What are your

hopes and plans

for the future ?
Have you ever thought of any of the following futures and desires?
Fill in the Blanks with your own info

1. I would like to live in another country, maybe in an European country. I’d like to
buy a small house with beautiful landscapes outside and without too much noise.
2. I’m planning to spend money on vacations to Spain.
3. I hope to watch the premier of Avatar 2
4. I’m looking forward to seeing new cities and meeting new people
5. I would like my friends call me to say me that they are going to visit me next
weekend, because I miss them so much.
6. I hope my family let me go to my exchange.
7. I’m looking forward to finishing my career.
8. I want to buy
9. I’d like to travel to
Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.
Andy

a) Eddie To pay his sister’s operation.

b) Lynne To meeting new people, have a good time and she

would like to pay her mom’s house.

c) Sheryl To be a famous pop star, millions of people watch the

program.

d) Josh Because he is a very good-looking man, “the camera

loves him”.

e) Adam To save the planet, he wants to win the money and give
it to green peace.

f) Tonya To spend the money in clothes, jewelry and make up.

Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.
Daniel

a) Eddie he wants the price because his sister is in the hospital.

b) Lynne she wants the price due to she is looking forward to

meeting new people and buying a house to her mama.

c) Sheryl she only wants to be a famous pop star.

d) Josh this dude only want to be “focus by the cameras” and

“handsome”

e) Adam He wants to win just for taking care of the planet giving
the money to GP.

f) Tonya She wants to buy a lot of clothes, makeup and jewels.

Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.
Erandi

a) Eddie He wants to win because her sister is in the hospital and

he wants to pay for her operation

b) Lynne She would like to meet new people, have a good time
and buy her mom a house.

c) Sheryl She hopes to be a famous pop star and because

millions of people watches the program

d) Josh Because he is really good-looking and the camera loves

him

e) Adam He would like to win and give the money to Green

Peace to save the planet

f) Tonya She hopes to win and spend the money in clothes,

makeup and jewelry
Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.
Scarlett

a) Eddie He would like to help his sister because she is in a

hospital.

b) Lynne She would like to help her mom and he want to met
people.

c) Sheryl She would like to be watch for million of people.

d) Josh He wants enter to BIg brother because he is good-

looking.

e) Adam He wants to save the planet and he wants to give his

money to Green piece.

f) Tonya She wants to get money to spend in make up and clubs.

Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.
Fernanda

a) Eddie because his sister is in hospital and he wants to pay the

operation

b) Lynne she meeting new people and buy to her mom a new
house

c) Sheryl she wants to be a pop star

d) Josh because he is really a good-looking, the camera loves

him

e) Adam he wants to save the planet

f) Tonya she spend all the money in clothes and make-up

Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.
Montse

a) Eddie Because his sister is in the hospital and she needs an

operation.

b) Lynne Because she wants to meeting new people, have a

good time and buy a house for her mom.

c) Sheryl Because she wants to be a famous pop star and million

of people watching big brother.

d) Josh Because he is really good looking and the camera loves

him.

e) Adam Because she wants to win the money and given to

greenpeace.

f) Tonya Because she wants to spend all money in clothes

makeup and jewelry.
Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.
Erika

a) Eddie His sister is in the hospital and needs to pay her

operation.

b) Lynne She hope to buy a house for their mom.

c) Sheryl She wants to get a following and be a pop star.

d) Josh He enter to Big brother because the camera loves him

and he is so handsome.

e) Adam She wants to save the planet and give it a greenplace.

f) Tonya She wants a lot of products of makeup and jewelry.

We use hope to, planning to, want to
When we have hopes for somebody
and would like to, to talk about future
hopes that are not DEFINITE.
else. we don’t use the infinitive
to. Instead we add a clause in
After these expressions we have to use present.
the infinitive to

Examples. Examples:

I’m planning to study a master degree I hope my mom gets better soon.
I want to get married in five years I would like she gets married soon.
I would like to travel around the world I want (that) she finds happiness.
I hope to live in the countryside.

