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CONTEXT
Subject: Grammar
Student Level: Beginning Level
Teaching location (country, school): USA, UCR extension
Class size & age range of students: 15 students
Ages: 18-25
OBJECTIVES
Students will be able to choose between be going to and will or either of them
based on the context.
Practice will continue until almost all students can complete the tasks with at least
80% accuracy.
SOURCES
1. Interactions 1 Grammar.Kirn&Jack.2002. p. 78,79
2. Focus on Grammar 3. Fuchs&Bonner&Westheimer.2012. p.87
3. Understanding and Using English Grammar. Azar. 2002. P52-54
MATERIALS
What time does Ms. Tardy start work? Will she get there on time?
T puts example on board The owner of that car will be surprised when he returns. T then asks
students how to change it to negative and writes The owner of that car will not be surprised
when he returns.
T explains the difference between be going to and will.
5. Mechanical Exercise (3 mins.)
T gives students handout 1 attached to ask students do it quickly and then check answers one by
one.
6. Functional Explanation (5 mins.)
T asks students Did you go to Japan last year? Are you going to Japan next year?
T writes the two sentences on the board asks students to change them into negative.
I went to Japan last year.
I am going to Japan next year.
Then T picks students to ask them What did you last year? What are you going to do next
year?
T explains the difference between be going to and will.
be going to: some planning has gone into an intention
Will: spontaneous, unplanned intention, offers, promises, requests
In some cases, both may be correct.
OTB:
Prediction
Will
Be going to
plan
Quick decision
See the boy on the bicycle whos going to throw the paper? Hes the towns newspaper
delivery boy. Hell probably break at least one window today. He usually does. If his aim doesnt
improve, hes going to lose his job. The woman whos going to get on the bus is Mrs. Tardy, the
paper boys mother. She starts work at 9:00, so shes going to be late for work, as usual. She will
have to explain to her boss why shes late again.
See the students behind her? They usually take a later bus but theyre going to take an
exam at 9:30 and dont want to be late for class.
Handout 1
Directions:
A: Fill in the blanks with be going to.
1. The sky looks grey. It
(rain).
2. The policeman
3. Tomoko
4. The caf
3. She
4. You
Handout 2
Direction: Use be going to or will to complete the blanks. In some cases, both answers may
be correct.
1. Sue (graduate)
in June.
2. Fred (be)
too.
to the
7. A: This letter is in French, and I dont speak French. Can you help me?
B: Sure. I (translate)
it for you.
it up for you.
A: Thanks.
B: Here it it. It has two cs but only one m.
Sunday
12:00 P.M.
1:00 P.M.
2:00 P.M.
3:00 P.M.
4:00 P.M.
5:00 P.M.
6:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.
8:00 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
B: Now work with a partner. Ask questions to decide on a time when you are both free to
do something together.
Example: A: What are you going to do on Saturday afternoon? Do you want to go to the
movies?
B: I am going to the library. How about Saturday night?
Sure, Ill go. Ill meet you at 8:00.