WEEK 6: FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS

AND PREDICTIONS

Course: English IV Teacher: Mirian Cajo Modalidad: CGT

Learning outcome

At the end of this session students will be able

to talk about future arrangements and
predictions using be going to, present
continuous and will.
Which are the structures to talk about arragements and predictions?
What did you revise on Canvas?

Grammar: Vocabulary:
Utility

Using the future tense students are able

to communicate about their plans and
arrangements.
Let’s start.​
How much do you remember about “Be
going to”?
https://wordwall.net/es/resource/3742308

I am going to travel next year to Paris. To talk about plans or

1 We’re going to see a movie at the cinema on weekend. intentions.

Look at the sky! It’s dark! – “It’s going to rain”.

2 Pablo doesn’t do his homework. – “Sorry,he isn’t going to pass the To talk about predictions.
exams”.
Important!

I am going to travel next year to Paris.( It’s possible I haven’t bought the
To talk about plans or
tickets yet.)
intentions.
We’re going to see a movie at the cinema on weekend.( No tickets yet)
Present continuous with future meaning
 PRESENT CONTINOUS

We often use the Present Continuous to talk about future arrangements.

A future arrangement is a plan that we have decided and organised with
another person, a group of people or a company:

I am leaving tomorrow at 8 p.m. (I’ve already bought my train ticket.)

We’re staying with friends when we get to Boston in June. ( It’s already coordinated.)
We’re meeting Helen at 3 o’clock tomorrow afternoon.(It’s in your official agenda.)

I am going to leave tomorrow. (I haven’t bought the train ticket yet.)

We’re going to stay with friends when we get to Boston. ( I haven’t asked them yet.)
We’re going to meet Helen tomorrow .(The meeting hasn’t been coordinated yet.)
Present continuous: Affirmative - Negative

To Be Verb in
Subject + +
Verb “ing” Form
She is flying to London tomorrow at four.
She isn’t flying to London tomorrow at five.

Use present continuous for plans in the future when

we already know the time and place or other details.
 IMPORTANT!
When we use the Present Continuous with future meaning, it is necessary to add a time
reference (tomorrow, tomorrow evening, on/next Sunday) so we know it refers to the
future and not to the present:

Jane is working at the moment , but in the evening she is playing tennis.

Present Continuous refers to Present Continuous refers to planned

present activity activity in future

Have you already planned or fixed something for this weekend or next week?
I am going to the dentist on Monday at 8 a.m.
I am watching a movie with my husband on Sunday at 6 p.m.
 Let’s play with Wordwall.

https://wordwall.net/es/resource/4126081/future-arrangements
 Let’s practice with a quiz
TEAMS

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Will for predictions
 PREDICTIONS ABOUT FUTURE
WITH NO PRESENT EVIDENCE

You will live a long and You

Youwill
won‘tnotbe
berich.
rich.
happy life.

You will have two children

and a dog.
You
Youwill
won‘t
notget
getmarried.
married.

FORTUNE TELLER
 ASKING FOR FUTURE.

Will I fall in love in ten

Will I be healthy? years?

Will we live on Mars by

Will I get a better job 2050?
next year?
 -DECISIONS AT THE MOMENT OF SPEAKING
-PROMISES

Johnny, will you set the

Sure, Dad, I will do it in
table?
five minutes!

Others examples:
1. John’s here! - I will get him some coffee.
(instant decision)
2. Oh! It’s late. I’ll call you a taxi. ( decision at
the moment of speaking)
3. That’s heavy! I will help you. ( offer)
4. Don’t worry! I won’t be late. ( promise)
 Future Simple
To talk about predictions and promises in the future,
we can use the future simple.

Signal words:
tomorrow, next week,
next weekend,
a few days, weeks, years later
 Future Simple - affirmative

I will
You stay at home.
He/She/It ´ll
We
You
They Subject + 'll/will + infinitive without to

I will go back home early.

We’ll study for the test tomorrow. We promise that.
Robots will help at home with households in the future.
 Future Simple - negative

I will not
You travel this summer.
He/She/It won‘t
We
You
Subject + won‘t/will not + infinitive without to
They
I Will not go back home early.
We won’t fail for the test tomorrow. We promise that.
They won’t be rich in the future.
Put the words in the correct order to make predictions.

1. rain / It / tomorrow / won’t ……………................................................................

2. will / famous / You / become ……………...............................................................

3. possible / will / Time / become / travel ……………................................................................

4. be / will / to / You / 100 / live ……………................................................................

5. earth / visit / Aliens / the / will . ……………..............................................................

6. rich / become /not/ You / will ………….…...............................................................

7. meteor / he / large / will / A / earth / hit …………….................................................................

8. You / country / a / live / in / won’t / foreign ............................................................................

 Future Simple - Questions

Will I
you go to school in June?
he/she/it
we

When will
you
they go to school ?

will + subject + infinitive without to

Question word + will + subject + infinitive without to

 Exercise 1: Ask for the underlined word(s)

I will go shopping next Monday.

When will you go shopping?

I will go shopping next Monday.

What will you do next Monday?

Billie Eilish won‘t play any concerts this summer.

Who won‘t play any concerts this summer?
 Exercise 2: Ask the questions to a partner

When will you go shopping?

I will go shopping next ___________.

What will you do next Monday?

I will go shopping next Monday.
I will visit my best friend next Monday.

Where won‘t you go next weekend?

I won‘t go to the park next weekend.

Let’s practice!​
 Quiz
Will vs be going to
Read and choose the correct answer. Will or be going to?

1. A: Would you like to come to the party?

3. A: My son can’t go to the park with you.
B: No, sorry. I __________ stay at home.
B: __________ study for his exams all day.
a) I’m going to
a) He’s going to
b) I’ll
b) He’ ll
2. A: Opps! I left the money at home.
B: Don’t worry! I ________ pay it for this time. 3. A: Why do you need butter and milk?
a) am going to B: We __________ make a cake for our mom.
b) will a) are going to
b) will
3. A: Milk or orange juice, Madam?
B: Um! _____________ have some milk, please.
a) I’m going to
b) I’ll
Read and choose the correct answer. Will or be going to?

1. A: Would you like to come to the party?

3. A: My son can’t go to the park with you.
B: No, sorry. I __________ stay at home.
B: __________ study for his exams all day.
a) I’m going to
a) He’s going to
b) I’ll
b) He’ ll
2. A: Opps! I left the money at home.
B: Don’t worry! I ________ pay it for this time. 3. A: Why do you need butter and milk?
a) am going to B: We __________ make a cake for our mom.
b) will a) are going to
b) will
3. A: Milk or orange juice, Madam?
B: Um! _____________ have some milk, please.
a) I’m going to
b) I’ll https://wordwall.net/es/resource/16271809/esl/future-
Extra practice:
tenses-speaking
Let’s practice- Task
Task Assignment: Future arrangements (PA)

At the end of the lesson, you and your team talk about the plans
and arrangements you have for the weekend by using "be going
to", the present continuous and the vocabulary learned during the
week. Record yourselves in a 3-5-minute video.

• Format: Video (mp4) or YouTube link (choose one)

• Video length: 3 - 5 minutes (apart from your introductions and
farewells)
• Channel: Upload your video by Canvas
• Deadline: Sunday of week 6
Conclusions
Conclusions

• What did you learn in this unit about the

future?
• Is this topic relevant to you? Why?
Questions?

Course: English III Modalidad: CGT