TEACHER’S NOTES

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Next Week

Activity Type Introduction

Writing, listening and In this present continuous activity, students practice making
speaking activity arrangements for next week.

Procedure
Focus
Give a copy of the worksheet to each student.
Present continuous for
future arrangements
Tell the students that the worksheet shows an empty schedule
Inviting, accepting and for next week and that they are going to fill up their schedule by
declining invitations making arrangements with other students.

Leisure activities Ask each student to think of eight leisure activities they would
like to do and to write them down anywhere they like in their
schedule.
Aim
Explain that at this point they should only write in the activity and
To make arrangements
leave the lines marked 'with' and 'at' blank.
for next week using the
present continuous.
When the students have done that, ask them to go around the
class and find someone who is free to do each of the activities
with them. Tell the students that they must find a different person
Preparation
for each activity.
Make one copy of the
worksheet for each Write example dialogues on the board to indicate the language
student. the students should use during the activity:

A: What are you doing on Monday evening?

Level B: Nothing, I'm free.
A: Would you like to go swimming with me?
Pre-intermediate (A2)
B: Yes, that sounds great.
A: OK, let's meet at 7:30 p.m.
Time
A: What are you doing on Tuesday afternoon?
30 minutes B: I'm playing football with Terry.
A: What about Saturday evening?
B: Nothing, I'm free then.

When two students have agreed to do an activity together, they

write each other's names and the time they have arranged to
meet in the relevant place in their schedules.

The students repeat the activity until they have found someone
for each leisure activity and filled up their schedule with other
arrangements.

When everyone has finished, students tell the class about their
arrangements for next week using the present continuous.

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 FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS

WORKSHEETS, ACTIVITIE S & GA ME S Next Week

Morning Afternoon Evening

Monday
........................................ ........................................ ........................................

with ................................. with ................................. with .................................

at .................................... at .................................... at ....................................

Tuesday
........................................ ........................................ ........................................

with ................................. with ................................. with .................................

at .................................... at .................................... at ....................................

Wednesday
........................................ ........................................ ........................................

with ................................. with ................................. with .................................

at .................................... at .................................... at ....................................

Thursday
........................................ ........................................ ........................................

with ................................. with ................................. with .................................

at .................................... at .................................... at ....................................

Friday
........................................ ........................................ ........................................

with ................................. with ................................. with .................................

at .................................... at .................................... at ....................................

Saturday
........................................ ........................................ ........................................

with ................................. with ................................. with .................................

at .................................... at .................................... at ....................................

Sunday
........................................ ........................................ ........................................

with ................................. with ................................. with .................................

at .................................... at .................................... at ....................................

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