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RESOLUTIONS,
PLANS,AND
ARRANGEMENTS
BY JENNY CASTELBLANCO
MODULE 2 – LESSON 2.1
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ACTIVATION

• Do you often make resolutions

for new year? Do you have any
ritual for making resolutions?

• What are your resolutions for

2024?
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MY RESOLUTIONS
Ma ke a lis t of re so lu tio n s fo r th is ye a r. Write at le a s t o n e re so lu tio n pe r a re a .

Family and Professional

Health Finance
social life life

Personal
growth
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EXAMPLE
• Visit a relative: • Design my first • Improve my • Save 20% of my
once a month. video course. muscle income.
• Take a course in percentage by 5% • Invest US $500 in
AI. the stock market.

Family and Professional

Health Finance
social life life

• Read 12 books.
• Take a meditation
course.

Personal
growth
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GRAMMAR
FUTURE SIMPLE VS BE GOING TO
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THE FUTURE
WILL VS BE GOING TO
FUTURE WITH WILL
1. Opinions about the future (predictions).
• I think/don’t think polar bears will become extinct.
2. Possibilities about the future. (uncertain)
• Martha is sick today. Maybe she won’t go with us.
3. Instant decisions, offers and orders.
• A: It’s late. I’ll take an Uber.
B: It’s not necessary, I’ll take you home.
• A: Are you ready to order?
B: Yes, I’ll have a chicken sandwich.
4. Promises
• I’ll call you back.
FUTURE WITH BE GOING TO
1. Predictions based on visual evidence
(imminent situations).
(Someone is driving too fast)
• Be careful, you’re going to have an
accident!
2. Plans, resolutions and intentions.
• I’m going to read 10 pages every day and
I’m not going to watch TV before going to
bed.
• He’s going to buy a bike this month. He
isn’t going to use public transport again.
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FORM: BE GOING TO
AFFIRMATIVE
Subject am/is/are going infinitive with to
I am going to lose weight.
She’s going to save more money.
They’re going to start a business.

NEGATIVE
Subject am not/isn’t/aren’t going infinitive with to
I’m not going to buy expensive clothes.
She isn’t going to get married.
They aren’t going to eat fast food.
INTERROGATIVE
Wh- Am/is/are subject going infinitive with to

Are you going to buy a car this year? No, I’m not.
How is he going to lose weight? I’m going to go on a diet.
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PRACTICE
LISTENING

• Listening: Watch the video and complete the chart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jh5oE7bOduE&t=58s

PERSON RESOLUTION WHY?

HOW?
WHAT HAPPENED?

John

Sally

Darren
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PRACTICE
GRAMMAR

• Choose the right form.

https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/preint/grammar/grammar_06_012e?cc=co&selLanguage=es
https://www.grammarbank.com/will-vs-going-to-exercises.html
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WRITING
CONNECTORS
FUNCTION CONNECTOR EXAMPLES
ADDITION , and … She loves music, literature, and fine arts.
In addition/Furthermore/Moreover/Besides /Also, I don´t want to go out. Besides, there is a good film on TV.
… as well as… + noun They robbed a bank as well as a post office.
… too/… as well. They adore Indian food. I like Indian food, too.
CONTRAST , but + sentence We went to the store, but we couldn’t find what we wanted.
However / Nevertheless/ On the other hand, Buying a house is expensive. However, it is a good investment.
Although / Even though + sentence Although the car is old, it is still reliable.
Despite / In spite of + noun Despite / In spite of the rain, I went for a walk.
CAUSE AND because / since / as + sentence Since we arrived late, we missed the class.
REASON because of / due to + noun We couldn’t play outside because of the weather.
RESULT , so … It was late, so I decided to take a taxi home.
Consequently / As a result / Therefore, His wife left him. As a result, he got very depressed.
So ........... That + sentence The storm was so terrible that lots of people lost their homes.
PURPOSE to/ in order (not) to / so as (not) to + verb Anita phoned me in order to recommend a film she had just seen.
So that + sentence with modal verb I’ll leave early so that I can meet Dan at the cinema on time.
EXAMPLE for instace/for example, You can be more active. For instance, you can walk more.
TIME When / While / After / Before / As soon as / While I was driving home, I saw a terrible accident.
Until / By the time + sentence I will call you as soon as I get home.
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WRITING
PRACTICE

• Choose one of your resolutions.

Write a paragraph about it. Use
connectors.

Remember: A paragraph is composed

by a main idea and its arguments or
details.
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GRAMMAR
OTHER FUTURE FORMS
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OFFERS
WITH SHALL
We can use “shall” with future meaning
when we make offers and invitations. In this
case, the sentence must be in the
interrogative form.

A: I don’t have enough money to buy this

cake.
B: Don’t worry. I’ll lend you my credit card.
or
B: Shall I lend you my credit card?
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PRESENT CONTINUOUS WITH FUTURE MEANING

ARRANGEMENTS
• These are plans for the near future. We already know the time.
I’m visiting Cynthia for her birthday.
We’re meeting our friends tomorrow night.

• We can use “be going to” in these cases, but the present continuous is more common.
I’m playing football tomorrow.
or I’m going to play tomorrow.

• When the main verbs are “go” and “come”, people prefer to use the present continuous.
He’s coming back tomorrow. (He’s going to come…).
We’re going to the party. (We’re going to go…)

Note: It’s necessary to mention the future time, or it must be clear from the context. Otherwise, the sentence will
be considered a present one:
I’m leaving home (now) vs. I’m leaving home at 6:00 (future)
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PRACTICE
https://test-english.com/grammar-points/b1/future-forms/
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THE PRESENT SIMPLE WITH FUTURE

MEANING

SCHEDULED/FIXED PLANS (flights, events)

• The second class starts at 11:00.

• The flight departs at 6 o’clock.
• The train arrives at noon.
• The second module finishes next week.
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SUMMARY OF FUTURE FORMS

• https://youtu.be/qAiZ2YdjaeQ?si=kdO8c9n8j5mzAy3K
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MAKING
ARRANGEMENTS
INVITING/SUGGESTING A PLAN

Shall we + verb Shall we go to the cinema?

Let’s + verb Let’s go for a coffee.
How about + verb-ing? How about watching a movie?
Would you like to + verb Would you like to go out tonight?
Why don’t we…? Why don’t we stay and make dinner?

MAKING DECISION (TIME/PLACE)

Can we make it at… /on…/next…? Can we make it next Friday?

ACCEPTING/REFUSING
That sounds good/perfect.
Sorry,/I’d love to, but… I can’t. + excuse. Sorry, I can’t. I must
work.
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PRACTICE
Make arrangements with your classmates.
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THANK YOU