Making Plans

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🧩 Supplementary Practice

Extra practice — Making Plans

Need the words to stick? Recognise, recall, then use them.

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Step 1 · Let's Understand

Future with 'going to' — words & phrases

Recognise it, remember it, then use it.

Recognise the meaning

Recognise

Match each word with its meaning.

tonight

tomorrow

next week

next month

next weekend

travel

study

cook dinner

Answer, then check.

Group the words

Notice

Group the future time expressions.

Soon (today)tonight
Daystomorrow
Weeks/Monthsnext week · next weekend · next month

Words in real phrases

Chunks

Say each one aloud. Copy the rhythm.

I'm going to read tonight.

tonight

She's going to call tomorrow.

tomorrow

We're going to travel next week.

next week

He's going to start next month.

next month

Are you going to come next weekend?

next weekend

Can you remember?

Recall

Say the word first, then check.

Use it

Write 3 sentences about you using words from future with 'going to'.

Step 2 · Let's Practise

Extra speaking practice

Model first, then say it yourself.

Model language

Chunks

Listen, then say each phrase twice.

I'm going to ___

I'm not going to ___

Are you going to ___?

Me too! / I'm not.

What time / Where / Who with?

Guided speaking

Speak

Pairs: tell your partner 3 plans for this week. Then ask 'Are you going to…?' questions to find 1 plan you share.

Use: "I'm going to ___"
Use: "I'm not going to ___"
Use: "Are you going to ___?"
Use: "Me too! / I'm not."

Model answer

Next week I'm going to start a new course. On Tuesday I'm going to meet my cousin for coffee. On Wednesday I'm going to go to the dentist. I'm not going to work on Friday. On Saturday I'm going to travel to the coast. Are you going to come

Complete the conversation

Practise

Choose the natural reply.

B: …
B: …
B: …

Answer, then check.

Challenge

Speak

Now do it again with no notes. Speak for 60 seconds.

Talk about future with 'going to' without stopping.

Step 2 · Let's Practise

Common difficulties

The parts learners usually find hard in this lesson.

Pronunciation: going to → 'gonna'

Chunks

In casual speech 'going to' often sounds like 'gonna' /ˈɡənə/. Don't write 'gonna' — but you will hear it everywhere.

I'm going to call you. → I'm gonna call you.

She's going to be late. → She's gonna be late.

What are you going to do? → What are you gonna do?

Tricky ones — say it, then check

Recall

These are the parts beginners often get wrong.

Common difficulties

Practise

Slow down and choose carefully.

After 'going to' use the verb in…
For 'she' use…

Answer, then check.

Step 3 · Let's Use It

be going to + verb

Strengthen the grammar from this lesson — a different route into it.

Quick explanation

Understand

Use 'am / is / are + going to + base verb' to talk about plans and intentions. Negative: '…not going to…'. Questions: 'Are you going to…?'

I am going to study tonight.
She is going to visit her parents.
We are going to play football.

Notice the pattern

Notice

Read the sentences. What is the same in each one?

I am going to study tonight.
She is going to visit her parents.
We are going to play football.
I'm not going to eat meat today.

Choose the right form

Practise

One answer only. Take your time.

I ___ going to call her later.
She is going to ___ a film.
We ___ going to be late.
___ you going to come?

Answer, then check.

Fix the mistake

Common mistakes

Each sentence has one wrong word. Write it correctly.

I is going to cook dinner.

She is going to visited her family.

We am not going to be late.

Build the sentence

Build it

Put the words in the right order.

Iamgoingtostudytonight

Sheisgoingtovisitherfamily

Wearen'tgoingtobelate

Answer, then check.

Make it yours

Use it

Write 2–3 true sentences about you using be going to + verb.

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