We use looking forward to + ing to

talk about definite future plans

I’m looking forward to finishing my

major.
I’m looking forward to being in NY.
 Say a hope or plan for the following topics.

School

Work Love

Hobbies Friendship Family

Money Travels
 ORAL TASK
Student A
You want to get a scholarship to
study abroad. In order to get it,
you need to have an interview
with the principal of the
university. Answer the principal’s
questions and tell him what are
your plans or hopes if you
happen to get the scholarship.
Student B
You are the principal of a
university and you have to
make an interview to one of the
candidates for the scholarship.
Make some questions about
his/her plans for the future,
personal hopes and his/her
academic plans.
Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.

a) Eddie His sister is in a hospital and he wants to pay

her operation.

b) Lynne She wants to meet new people and have a

good time. Also, she wants to get a house for
her mother.

c) Sheryl She wants to be a pop star because many

people watch the program.

d) Josh He wants to appear on the show because he

is good looking and the cameras love him.

e) Adam He wants to get money and to get greenpeace

f) Tonya She wants to get money and buy clothes and

makeup.
Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.
Jimena
a) Eddie His sister is in a hospital because she is going
to be operated

b) Lynne She wan to meet people but her mom is in

haouse

c) Sheryl

d) Josh

e) Adam He had a plans

f) Tonya
Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.
Cristofer
a) Eddie his sister is in a hospital

b) Lynne she wants to meet new people and buy a

house for her mother

c) Sheryl She wants to be a famous super star

d) Josh Because he wants to apper in tv, he looks

good and the camera love them

e) Adam He wants to get money

f) Tonya She wants to get money for buy clothes and

make ups
Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.
Mara
a) Eddie His sister is in Hospital and he wants to pay
the operation

b) Lynne She wants to meet new people, had a good

time and she wants to help her mom to pay
the house

c) Sheryl She wants to be a big, famous pop star and

BB is watched by many people

d) Josh Because he is really good looking

e) Adam He wants to save the planet

f) Tonya She wants to save money and spend it in

clothes, make up
Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.
Sofia
a) Eddie He hopes to pay the operation of his sisters

b) Lynne She would like to meet new people and buy a

house for her mom

c) Sheryl She wants to be famous, a pop start

d) Josh He thinks that he is good looking and the camera

will love him

e) Adam He would like save the planet with the money of

the price

f) Tonya She wants to win the price and buy clothes and
jewelry
Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.
Ian
a) Eddie His sister is in hospital, so want to pay for her
operation.

b) Lynne To met new people and have a good time.

Buy a house to her mom.

c) Sheryl Because millions of people will watch her.

d) Josh He is good-looking, therefore the camera will love

him.

e) Adam He wants to save the planet so he will give the

money to greenpeace.

f) Tonya He wants to spend the money on clothes, makeup

and jewelry.
Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.
Mariana
a) Eddie He wants to go in because he needs money for his sister who is in
the hospital and you need to pay an operation

b) Lynne She wants to get in because he likes to have fun and meet new
people and buy a new house for her mom

c) Sheryl She wants to become famous

d) Josh He wants to come in because he's so handsome and the camera

adores him

e) Adam He wants to earn money

f) Tonya She wants to earn money to buy clothes, makeup and jewelry
Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.
Reyna
a) Eddie He wants to win because her sister stay in the
hospital.

b) Lynne She wants to meet a lot of people and buy a

house to her mother.

c) Sheryl She wants to be a pop star

d) Josh He wants to appear because he is really good-

looking.

e) Adam He wants to save the planet.

f) Tonya She wants to get a lot of money.

Listen to some people talking about why they want to enter to Big
brother. Complete the table and write next to the name the reasons.

a) Eddie

b) Lynne

c) Sheryl

d) Josh

e) Adam

f) Tonya