Read about Ellie’s plans next week

Underline all the future words in the text

Next week Monday I’m going to collect tickets from the travel agent. My brother lives in Mexico and I would like to visit him for a week. On Tuesday I’m going to meet Ed and Lucy after work to go shopping. We want to buy a few things before we go away. On Wednesday I’m going to see the doctor at 11am and then have lunch with my mother. I would like to leave work early on Thursday to pack my bags. On Friday I am going by taxi to the airport. I am meeting Ed and Lucy there. Then we are off to Mexico at 9.30am.

  1. What is Ellie going to do on Monday?

………………………………………………………………………………………………….

  1. Why is Ellie going to Mexico?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. Look at line 4 in the story. Who is “we”?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

  1. What is Ellie going to do first on Wednesday?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

  1. Why does Ellie want to leave work early on Thursday?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………….

  1. What time are they going to Mexico?

……………………………………………………………………………………..

going to

Talking about the future.

  1. First underline all the collocations in the text. Look at Ellie’s diary for next week. Tell me about her plans…. She collects tickets …… Now tell your partner or group

Write sentences about Ellie’ s plans for next week

  1. Now read about the things that Rosa does at:

Do spelling test of the collocations. Then they make future sentences with them or

1.Listen to Ellie. What is she going to do next week?

  1. On Monday she’s ……………………………………… her

tickets from the travel agent.

  1. On Tuesday she’s …………………………………….. Ed and Lucy

after work and they’re ……………………………shopping.

  1. On Wednesday she’s ……………………………….. the doctor at 11 o’clock,

then she’s ………………………………. lunch with her mother.

  1. On Thursday she’s …………………………………… work early to

……………………………………. her bags.

  1. On Friday at 6.30 in the morning she’s …………………………………… by

taxi to the airport…………………………………… Ed and Lucy.

At 9.30 they’re ……………………………………… to Mexico.

have leave….. fly….. go….. go…… meet…… meet…… collect……. see…… pack…….

Present Continuous/ ‘going to’

Talking about the future. - 3

1.Complete, listen and repeat the question and answer.

  1. What is she going to do on Monday?
  1. She…….. ……………………………… her tickets.

2.Ask and answer more questions about Ellie with a partner.

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

What are you going to do this week and next week?

2.Complete your diary for this week and next week.

April 2014
23 WEDNESDAY / 27 SUNDAY
24 THURSDAY / 28 MONDAY

25 FRIDAY / 29 TUESDAY
26 SATURDAY

Write some questions to ask your partner.

  1. What are you going to do on ……………………………………………………….?
  1. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
  1. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….?
  1. Would you like to……………………………………………………………..?
  1. Do you want to ………………………………………………………………………………..?
  1. Look at and complete the table.

What / ………. / he
she / doing
Or
going to / this summer
next week
on holiday
next September
next year
on Monday
on Tuesday
on Wednesday
on Thursday
on Friday
on Saturday
on Sunday / ?
…………. / they
you
  1. Write some questions to ask other students.

1…………………………………………………………………………………

2…………………………………………………………………………………..

3…………………………………………………………………………………..

4…………………………………………………………………………………..

5…………………………………………………………………………………..

Collocations are words or phrases

that go together, for example

verb – nounorphrasal verb – phrasal noun

have – breakfastlisten tothe radio

Think of more!

  1. Get ______
  2. Listen to______
  3. Go for ______
  4. Meet ______
  5. Visit______
  6. Go out______
  7. Find a______