What are you going to do? Holiday plans with going to
Children read two friends talking about the summer, practise going to in all three forms, then plan and describe a dream trip with a partner.
At a glance
- From
- Level 2, Moving Up English: Week 14, Plans and arrangements
- Grammar
- going to; present continuous for arrangements
- Key language
- I'm going to visit... / We aren't going to fly. / Are you going to take a camera? Yes, I am. No, I'm not. / by train, by bus, on foot; swim, camp, build, explore
- Children make
- A spoken and written plan for a holiday: where, how, who with and three activities.
- Class size
- Works with 10 to 50 children; pair and group steps say how to scale.
Objective
Children use going to to talk about plans: positive, negative and question forms with short answers.
Success criteria for children
- I can say what I am going to do and what I am not going to do.
- I can ask "Are you going to...?" and answer with Yes, I am or No, I'm not.
- I can describe a plan with where, how, who with and what.
Timing: 60 minutes
| Minutes | Stage | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| 0 to 5 | Warm-up: guess my holiday | Teacher mimes holiday actions; children guess the plan. |
| 5 to 17 | Form: going to | Positive, negative and question forms; plans are decided before we speak. |
| 17 to 27 | Reading: Last day of term | Read the dialogue in pairs; find every going to sentence. |
| 27 to 35 | Controlled practice | Worksheet tasks 1 and 2: gaps and matching. |
| 35 to 50 | Speaking: dream trip | Pairs choose a card and interview each other, then swap partners. |
| 50 to 55 | Writing | Write three sentences about the dream trip. |
| 55 to 60 | Exit ticket | Three sentences about tomorrow. |
Materials
- Six holiday picture cards or quick board drawings (beach, mountain, city, camp, train, boat)
- Worksheet, pencils
- Going to (free, linked from Week 14)
- Present continuous for the future (free, linked from Week 14)
- Chat with a friend (free, linked from Week 14)
Step by step, with teacher talk
0 to 5 minWarm-up: guess my holiday
- Mime swimming, then camping, then taking photos. Children guess: "You're going to swim!"
- Write the first sentence on the board as a model.
"This summer I'm going to... (mime). Yes, I'm going to swim. Where? At the beach."
5 to 17 minForm: going to
- Write on the board: I'm going to visit / She isn't going to fly / Are they going to swim? Colour am/is/are, going to and the base verb in three colours.
- Point out that after going to we use the base verb: going to swim, not going to swimming.
- Say that in fast speech people say "gonna", but we write going to.
- Chain drill: you say "I'm going to swim." The next child changes one thing: "I'm going to climb." Move round the class.
- "I'm going to swim tomorrow." Is it a plan or something that happened? (A plan.)
- Do we say "going to swimming"? (No: going to swim.)
- Short answer to "Are you going to fly?" if you are taking a train. (No, I'm not.)
17 to 27 minReading: Last day of term
- First reading: "Where is Thiri going? How is she going?" Then pairs read aloud and swap roles.
- Pairs underline all going to phrases in one colour.
27 to 35 minControlled practice
- Children complete tasks 1 and 2 alone. Check in pairs, then as a class.
35 to 50 minSpeaking: dream trip
- Model with one child: "Where are you going to go?" "How are you going to travel?" "Who are you going to take?" "What are you going to do?"
- Pairs take turns to ask the four questions and fill in task 3.
- After five minutes swap partners and tell the new partner your partner's plan: "Min is going to...".
- Is it "Where are you going to go?" or "Where you are going to go?" (The first.)
50 to 55 minWriting
- Children write three sentences from task 3, one of them negative.
55 to 60 minExit ticket
- See below.
Differentiation
Support
- Give sentence starters: "I'm going to... / I'm going to travel by... / I'm not going to..."
- Pairs use the picture cards instead of choosing their own place.
Stretch
- Add a reason: "I'm going to take a torch because we're going to explore a cave."
- Use "I think it's going to..." for predictions: "I think it's going to rain."
- Role-play a phone call with a friend who asks about the trip.
Dialogue
Leo: It's the last day of term! Are you going away this summer, Thiri?
Thiri: Yes! We're going to visit my grandparents by the sea.
Leo: Lucky you! How are you going to get there?
Thiri: We're going to take the train, and then a bus. It's going to take six hours.
Leo: Six hours! What are you going to do there?
Thiri: I'm going to swim every day. My cousin and I are going to have a sandcastle competition. And Grandpa is going to teach me to fish.
Leo: Are you going to take a camera?
Thiri: No, I'm not going to take a camera, but I'm going to take my sketchbook.
Leo: Nice. I'm not going anywhere, but I'm going to learn to skateboard in the park.
Thiri: Cool! Are you going to be good at it?
Leo: I'm going to fall off a lot first, I think!
Questions
- Who is Thiri going to visit?
- How are Thiri and her family going to travel?
- How long is the journey going to take?
- What is Thiri not going to take?
- What is Leo going to learn to do?
Printable worksheet
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Plans with going to
1. Write the verb with going to.
- Thiri (visit) her grandparents.
- They (not fly). They are going to take the train.
- you (take) a camera?
- Leo (learn) to skateboard.
- We (not stay) in a hotel. We're going to camp.
2. Match the question to the answer.
| 1. Are you going to swim? | ● | ● | a. By boat. |
| 2. Where are you going to stay? | ● | ● | b. In a tent near the lake. |
| 3. How are they going to travel? | ● | ● | c. No, she isn't. |
| 4. Is she going to take a camera? | ● | ● | d. Yes, I am. Every day! |
3. Dream trip. Ask your partner and write.
| Question | My partner's answer |
|---|---|
| Where are you going to go? | |
| How are you going to travel? | |
| Who are you going to take? | |
| What are you going to do? (three things) |
Answer key
Dialogue questions
- Her grandparents.
- By train, and then by bus.
- Six hours.
- A camera.
- To skateboard.
Worksheet
- 1: is going to visit; aren't going to fly (are not going to fly); Are ... going to take; is going to learn; aren't going to stay.
- 2: 1d, 2b, 3a, 4c.
- 3: answers will vary. Check going to plus the base verb and the question order.
Exit ticket
Write three sentences about tomorrow after school: two plans and one thing you are not going to do. Then write one question to ask a friend.
Homework
Ask someone at home about a plan they have (a trip, a party, a new job). Write four sentences using going to. Bring a drawing of the plan.
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