchange / invite presents.
g.  I’m making / doing a chocolate cake for Stephen -his favorite!
 h.  You don’t have to dress up / out, you can come as you are.
i.  She is going to go to Brighton next month to visit her presents / relatives.
j.  Dad is going to prepare / buy flowers for Mum on her birthday.

Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

work    flowers    relatives    cake    meal    cards
   We all have a day off work when it’s a national holiday.
1 I always make a               cake      for my best friend’s birthday. Chocolate is her favourite.
2 I love sending         flowers            to people so they know I’m thinking of them.
3 It’s the custom to buy       meal              for someone on their name day.
4 Dad usually prepares a special             cards        for Mum on their wedding anniversary.
5 It’s fun to visit         relatives            on special occasions.

In the following table you can review and contrast the different uses of the present simple and the present
continuous:

Simple Present tense Present progressive/continuous

 -Repeated actions.  -Actions happening at the moment of speaking

 -Fixed arrangements, scheduled events or around the moment of speaking
(e.g.  The movie starts at 7:00 pm.) (e.g. Peter is training in the gym at the moment.)
 -Sequence of actions in the present (first -  
then, after that)  --Temporary actions.
 -Instructions.   
 -Things in general.  -Fixed plan in the future.
 -After special verbs.

Choose the correct option to complete the situations (simple/continuous)

 a. I have / am having a great time this week.
b. She's Italian- she comes / is coming from Pisa.
c. “Are you enjoying / do you enjoy your meal?” -Yes, it's delicious.
d. This semester, I study / am studying Latin.
e. Do you come / are you coming to see us next month?
f. Let me know when you receive / are receiving this letter.
g. Water boils / is boiling at a hundred degrees.
h. I make / am making a lot of progress at the moment.
i. It worries / is worrying me a lot now.
j. I get / am getting up at seven o'clock next week for my appointment.

1. Use these words to write plans for the future. Use the present continuous.

a.   I – not – go out – tonight.   =    I’m not going out tonight.

b.    I – meet – my friends – this evening. =    I’m meeting my friends this evening
c.    Tom – not – come – to the party on Thursday. =tom not are coming to the party on Thursday
d.    My sister – get married – next December.   = my sister getting married next December
e.    I – not – go to London – tomorrow.  = I’m not going to London tomorrow.
f.    She – stay at home – tonight?    = she is staying at home tonight?
g.    I – go to the theatre – on Monday.    = I’m going to the theatre on Monday.
h.    George – go to the dentist – on Friday?  = George is going to the dentist on Friday?
i.     Alice – go on holiday – to Mexico.    = Alice is going on holiday to Mexico
j.    Bob – play football – on Saturday.   = Bob is playing football on Saturday

El present continuous se puede usar para hablar acerca de lo que nosotros planeamos hacer en el
futuro (cercano o lejano) Observe el primer ejemplo de la imagen anterior.

A: What are you doing next weekend? - ¿Qué harás el próximo fin de semana? La pregunta ser refiere
a qué has ya planeado/agendado hacer.

B: I’m taking my son to the zoo on Saturday, then I’m cooking lunch for some friends on Sunday. –
Llevaré a mi hijo al zoológico el sábado, después cocinaré el almuerzo para algunos amigos el
domingo. La respuesta nos muestra que son actividades ya planeadas.

Como estudiábamos anteriormente el presente continuo también expresa acciones que pasan en el
momento en que se habla, y ahora también sabemos que sirve para expresar planes futuros. Teniendo
en cuenta esto vamos a practicar.

Exercises
1. Say if the Present Continuous expresses A) an activity happening now or B) a planned future
arrangement.

a. It’s eight o’clock, Meg. Are you getting ready for school? A

b. What time are Paul and Paula coming for dinner tonight? __B___

c. Why are you laughing? __A____

d. Where’s Jim? He’s taking the dog out for a walk. ___A___

e. What are you doing after school? ___B____

f. Are you enjoying the lesson? _A_____

g. Is she working late next Friday? __B_____

2. Look at Mike’s diary and write plans he has for next week, use the present continuous. Create new
plans for the days that are empty in Mike’s diary.

On Monday, he is drinking coffee with

Shakira at 3 in the afternoon.

On Thursday, he is having on the

beach’s at 2 with Jessi Beach’s day-2:00
pm -Jessi
On Tuesday, he is going to lunch at the
Hilton hotel whit Madonna at 1:00 in the
afternoon

On Friday, he is having on the dance

class from 2:00 to 5:00 in the afternoom

On Wednesday, he is celebrating on
party with cold play 9:00pm to 12:00 am

On Saturday, he is going to shopping

with Elton John in the morning
Look at the family calendar for next week.
Mike Olive Steve Nick
Mon 2 No work! Work Work Jogging
Tennis with Andy.
10:30
Tues 3 To Bogota for the Class to English Soccer at 4 o work
day. at 4:00 ´clock
Train at 6:45
Wed 4 Lunch with my Work To Greg’s house Lunch with my
friends 1:00 pm after school friends 1:00 pm
Thurs 5 Cinema with Jan and Chris
Fri 6 Visit museum at Meet Kayla for Meeting cousins in the park at 2:30
6:00pm lunch- 1 o’clock
Sat 7 Dancing – party Dancing – party
8.00 pm 8.00 pm
Sun 8 Lunch with grandparents at 12 o’clock.

Write sentences about the four family members like this:

Mike
 Mike isn’t working on Monday. He is playing tennis with Andy at 10:30.
Olive

Mike and Olive

Steve

Nick

Steve and Nick

The whole family
1. Complete the following sentences using the future simple (be going to).

Affirmative sentences

a. Mr. Potts (sell) ……is going to sell….. his house.

b. Our neighbors (spend) …………………………………their next holidays in the Caribbean.
c. I (move) ………………………………….to another town.
d. My husband (build) ……………………………………..a tree house for the kids.
e. His friends (learn) ………………………………………… English.
 
Negative sentences

a.
I (tell/not) …am not going to tell….. you the secret.
b.
She (ring/not) …………………………………….. me.
c.
We (invite/not) …………………………………….. him to our party.
d.
Greg (work/not) …………………………………….. abroad.
e.
Her parents (lend/not) …………………………………….. her any more money.
 
Question sentences

a.  (you/help/me) = Are you going to help me?

b. (she/study/in Glasgow) =
c. (they/paint/the room) =
d. (he/apply/for that job) =
e. (what/you/do about this) =

VOCABULARY… Use a good dictionary and look up for these words, write the Spanish translation in
the chart below.
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