B1 Grammar

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8D Future forms – Make a date

Aim B1
PRELIMINARY Grammar
to practise coming to an agreement and using future forms

8D Future forms – Make a date

Activity type
a mingling activity where students arrange a time to meet daytime evening
Friday

Classroom dynamics Saturday

whole class Sunday

Monday
Time taken
Tuesday
20 minutes
Wednesday

Preparation Thursday

You will need one copy of the activity sheet for each
student, cut into two halves.
Bella Vista Holiday Resort – What’s on?
Procedure daytime evening
Friday Island arts Welcome reception
1 Give each student a copy of the first part of the activity Modern dance class Karaoke night

sheet (the diary). Ask them to imagine that they are all Saturday Workout on the beach ‘Beat the computer’ quiz
Salsa dance class Brazilian dancing display
going to a holiday resort next week. There is a list of Sunday Surf school ‘Bella Vista’s Got Talent’ competition
activities to sign up for but they need a friend to go to Aerobics in the pool ‘Music of the 80s’ disco
Monday Sailing Dance-off competition
each activity with. Explain that the aim of the activity is Limbo competition Reggae festival
to make arrangements with as many other students as Tuesday Scuba diving Karaoke night
Rock climbing Live calypso band
possible, in order to complete as much of the table as
Wednesday ‘Meet the dolphins’ tour Beach fashion show
they can within a set time. They should fill in their table Talk on island wildlife Live music: ‘The best of today’

with each activity they are doing and the name of person Thursday Boat trip around the island ‘Mamma Mia’ sing-along
Ballroom dance class ‘Rock on!’ disco
they are doing it with. Students can only arrange one
activity with any one classmate.
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2 Elicit some of the language that students will need for the
activity and write it on the board. For example:
Would you like to … with me?
Yes, that would be great.
No, I’m afraid I’m already meeting (Name) at that time.
Are you free on … ?
No, I’m sorry, I’m already going to …
Will you come to … with me?
3 Give each student a copy of the second part of the
activity sheet (the list of activities to sign up for). Allow
students time to read it and deal with any vocabulary
queries.
4 Students mingle and make their arrangements. Monitor
and encourage students to use the language on the
board.
5 After 10 minutes, stop the activity and ask students to
count how many spaces they have filled in their tables.
The winner is the student with the most completed
spaces. Ask individual students questions about their
plans using different future forms (e.g. What are you
doing on Thursday in the daytime? What are you going
to do on Saturday evening?). Encourage them to answer
using the same form.

Adaptation and extension

In a small class, students can arrange two activities with any
one classmate instead of just one activity.

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