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Present

continuous for

future

arrangements

LEVEL NUMBER

GRAMMAR

LANGUAGE Beginner A2_2033G_EN English

■ Review future tenses

■ Practise using the present

continuous to talk about future arrangements

Goals

Present continuous for future arrangements

■ What do you know already about future tenses in English? Do you already know anything about using the present continuous for future arrangements?

Joe and Isabelle are leaving next week. They ’re going on a round the world tour!

■ We form the present continuous with to be in the present and an – ing verb.

Review forming the present continuous tense

pronoun to be in the present -ing verb

I am eating

you, we, they are eating

she, he, it is eating

Are these sentences talking about the present or future arrangements?

1. My boss is meeting Mark right now, so he can’t talk to you.
2. My boss is hiring a new assistant next month when James retires.
3. David is washing the dishes right now.
4. Martha’s daughter is starting university next week.
5. William’s moving to Hawaii next year!

PRESENT FUTURE

Our plans for visiting New York City

taking

seeing

eating

meeting

riding

ice skating

I’m so excited about visiting New York City with my sister, Jane, in December! We’re flying out on December 15 and we’re returning on December

22. We’re _______________ two Broadway shows that week and we’re _______________ at The Hard Rock Café on Wednesday. We’re _______________ at Rockefeller Center and we’re _______________ the Staten Island Ferry past the Statue of Liberty. On our last day, Jane’s _______________ a friend for lunch but I’m _______________ the subway out to Coney Island because Jane doesn’t care if she sees that amusement park or not.

What about you? What are you doing this evening? Tomorrow? At the weekend? Next month? Tell your plans to your teacher using the present continuous tense.

Practice time!

■ We use will or to be going to with a base verb to talk about the future.

Review future structures

Subject Will/Going to Verb

I will work on Monday.

You will work on Tuesday.

I am going to ride the bus.

You are going to take a taxi.

He is going to drive his car.

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B

C

D

E

F

1. I’m going to study for the test tonight.
2. They will have a lot of fun baking cookies.
3. We’re taking a cruise next week.
   4. She’s running the race on Saturday with me.

Match the pictures to the predictions, intentions, and arrangements

5. Matthew will win the game of chess.
6. He’s going to the USA for one month with just one suitcase.

future predictions

Match the sentences to the uses of the future structures

My son will make a great lawyer because he argues a lot.

I’m going to leave work early today.

future intentions future arrangements

She’s going to exercise more so she gets in shape.

University graduates will be able to get better jobs.

We’re watching a movie after dinner.

He’s going to find out how much it costs to stay at that hotel.

She’s meeting me at the restaurant at five o’clock.

We’re hiring a new receptionist from Malaysia.

Singapore will be the most important financial centre.

That restaurant will close soon because the food is terrible.

I’m going to make spaghetti for dinner.

He’s driving on Saturday and I’m driving on Sunday.

Pretend you have already made plans for a holiday next week with a friend. Talk about your future arrangements and plans for your trip.

We’re having a holiday!

Where are you going?

How are you getting there?

When are you leaving?

When are you returning?

Where are you staying there?

Where are you eating there?

What are you doing while you’re there?

What are you seeing while you’re there?

Are you staying together the whole time?

Do you keep a diary? Tell your teacher about your plans for the next week.

My diary

Go back to the second slide of the lesson and check if you have achieved all the goals of the lesson.

yes (^) no

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Reflect on the goals

Think about everything you have seen in this lesson. What were the most difficult activities or words? The easiest?

If you have time, go over the most difficult slides again

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Reflect on this lesson