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1 Warm up

People write things in their planners or on their calendars to help them remember. Write the missing
words we use with these things that people want to do. The first letter and the number of letters is
given to you.

1. c _ _ _ _the car (because it’s dirty)

2. go j _ _ _ _ _ _(or running)
3. h _ _ _ lunch / a pizza / a meeting
4. s _ _ the dentist for a check-up
5. t _ _ _ an exam
6. w _ _ _ _ a film

Are any of these things in your planner or calendar?

Which prepositions do we use with these time expressions?

1
• + Monday, Wednesday, Friday
2
• + 7:30, three o’clock, noon
3
• + 2020, March, the summer

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2 Listening

Becca calls her friend John to make plans for lunch. Listen to the conversation.

When do they decide to meet?

Listen to the conversation again and write the missing information in the planners next to the *.
Choose from the items below - one item is extra.

French exam watch Star clean the car buy new shoes work meeting
Wars films

Becca’s planner John’s planner

Monday Jogging!

Tuesday 11:30 am Dentist

Wednesday 1:00 pm * Jogging!

Thursday

Friday Pizza night! 11:00 am *

Saturday *

Sunday 12:30 pm Mom’s birthday *

lunch

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3 Language point

Study the sentences and answer the questions.

I’m having lunch with my mom - it’s her birthday.

I’m seeing the dentist for a check-up at half-past eleven.

I’m taking my French exam on Friday at eleven.

I’m going to a work meeting at one o’clock. But I’m not doing anything on Thursday.

• These sentences use present continuous to refer to the present / future.

• The activities in these sentences are arrangements with other people / plans or intentions just
for yourself.
• There is / there isn’t a fixed time for these activities to take place.

We can use another structure to talk about the future: be going to + infinitive.

I’m going to clean the car on Saturday.

I’m going to watch some of the Star Wars films on DVD.

I’m going to have a pizza in the evening.

I’m going to go jogging on Monday on my lunch break.

• The activities in these sentences are arrangements with other people / plans or intentions just
for yourself.
• There is / there isn’t a fixed time for these activities to take place.

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Study the table, which shows the forms of the "be going to + infinitive" future.

subject positive negative verb -infinitive

without "to"

I am going to / ’m going am not going to / ’m clean the car.

to not going to

You/we/ they are going to / ’re are not going to / ’re clean the car.
going to not going to / aren’t
going to

He/she/it is going to / ’s going is not going to / ’s not clean the car.

to going to / isn’t going
to

Yes-no questions Am I

Are you/we/they going to clean the car?

Is he/she/it
_____________________________

Short answers Yes, I am. No, I am not / ’m not.

Yes, you/we/they are. No, you/we/they are

not/aren’t.

Yes, he/she/it is. No, he/she/it is not/isn’t.

______________________________

Question word questions What am I

What are you/we/they going to do over the

weekend?

What is he/she/it

Notes:

In everyday informal English, we can pronounce going to as gonna /’gA:n@/: I’m gonna
call you tomorrow.

We do not use this form in writing.

Many English speakers use going to instead of going to go to: I’m going to the bank
tomorrow. (I’m going to go to the bank tomorrow).

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4 Practice

Use the information in Becca’s planner to write the missing questions or answers. Write full sentences
and use contractions when you can. The examples will help you.

Sunday 12:30 Lunch with Mom / Study

French

Monday 10:00 am Coffee with Joe

Tuesday Visit the Museum

Wednesday Go shopping in New York

Thursday 7:00 pm Dinner with Abi

Friday 2:00 pm Fly to Boston

Saturday Go sightseeing in Boston

Sunday Prepare for work meeting / 7:00

pm Fly to New York

Examples:
See the question, write the answer:
When’s she having lunch with her mom?
She’s having lunch with her mom on Sunday at 12:30.

See the answer, write the question:

What’s she going to do on Sunday?
She’s going to study French on Sunday.

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Who’s she having coffee with on Monday?

1.

What’s she going to do on Tuesday?

2.

Yes, she’s going to go shopping on Wednesday.

3.

She’s having dinner with Abi on Thursday.

4.

Where’s she going on Friday?

5.

When’s she going to go sightseeing in Boston?

6.

She’s going to prepare for a work meeting.

7.

She’s returning to New York at 7:00 pm on Sunday.

8.

Which sentences are about arrangements (A) or plans/intentions (P/I)?

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5 Speaking

Choose five activities from the box and add them to your planner. Add times for arrangements.

get up early finish your play football have a meeting have a

homework with friends cheeseburger

go to the meet your do yoga at clean your

hairdressers for brother and go home house
a haircut to a concert

my planner my partner’s planner

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions like this:

What are you doing on Monday?

I’m taking an exam at 2:00 pm. / I’m going to watch a film.

Write what your partner tells you in the second column.

How many times can you and your partner meet? Make a plan to do something together at one of
those times and write it in your planner.

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6 Extra practice/homework

Put the words in order to make a sentence or question. Then decide if each one refers to an arrangement
(A) or a plan/intention (P/I).

a Spanish / tomorrow / taking / exam / at half past ten. / They’re

1.

early / She’s / to / going / every day this week. / get up

2.

reading my book / tonight. / I’m / to / finish / going

3.

this afternoon? / Are / with the designers / a meeting / they / having

4.

to / one night / going / have curry / He’s / this week.

5.

this weekend? / Are / to / go swimming / you / going

6.

today / I’m / the doctor / for a check-up / seeing / at four o’clock.

7.

wash my hair / I’m / Thursday night. / going / to / on

8.

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7 Optional extension

Gonna /’gA:n@/ is an informal way to pronounce going to.

I’m/you’re/he’s gonna have a coffee. (I’m/you’re/he’s going to have a coffee.)

If we make questions with gonna, we sometimes leave out the to be verb:

You gonna have a coffee? (Are you going to have a coffee?)

Wanna /­wA:n@/ is a similar informal way to say want to. We can use this with all subjects except
he/she/it:

Do you/we/they wanna have a coffee?

We can make this even shorter by leaving out the auxiliary verb do:

Wanna have a coffee?

Gonna and wanna are very informal. When do we use these forms? Write yes or no next to each
situation.

1. in an English exam
2. writing an e-mail to your boss
3. writing an essay or composition
4. talking to friends
5. at a job interview
6. in the words of a song
7. writing a text message to your friends

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